"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.

how

all, how could she hide anything from the man who had

The more you do, the more I worry. Just be honest with me." Kenneth's voice grew heavier, and his eyes

but not only me, Karen can see through him too! Still, we're clueless about what exactly happened

"It's nothing, really. Just a

"You're definitely not okay."

the time he'd be frantically figuring out how to call

you."

QUMS

insisted Karen invite

to test

Everett was still as

Clearly, he wasn't.

hadn't received a single call since

just swamped with work today, that's why he

him right now, tell him you're

atmosphere tensed, silence falling between

focus on getting your leg treated! My issues, you

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

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