Jeffrey was utterly shell-shocked.

His words came to an abrupt halt.

Langston was wide-eyed as he glanced between Mr. Turner and Aunt Karen.

Abigail, blissfully unaware, had been too preoccupied with her candy to notice anything amiss. But once the silence sunk in, she edged closer to Langston, "Brother, what's wrong with Aunt Karen?" Langston quickly clamped a hand over her mouth. "Uh... Mr. Turner, Aunt Karen, I'm going to check why mom hasn't come in yet with Abigail!" With that, he whisked Abigail off by the hand and darted out.

leave, Karen snapped back to reality and stood up abruptly. "Enjoy your meal, I'm heading home." Before she could

with a harsh tone, "Don't worry, there's no chance of pregnancy. I've taken pills for prevention." "l wasn't actually—" "Even if I did sleep with my blind date and got pregnant, I wouldn't come to you.

to a lady —whenever he was around Karen, it was as if his mouth disconnected from his brain and started spouting nonsense! "Hold on a sec! Let me get this straight..." Jeffrey's face still bore the bright imprint of a slap, and his recent car accident injuries

she stood there, watching him as if waiting to see what else he

frustration, licked his dry lips and slumped back in his chair with a deflated

tried everything I know. How about you just tell me straight—how exactly am I supposed to

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