Chapter 1826

"Dr. Norman... my life is so miserable. If I had known it would come to this, I'd rather have died than gotten married. What do I do now? If it were just me, I'd leave everything behind and disappear. But my daughter is only eight years old-she's still so little," the woman

sobbed.

Karina hesitated for a moment. "You do need to consider her..."

Suddenly, she thought of Wilfred. Among her own connections, she didn't know anyone in the legal field. But Wilfred might.

Still, since she hadn't asked him yet, she couldn't promise anything. For now, she focused on calming both the mother and the child.

The little girl was surprisingly mature for her age. At just eight years old and barely into elementary school, she didn't fully understand the situation or what had been done to her.

In her own innocent words, she said, "Daddy just played a little game with me. He said if I didn't cry, I'd get a reward."

Even so, she understood that her mother was upset because of her.

"Mommy, don't cry. It doesn't hurt at all," she said softly, patting her mother's hand in comfort.

The woman stared at her daughter in shock, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face.

felt a sharp ache in her heart. Such a kind, understanding little girl, and yet she had been

walking briskly toward Wilfred's office, her anger simmering so intensely it seemed to propel her

when Wilfred's

see

finished an emergency surgery," he explained,

now noticed how drained he looked. Surgery was always physically and mentally taxing, even for someone

need your

reached out and pushed the door open. He stepped aside, clearly waiting

he followed,

"A patient's family came to me earlier, and I heard something that made me think of you. Do you know anyone in the legal field

an eyebrow, signaling for

recounting what had happened to the little

tighter his brow furrowed, and the colder his gaze became. His eyes seemed to radiate an icy fury by the time she

Karina's throat was dry from talking so much, but

word, Wilfred pulled out his phone and dialed a number right in front of

conversation, he hung up and turned to her. "I just spoke

but he has strong

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