It was quite the surprise.

Karen caught Dorothy's glance lingering on Jeffrey and didn't think much of it before blurting out, "I don't know what's gotten into him. The moment he heard you were coming over, he just had to be here! I told him to stay home with our daughter, but he wouldn't have it."

Dorothy took it as Jeffrey being a clingy husband and chuckled, "He just can't stand being away from you."

Karen rolled her eyes and huffed, tacitly agreeing.

In that hospital room, only Kenneth, lying on the bed, truly understood Jeffrey's intentions.

The second he heard Dorothy was coming, he rushed to the hospital. And why? Clearly, someone had asked him to.

"Kenneth, how are you feeling?" Dorothy hadn't forgotten her main reason for visiting.

"I'm okay, not in pain, just feeling weak and unable to walk," Kenneth responded with a gentle and warm smile. He always had the utmost patience and a smile for Dorothy.

"That's good, at least you got to keep your leg and didn't need an amputation."

"Yeah," Kenneth nodded, then suddenly remembered something, "Oh, Dorothy, I heard... my mom, she..."

trailed off, his head hanging low with guilt. Kenneth had even argued with his mother

quickly said, "Your mom was just panicking, not knowing how to vent her frustration. It's okay,

her to lash out at you! Don't worry, I've made it clear to her that none of this is your fault; it was all just me

reluctant to admit his own failures, so he hadn't discussed the details

Jeffrey

should have seen how hard your mom slapped Dorothy,

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"Dorothy's face swelled up right after. It looked so painful!" "Jeffrey!"

face turned a

It didn't hurt," Dorothy

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