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."

aware of how awkward Wendy's father must feel, but she had no intention of addressing him. After all, wasn't this discomfort of his own

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

perceptive as ever, caught on immediately. "You're asking because you want to know if Wendy

from us, and 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

Karina agreed without hesitation.

go home?" Wendy's grandmother

can. Wendy has made a good recovery over these past few weeks. She just needs to avoid intense physical activity for now, but aside from

genuinely hoped Wendy would spend more time surrounded

challenges ahead. It was important for ber to build a strong sense of self and have a safe haven she

could provide that stability,

grandmother arranged for her

Still, her

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