Karen wasn't planning on keeping what? The answer seemed to be screaming in Jeffrey's face.

Thinking back, he and Karen had taken no precautions whatsoever. Hell, he even lingered intentionally after their tryst, hoping to increase the odds of pregnancy, despite Karen's evident frustration before she rushed off to shower.

It would make perfect sense if she was pregnant! But if Karen meant what she implied, that she wasn't planning on keeping it...

Karen was planning to get an abortion! This realization hit Jeffrey like a splash of cold water, sobering him up instantly.

He grabbed his car keys, intent on confronting Karen for clarity. But as he stepped outside, it dawned on him—he had no clue where she was. Should he just show up at her place? He tried calling Karen, but her phone was off.

He feared he'd been blocked. Desperate, Jeffrey flagged down a passerby to try calling her from a different number, but again, it went straight to voicemail.

It seemed she'd likely changed her number altogether.

Jeffrey clutched his chest, feeling a sting as if something had viciously stung him, his complexion turning ashen.

been at the City Hospital the last time they agreed to meet. He had assumed

up that day, yet after her hospital visit, she'd said

into his

engine on, the alcohol he'd consumed earlier crossed his mind. Fearing

itself that bothered him; it was the possibility of being unconscious for days and waking up

arriving at the hospital with his secretary, Jeffrey went

see Karen's

by the handsome, yet seemingly confused,

disclose patient information," the

breath,

call, and in moments, the doctor's phone buzzed in his pocket. After a brief conversation, the doctor's attitude toward

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