Wendy lit up with joy when she saw her grandmother. "Grandma, aren't you supposed to be away?"

"Oh, my precious Wendy!" Her grandmother exclaimed, immediately noticing the changes in her granddaughter. "Look at you, how did you get so thin? Has someone not been taking good care of you?" She cast a sharp glance at the middle-aged man beside her. The man could only manage an awkward smile and a half-hearted excuse. "I'm sorry, Wendy. Dad's been so busy with work."

Wendy's grip on her grandmother's hand tightened.

She wasn't the naive girl she used to be, blindly believing whatever excuses were fed to her. What work could possibly be more important than one's own child? It was nothing but an excuse.

Karina was right-people who didn't value her simply weren't worth her energy.

Ignoring her father completely, Wendy led her grandmother over to Karina. "Grandma, Dr. Karina has been taking such good care of me," she said.

"Whenever I needed something, it was always her who brought it to me."

"Yes, yes," her grandmother replied warmly, her gratitude evident. "Dr. Karina, thank you so much. It's because of you that my precious granddaughter is doing so well."

the exchange. She was fully aware of how awkward Wendy's father must feel,

turned to Karina with a question. "Dr. Karina, how is Wendy doing? I

asking because you want to know if Wendy can be

you've seen what those two are like." She gestured toward Wendy's parents. "I can't rely on them to look after her properly, so I thought it'd be better

Karina agreed without hesitation.

can go home?"

made a good recovery over these past few weeks. She just needs to avoid intense physical activity for now, but aside from that, there's nothing major

about," Karina ass Karina genuinely hoped Wendy would spend more time surrounded by people who loved

at a formative age, and she would face many challenges ahead. It was important for ber

could provide that stability, but with her grandmother in the picture, she

for her discharge and

reluctant. Still, her pride

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