"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.

Everett? Or is

replied, fearing

Dorothy underestimated how

she hide anything from the man who had

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 you in front of me, I knew something was off because he usually wouldn't bring

being sly, but not only me, Karen can see through him too! Still, we're clueless about what exactly happened between

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

"You're definitely not okay."

the hospital! This would be the time he'd be frantically figuring out

insisted Karen invite Dorothy

wanted to test

see if Everett was still as

Clearly, he wasn't.

a single call since

with work today, that's why

call him right now, tell him you're here with

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