Jeffrey scooped up the oncoming Langston in one swift move, lifting him off the ground effortlessly.

“Mr. Turner, you woke up from the hospital?” Langston’s eyes sparkled with excitement.

“Yep! And look who’s come to see me,” Jeffrey teased as he playfully pinched Langston’s nose. “My little champ even made a wish for me to wake up, huh?”

Jeffrey genuinely adored Langston, the kid was sharp as a tack and bore an uncanny resemblance to Everett!

As they started catching up, Karen led Abigail over to join them reluctantly.

Jeffrey pretended to be casual as he greeted, “Here to pick up Dorothy?”

“Yeah.”

“And this must be Abigail?” Jeffrey’s eyes lit up as he looked at the little girl Karen was holding by the hand.

Abigail’s skin was porcelain-white, her big double-lidded eyes and rosy lips made her the spitting image of a delicate doll!

who wouldn’t marvel at Abigail’s

responded with a distant

mom! I’m jealous of Everett,

at Karen, who seemed

spoke. Jeffrey

spot to sit down, Karen pulled out two candy bars from

if they

Jeffrey cleared his throat subtly to catch her

Karen finally

wondering… how about that thing you were considering? It’s over a week’s

not reached out to him in the past week, and he hadn’t made the first move either, mainly because he felt he’d already made enough of a fool of himself without any sign of her relenting. He figured it was time

said, with a nonchalance that suggested she was talking

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