"That's great, Kenneth, I'm genuinely happy for you."

Of course, Dorothy didn't want to see Kenneth hobbling around for the rest of his life. He was such a proud man, accomplished too. Who would want to see him disabled?

"Looks like you haven't been eating well lately, lost your appetite?"

"Maybe, work's been hectic."

"No matter how busy work gets, you can't skip meals! If you lose any more weight, you're going to start looking gaunt."

Dorothy chuckled, "Well, gaunt it is then."

Did she even care about her looks anymore?

Kenneth's gaze lingered on Dorothy, and after a long moment, he sighed.

"Dorothy, you're still trying to act tough."

Startled, Dorothy didn't respond.

Or is he...

good," she quickly replied, fearing Kenneth

underestimated how well Kenneth

anything from the man who had his

the more I worry. Just be honest with me." Kenneth's voice grew heavier, and his eyes fell, "In fact, when Jeffrey deliberately mentioned you in front of me, I knew something

but not only me, Karen can see through him too! Still, we're clueless about

said, "It's nothing, really. Just a

"You're definitely not okay."

Everett would know you're here visiting me in the hospital! This would be the time he'd be frantically figuring out how to call you away from here, not letting

Karen

to

if Everett was still as attentive as

Clearly, he wasn't.

single call

swamped with work today, that's

right now, tell him

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