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."

father must feel, but she

how is Wendy doing? I was hoping to

immediately. "You're asking because you want to know if Wendy can

Dr. Karina. Yes, I was thinking of taking her home. The hospital is so far 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 be

Karina agreed without hesitation.

She can go home?"

needs to avoid intense physical activity for now, but aside from that, there's nothing major to

would spend more time surrounded by people who

It was important for ber to build a strong sense of self

doubted that her parents could provide that stability, but with her grandmother in the

Wendy's grandmother arranged for

they were leaving, Wendy seemed reluctant. Still, her pride wouldn't let

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