"Ugh, I didn't hear it over the sizzling in the kitchen." Dorothy quickly went to check her phone.

Sure enough, there was a missed call, but it was only ten minutes ago.

Ten minutes without answering and Kenneth showed up? What, did he ride a rocket? "Is something up with Karen? Still upset over Jeffrey?" Kenneth made himself at home on the sofa as soon as he walked in, his concern for Karen evident in his every word.

He always had a way of keeping just the right distance, never overwhelming Dorothy or stepping over the line.

After a moment's thought, Dorothy nodded. "You could say that." After all, Karen's lethargy was mostly on account of Jeffrey.

"When she wakes up, I'll have a word with her! She shouldn't have you slaving away in the kitchen for her. If she's craving something, she could just tell me. You're... you've got enough on your plate, worrying about your mom and all." "Don't be hard on her! It's just cooking, no big deal.” Dorothy was cautious not to even mention Jeffrey's name around Karen these days! Pregnancy hormones were a wild ride, and with the recent troubles with Jeffrey, any scolding from Kenneth might just push Karen over the edge.

dinner." Kenneth offered, then quickly added, "I'll leave right after cooking, won't stay to

after her procedure, and if Kenneth took over the cooking, wouldn't he notice something was off? "Alright then." Kenneth didn't push it. Seeing Dorothy busy herself in the kitchen again, he rolled up

Karen's apartment after all, and Kenneth had paid

presence did help

place forever. Eldorria City was big enough; she could find her own

time Karen woke up, Kenneth

and smiled like a child at

sometimes I really miss our days back at the Prosperity Consortium! Even though you had to rush to the hospital after work to take care of your mom, we still had our weekends to binge and chill, free from all worries!" A simple rant about a bad day at

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