Dorothy was on a mission, and she had her spiel all prepped in her head.

She'd even thought about how to cheer Karen up if she found her in tears-how to calm her down first! But what she encountered was...

Dorothy knocked on the door, which swung open almost immediately.

And there was Karen!

But the scene Dorothy had imagined didn't play out at all. Karen peeked out, put a finger to her lips, and whispered, "The little one's asleep, keep it down, will ya? I'll just tuck her back into bed!" "Oh, sure." Dorothy nodded and followed Karen into the living room.

Watching Karen gently carry her daughter back to her room and then cautiously shut the door, Dorothy finally raised her voice a bit.

"What's going on...?"

"I was binge-watching this TV series, it's so good!" Karen pointed at the TV screen and squinted her eyes in a smile, "Knew you'd track me down here, bestie. You really get me, I knew I wasn't wrong about ya!"

""

the situation, Dorothy was at a loss for how to broach

pack of tissues

couch and handed her a plate of washed apples, "Here, have one. These apples are super

took an apple, sighed deeply, and said,

If you're here because Jeffrey sent you to plead his

nor am I trying to make excuses for him. I just think you should cool down a bit. You're married, after all. You can't just toss around the word

Don't make it sound like she'll be an orphan if we split! Whether

"

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her eyes and nearly bit off half the apple in one go, "Honestly,

frowned slightly, her tone

get married. And now there's a child. After all this time, what's not to match?

all have no idea

to me once, he can do it again, and again. And what then? Am I supposed to constantly decipher

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