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.

weather was splendid today with an endless expanse of azure, dotted leisurely with a few

sudden impulse struck

escape the muddle of life, to forget who she was, and before the final verdict was in, to gallop across the prairies, to race freely in vast

hand, the ticketing app open, and

She couldn't really forget who she was as well as the responsibilities weighing on

she knew it, only three days remained until the court

could scarcely sleep more than three hours straight, exhaustion be damned. When she did manage to

more restless her nights, the more drained she felt by day,

on a pretext of meeting Kenneth's

for neglecting her meals all

you trying to starve yourself to death? Lose any more weight and you'll become a walking skeleton!" "It's not that tic.” Dorothy chuckled, having donned a swipe of lipstick for Kenneth's girlfriend's sake, adding a touch of color to her otherwise pallid complexion, "I've been eating, just not much appetite.” "Why don't you move

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

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