"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.

is he... not treating you

she quickly replied, fearing

underestimated how well

hide anything from the man who had his heart set

to me. 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

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

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

"You're definitely not okay."

visiting me in the hospital! This would be the time he'd be frantically figuring out how to call

why Kenneth insisted Karen invite Dorothy

wanted to test

if Everett was still as

Clearly, he wasn't.

hadn't received a single call since

swamped with work today, that's

call him right now, tell him you're

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