Chapter 731


    Karen couldn''t tell if it was the pregnancy, but she sure was sleepy these days.


    She slept like a log until the evening shadows stretched long and dark.


    Opening her eyes, she caught snippets of conversation outside, and a man’s voice at that!


    Instinctively, she furrowed her brow, straining to listen, half worried it might be her dad. But


    thankfully, it was just Keh.


    Dorothy had flown back from abroad; it was a no-brainer that Keh would swing by. Karen


    could''ve bet on it.


    "Hey, Keh, you made it."


    Stepping into the living room, Karen clocked the off look in Keh’s eyes.


    She nced at Dorothy and asked, "Did you tell Keh?"


    Dorothy nodded. "Yeah, I told him about the breakup."


    So, the pregnancy was still under wraps.


    Karen shed a knowing smile and plopped down beside Dorothy. "Keh, I would have told you


    myself, but you''ve been downtely. I figured this news might just make things worse."


    "I knew it!" Keh scowled, his thick brows knitting together. "I always said that Jeffrey was bad


    news, but you wouldn''t listen. Now you''ve had a good cry and seen the light?"


    Karen stuck out her tongue. "I thought I''d give it a shot! He was sweet to me at first, but I guess..."


    "There''s a lot you didn''t seeing!" Keh’s tone was stern. "Lucky for you, you didn''t get


    engaged. Do you have any idea how that would''ve affected your future?"


    The difference between being a first-time bride and a second-time bride could scare off plenty of


    guys!


    She could date freely before marriage, have as many boyfriends as she liked. As long as she wasn''t


    married, she was still ''Miss''. But once it''s on paper, everything changes.


    Keh had been so mad when he found out Karen was thinking of getting engaged to Jeffrey that


    he wanted to give Jeffrey a piece of his mind, and Karen too, while he was at it!


    "I get it, Keh. Lay off, will you? Dorothy''s here, save me some face," Karen pleaded, knowing


    he could go on a lecture marathon as a schoolteacher. She quickly nudged Dorothy to exit stage


    left.


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    Dorothy, catching Karen’s drift, chimed in, "Okay, Keh, she gets it. She broke up with Jeffrey,


    didn''t she? Her spirits are already down, so no need to scold her anymore."


    "You''re always such a handful," Keh sighed, then turned to Dorothy, "About thewyer thing..."


    "I''ll find someone myself, see who can help. If it reallyes down to it, I''ll apply for legal aid."


    Dorothy had reached out to severalw firms, but none wanted to cross the Lopez Corporation.


    She knew the road ahead was tough, but she didn''t expect to hit a roadblock right at the start.


    "I''ll keep looking too. We''re bound to find someone."


    Dorothy nodded, her resolve unshaken.


    The evidence Everett had given her was damning, so awyer was just a formality.


    Worstes to worst, she''d take the evidence to the police, and get the press involved!


    There had to be a way out.


    Keh rose from the couch and said, "It''s gettingte. I should head out. Karen, take care of


    Dorothy, will you? Call me if you need anything."


    "Sure, bye, Keh!"


    Karen and Dorothy walked him out to the gate, watching his car fade into the night before heading


    back.


    "Phew! Lucky you didn''t mention the baby, or I’d have an earful!"


    Dorothy gave a helpless smile. "You hadn''t said anything, so how could I?"


    The breakup was bound toe out sooner orter. It didn''t matter much if she brought it up now


    or not.


    Karen squinted into a smile, turning to head back in, when she spotted a vaguely familiar figure in


    the distance.