Kevin Kyle returned to the ward and sat down beside Karen Daly. He gently held her in his arms and said, "Karen, you didn't rest all night. I'll stay here with Little Karen. You can go lie down for a while."
"Little Karen has a recurrent fever. Look at her hand, it is already swollen... I can't sleep like this." Karen was fighting her tears as she lamented her pain to Kevin. She then snuggled up in his arms.
She had returned to Kevin and Little Karen for more than half a year now. During the past few months, Little Karen was a lively and active child, and she was also very lovely and sensible. No one ever needed to worry about her.
Especially since she had Brother Lionel. Brother Lionel accompanied her and took care of her, so she was more well-behaved and sensible.
But as she looked at Little Karen now, who was lying unconscious with a high fever, she seemed to have lost a lot of weight in the past two days.
Little Karen's soft, pink face became so pale that she looked like a sheet of paper.
"As long as they don't irritate her skin, the swelling will be gone." Kevin stroked Karen's head, and he looked at Little Karen gently.
"What are you talking about?" Hearing Kevin's relaxed tone, Karen was unhappy and immediately let go of Kevin's arms.
Little Karen was Karen's baby. She cared for her when she was in her womb for many months. Plus, Little Karen was forcefully removed from her prematurely. She was already facing a tough life before she was born.
Now, when she saw Little Karen lying there, she was so worried about her life that she couldn't think about anything else. She was angry at how casual Kevin perceived the situation to be.
Kevin, "..."
He probably had said the wrong thing.
Karen added, "I'll stay here and accompany Little Karen. You can go and do your work."
Judging from her tone, Kevin knew that she was still angry with him. He held her in his arms and said apologetically, "I've said something wrong."
Karen was silent and she didn't want to talk to him.
"If you get sick too, I will feel sad for you both. Do you want that?" Kevin held Karen's and Little Karen's hands in his, then he lowered his head and kissed Karen's forehead.
"I..." Of course, she didn't want that.
Karen pursed her lips and continued, "Little Karen is so sick, I'm not at ease at all if I don't stay by her side and look after her."
"Even if I'm taking care of her, you still feel worried?" Kevin asked.
"Even if it's you, I will still worry."
After saying this, Karen slowly realized that she seemed to have said something wrong too. She looked at Kevin and smiled apologetically. She didn't know what else to say to him.
Kevin was not angry with what she said, but he was angry that she did not know how to take care of herself.
Seeing Kevin's gloomy face, Karen added, "Then you can take care of Baby Karen now, I'll lie next to her and rest for a while. If anything happens, I can be the first to know."
Karen did not want Kevin to worry, nor did she want to leave Little Karen. The best solution was to rest beside Little Karen.
Kevin shook his head helplessly at Karen's stubbornness. He really couldn't do anything to her as he could understand Karen's feelings.
Karen had lost Little Karen before. It took her so long to finally return to Little Karen's side. Those who had never lost someone close to them before could not understand this.
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