Jeffrey scooped up the oncoming Langston in one swift move, lifting him off the ground effortlessly.

"Mr. Turner, you woke up from the hospital?" Langston's eyes sparkled with excitement.

"Yep! And look who's come to see me," Jeffrey teased as he playfully pinched Langston's nose. "My little champ even made a wish for me to wake up, huh?" Jeffrey genuinely adored Langston, the kid was sharp as a tack and bore an uncanny resemblance to Everett! As they started catching up, Karen led Abigail over to join them reluctantly.

Jeffrey pretended to be casual as he greeted, "Here to pick up Dorothy?" "Yeah." "And this must be Abigail?" Jeffrey's eyes lit up as he looked at the little girl Karen was holding by the hand.

Abigail's skin was porcelain-white, her big double-lidded eyes and rosy lips made her the spitting image of a delicate doll! There was hardly a soul who wouldn't marvel at Abigail's prettiness.

Karen simply responded with a distant monosyllabic, "Yeah." Jeffrey didn’t bother to argue. He walked over to Abigail and gently caressed her cheek, saying, "You look more like your mom! I'm jealous of Everett, that lucky dog. He's got both Abigail and Langston, and here I am, without a single munchkin of my own!" He threw a pointed glance at Karen, who seemed to ignore his comment completely.

barely spoke. Jeffrey didn't initiate conversation, and Karen certainly wasn't going

pulled out two candy bars from her bag and handed them

that if they ever had kids, she’d make a wonderful mother. Surprisingly, she seemed to really enjoy being around

Jeffrey cleared his throat subtly to

it?" Karen

considering?

either, mainly because he felt he'd already made enough of a fool of himself without any sign of her relenting. He figured it was

Karen said, with a nonchalance that suggested she was talking about the weather

to be a party animal, but I swear I've changed! I've been at

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