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

with a distant monosyllabic,

Abigail and gently caressed her cheek, saying, “You look more like your mom! I’m jealous of Everett, that lucky dog.

glance at Karen, who seemed

arrivals lounge, they barely spoke. Jeffrey didn’t initiate conversation, and Karen certainly wasn’t

down, Karen pulled out two candy bars from her bag

Langston, Jeffrey thought to himself that if they ever had

his throat subtly to catch

is it?” Karen

about that thing you were considering? It’s over a week’s time

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 to salvage some dignity.Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay

the same as before,” Karen said, with a nonchalance that suggested she

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