"Little Karen, do you want to give them a try?"
"Yes." The little girl replied.
"Okay, I'll put them on for you."
Karen Daly put on the shoes for Little Karen. Then, she lifted her small foot up and looked at them again. "Well baby, you look so pretty now."
"Mom, I would want daddy and Brother Lionel to have a look too." Little Karen sat on the floor and shook her feet. She liked them so much.
Karen Daly rubbed Little Karen's head and said gently, "Daddy is still busy with work. Why don't you find Brother Lionel and let him have a look first?"
"Okay." Little Karen hugged and kissed her mother, then she left.
As she watched Little Karen running away, Karen Daly suddenly felt sad.
It was supposed to be a joyous family reunion today with so many people celebrating Little Karen's birthday together. But she wasn't happy, because all she thought of was Kevin Kyle's diminishing vision.
What if...
She started to tremble with fear whenever she thought about these possibilities..
She told herself not to think of it, but she couldn't control herself.
Karen Daly packed the gifts that were scattered across the room, and she was about to look for Kevin Kyle in the study room. Then, her phone suddenly rang.
The phone only displayed the words "Unknown Private Number".
Karen Daly was a little shocked.
Why was there a private number calling?
Who could it be?
She hesitated before she finally decided to answer the phone call, "Hello!"
No one answered her on the other side of the phone. She asked again, "Who are you?"
Still, no one answered.
If there was a phone number displayed, she would have hung up the phone call by now. But, since it was a private number, she became more curious. She would very much like to know who the person on the other side of the phone was.
"Who are you? Why are you calling me?" Karen Daly repeated.
Many bad events were happening lately, Warren Silas was even murdered in the military region of Chatterton Town, so Karen Daly could not let her guard down.
She was afraid that someone might want to hurt her family, thus she would need to know who was on the phone.
However, no matter how she asked, the person did not utter a word.
"Who the hell are you? What do you want from me?" Karen Daly was getting very anxious.
After waiting for a while, there was still no answer from the other side. The only sound that came through was the sound of electric saws working.
Karen Daly ran out with her mobile phone and rushed to Little Karen and Kevin Kyle immediately.
As soon as she rushed out of the door, she saw Lionel holding Little Karen's hand walking along the corridor. They were chatting happily.
"Mom, Brother Lionel said the shoes were pretty." Little Karen said happily.
"Well, go have some fun then." Karen Daly calmed herself down and smiled at them.
She walked past them and went to Kevin Kyle's study room in a hurry. She dashed into the room without knocking.
She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Kevin Kyle sitting at the desk.
"What's wrong?" Kevin looked up at her.
"No, nothing." Karen walked to his desk and saw that he was having a video conference with his colleagues.
Thinking of her pitiful expression, Kevin couldn't resist chuckling.
Instead, she punched Kevin Kyle's body. However, it was so weak that he probably did not feel anything.
She blushed and said angrily, "Mr Kyle, we are talking about something important now, how could you be messing around?"
Kevin stopped laughing and said seriously, "Kissing is helpful to strengthen the relationship between couples. I am working hard to improve the relationship between us. How can you see it as a joke?"
While his words may be a tease, but Kevin Kyle said them seriously.
This was the Kevin Kyle that she knew. He always spoke in a serious manner and tone, although what he said and did earlier were improper and indecent.
"It's still early. Come with me."
"Where are we going?" She asked.
"Follow me." He said.
"Okay."
With him leading the way, they went to the end of the corridor and head up to the top floor in the elevator.
Holding her along the way, they walked swiftly and sturdily.
No one would have realised that his eyes were going blind.
The top floor was empty. She did not understand why he brought her here.
He held her hand and said, "There are too many people at home. Let's look at the stars together."
"Okay. Look at the Big Dipper over there, and..."
Karen nodded lightly and snuggled up beside him. She pointed at the starry night sky and described the stars and constellations to him in the gentlest way.
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