Karen's words usually made Dorothy chuckle in response. But this time, she looked at Karen with earnest eyes.

"You'll support me no matter what I do?" she asked.

"Absolutely!" "Good." Dorothy flashed a smile. Having someone in her corner was all she needed.

In the end, Dorothy still had Jeffrey accompany Karen for the check-up.

The two bickered playfully as they went, but as a father, Jeffrey didn't want to miss a single moment of his little one's growth.

That was a feeling Dorothy understood all too well.

After all, if you let such a regret fester, it could last a lifetime.

Dorothy stepped out of the hospital alone and looked up at the sky instinctively.

expanse of azure,

sudden impulse

of life, to forget who she was, and before the final verdict was in, to gallop across the prairies,

phone was already in hand, the ticketing app open,

claim in this lifetime. She couldn't really forget who she was as well as the responsibilities weighing on

it, only three days remained until the court

hours straight, exhaustion be damned. When she did manage to close her eyes, a mere two hours passed

more restless her nights, the more drained she felt by day, her weight plummeting nearly ten pounds.

Karen. Noticing her best friend out of sorts, she insisted on a pretext of

her

lipstick for Kenneth's girlfriend's sake, adding a touch

head quickly, "I don't want to intrude on your love nest.” Karen pouted, "You mean more to me than Jeffrey!" Jeffrey, who

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