It was as if a single sentence had become an insurmountable chasm between two people. They could only look at each other, but they could never be together again.

"I understand now." "Goodbye." Karen lowered her head and walked away, not even sure where to go. She just waved for a taxi and got in.

She didn't dare to look back at Jeffrey as the cab pulled away.

"Where to, miss?" asked the cabbie.

"Just drive," Karen said. "Take a spin around the roundabout at Unity Avenue, then circle back here." The driver glanced at Karen in the rear-view mirror, sighed, and stepped on the gas.

As they left the hospital entrance, that's when Karen's tears started to fall. One tear led to another until she couldn't hold them back anymore.

With no one else around, she allowed herself cry freely.

"Here, wipe your tears.” "Thanks," she muttered, her breathing hitched

on for over ten minutes, looping around the roundabout, then making

even checked to see if his car was still there - it wasn't. He must have

she got out, the driver kindly offered

not worth it!" "Okay, thank

and walked back to the maternity ward at City

to schedule an abortion surgery." Kenneth had arranged a few reputable lawyers for Dorothy, thinking this time things

was against the Lopez family, they instantly refused! "Ms. Sanchez, our firm is small-time; we can't

prowess of the Lopez Corporation was infamous in

knew she couldn't insist. They had clearly made

of winning are slim. Based on what I've seen of your evidence, you could easily negotiate a settlement with the

and

wasn't until noon, she

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