"That's great, Kenneth, I'm genuinely happy for you."

Of course, Dorothy didn't want to see Kenneth hobbling around for the rest of his life. He was such a proud man, accomplished too. Who would want to see him disabled?

"Looks like you haven't been eating well lately, lost your appetite?"

"Maybe, work's been hectic."

"No matter how busy work gets, you can't skip meals! If you lose any more weight, you're going to start looking gaunt."

Dorothy chuckled, "Well, gaunt it is then."

Did she even care about her looks anymore?

Kenneth's gaze lingered on Dorothy, and after a long moment, he sighed.

"Dorothy, you're still trying to act tough."

Startled, Dorothy didn't respond.

"Fighting with Everett? Or is he... not treating you right?"

"No, we're good," she quickly replied, fearing Kenneth might probe further.

underestimated how well Kenneth knew

the man who had

be honest with me." Kenneth's voice grew heavier, and his eyes fell, "In fact, when Jeffrey deliberately mentioned you in

he's being sly, but not only me, Karen can see through him

a little argument, and

"You're definitely not okay."

time he'd be

you."

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insisted Karen

to

see if Everett was still as

Clearly, he wasn't.

a single call since she

with work today,

him right now, tell him you're here

atmosphere tensed, silence falling

ticked by, Dorothy sighed, "Kenneth, just focus on getting your leg treated!

effort Everett put into winning you over, why isn't he cherishing

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