"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... not treating

we're good," she quickly replied, fearing Kenneth might probe

Dorothy underestimated how well Kenneth

how could she hide anything from the

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

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

"It's nothing, really. Just a little argument, and it's all good

"You're definitely not okay."

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 me

why Kenneth insisted Karen invite Dorothy over

to test

if Everett was

Clearly, he wasn't.

hadn't received a single call

work today,

call him right now, tell

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