CEO's Tears Over Pregnancy Test Discovery

After wiping away her tears, Wendy calmed down and seemed like herself again

Karina thought for a moment before saying gently, "Don't blame yourself because of them." "What?" Wendy asked, confused.

"They're not worth it. What you need to learn first isn't how to gain their approval-it's how to accept yourself and love yourself," Karina said, her words deliberate and firm, her gaze filled with both sympathy and a hint of reminiscence. She was thinking about her own past.

When Karina was living with the Stone family, she was just like Wendy. Karina was ignored and treated poorly too. Back then, she was young and naive, thinking that if she just tried harder, Mr. and Mrs. Stone would one day change their view of her. It wasn't until she had endured countless setbacks and hardships that she finally understood a crucial truth that not everyone was worth pleasing.

Or rather, the moment someone demanded you to lower yourself to please them, they had already shown they were not worth it.

With a calm expression, Karina said softly, "Sometimes, learning to let go is a good thing."

The room fell into silence.

After a long pause, Wendy finally looked up and asked, "Did you go through something like this before?"

she was particularly perceptive but Karina's emotions

But in the end, she nodded and slowly shared her own

sat quietly, lost in thought, as if she

stay long. She had other matters to attend to, so she left after giving Wendy a few words of

the hospital, Karina remembered the half-finished paper she had set aside earlier. Resigned,

the next morning, her paper was

to Wilfred for review. As he read through it, his furrowed brows didn't relax, making Karina nervous. "Is it okay?" she

set the paper down and smiled. "It's well-written. I'd say you're about ready

cheeks flushed faintly. "It's not

Wilfred's praise made

publication. Karina fully agreed with Wilfred on the importance of sharing research. As doctors, their work was based on

wanted the paper to reach more people, hoping it would raise awareness and remind them not to overlook patients' suffering for the sake of

pursuit of "immortality" isn't always a good