Dorothy was on a mission, and she had her spiel all prepped in her head.

She'd even thought about how to cheer Karen up if she found her in tears-how to calm her down first! But what she encountered was...

Dorothy knocked on the door, which swung open almost immediately.

And there was Karen!

But the scene Dorothy had imagined didn't play out at all. Karen peeked out, put a finger to her lips, and whispered, "The little one's asleep, keep it down, will ya? I'll just tuck her back into bed!" "Oh, sure." Dorothy nodded and followed Karen into the living room.

Watching Karen gently carry her daughter back to her room and then cautiously shut the door, Dorothy finally raised her voice a bit.

"What's going on...?"

pointed at the TV screen and squinted her eyes in

situation, Dorothy was at a loss for how to

of tissues in advance, ready to wipe away

and handed her a plate of washed apples, "Here, have one. These apples are

took an apple, sighed deeply, and

Jeffrey sent you to plead his

cool down

an eyebrow, "What about her? Don't make it sound like she'll be an orphan

was my mom nagging at me!" She rolled her eyes and nearly bit off half the apple in one go, "Honestly, do you guys really think Jeffrey

frowned slightly, her tone

After all this time, what's not to match?

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