Life continued moving forward exactly as it always had. And by then, I had long since gotten used to living without Jeffrey.
A month later, Kelly came to see me.
She stood downstairs outside my lab building, still dressed elegantly as always, but the exhaustion in her eyes was impossible to hide.
The moment she saw me, her tense shoulders visibly relaxed.
"Ms. Ross, ever since Jeffrey returned home that day, his condition has been getting worse. The doctors diagnosed him with severe depression. I've always been strict with him his entire life. He never disappointed me once. But this time... he completely broke."
Kelly took a deep breath before finally lowering her pride.
"If you're willing to go back and stay with him, I won't interfere in your relationship anymore. Whatever you want
