Despite a month having passed, Jerrold still shied away from Lila, instinctively avoiding her whenever he saw her.

Brenda had been in good spirits lately, always cheerful.

Hearing Lilah's request, she suggested, "Why don't you take Jerrold with you? Seeing him might cheer your dad up a bit."

Lilah considered it and realized it made sense.

As she turned her head, she caught Lila gazing at her from the corner of her eye.

Lilah gave a faint smile, "What is it, Lila? Planning to snatch my son now? You can't, you know. You still have that cast on your leg."

Lila immediately showed a look of annoyance, glaring at her, "I'm not as idle as you."

Satisfied, Lilah took Jerrold's hand and turned to leave..

Over the past month, Karol had been taking care of Absolon.

Initially, Absolon had no fondness for his adopted daughter, no matter how much Karol pleaded. He refused to let her help.

Despite this, Karol was persistent, visiting him daily with Danna and personally researching recipes to prepare nutritious meals for him, delivering them every day.

Danna continued to gently persuade Absolon, and eventually, he had no choice but to accept Karol's presence in the hospital room.

During this time, Karol herself recovered, her facial scars gradually faded with the help of an effective scar cream provided by Kaden. With a bit of makeup, no one could tell her face had been marred.

Moreover, Kaden had recently taken over Marlene's family company shares, restructuring it, and the company was beginning to show signs of improvement.

The two were living quite comfortably.

Karol thought, what was a previous failure after all? She wouldn't be defeated. Given time, she would rise again, overcoming anyone who stood in her way.

When Lilah brought Jerrold, Karol was talking to Absolon.

Though their conversations were sparse, the atmosphere had improved significantly from its previous coldness.

"Dad, how are you feeling today?" Lilah asked with a smile, nudging Jerrold to greet him.

Jerrold happily ran over, snuggling up to Absolon's arm, sweetly calling out, "Grandpa."

A hint of a smile appeared on Absolon's stern face as he tousled Jerrold's hair, "I'm fine."

However, Lilah didn't hear any signs of improvement in his reassuring words. She knew that a few days ago, doctors had diagnosed Absolon with moderate depression.

Lilah didn't fully understand adult matters, but she knew where Absolon's pain lay and wanted to address the root of it.

"Miss Morris, Grandmother, could you give us a moment? I'd like to speak with my dad."