Chapter 1862

Karina didn't resist.

The scent was too familiar-so familiar that she didn't need to turn around to know who it was.

Of course, there was another reason she didn't want to look back. She wasn't in a good mood.

She tugged at the jacket draped over her shoulders. "I was just thinking about something I once heard," she said softly.

Wilfred stayed silent, waiting for her to continue.

"They say hospitals hear more prayers than churches. I never understood it before, but now, as someone on the inside, I do." Karina's voice carried a quiet sadness, tinged with melancholy. Wilfred's chest tightened at her words. Without thinking, he pulled her into a gentle embrace.

Both of them froze for a moment, caught off guard by his action.

But neither moved to pull away. Instead, they relaxed, a shared silence settling between them. In that moment, it felt as though the invisible barrier that had always been there had quietly dissolved. Karina finally let her thoughts spill out. "Honestly, I've felt this way for a long time, but today really drove it home.

"Sometimes I wonder if I'm just a hypocrite. I feel sympathy for those who suffer, but there's so little I can actually do for them. It's like my compassion is just... empty."

it's not," Wilfred said firmly. "You're kindhearted. Don't doubt yourself. You've

corridor was quiet, the faint hum of the overhead lights filling the stillness. Karina lowered her head, leaning into him

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was back to her

tragedy often, and it wasn't unusual to have moments of despair or sadness. But Karina wasn't the type to let herself spiral. She knew the only way to truly help

it a point to spend at least an hour each day with

condition. They were also meant to provide emotional support and ensure Wendy didn't have any more

in a 24-hour supervised facility, finding a moment to sneak away to the

care and

dull emptiness in her eyes was slowly replaced with a glimmer of life She no longer looked like the lifeless, defeated girl who had

progress brought Karina

as usual, there were always people who

turned yourself into a scandal!Do you even realize how humiliating your

to you, the company board is calling for his suspension! This is all your fault!

audacity of her words made

The door

the

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