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While waiting for their order to arrive, Gerald continues to talk nonstop, like a malfunctioning radio. Frans remains silent, gazing at the roses swaying in the breeze. His body may be there, but his mind is still focused on Veronica, who has been missing for a long time.

In a kitchen adjacent to the garden, a girl can't tear her eyes away from the two men. She's trying her best not to cry right now. Seeing her husband looking so bad, with an emaciated and unkempt body. The face that used to shine is now dull and lifeless. There's no trace of a smile on his handsome face, even though the man sitting beside him tries tirelessly to comfort him.

"What happened to you, Bi? Why aren't you living your life properly? Why, Bi?" Veronica wipes away her tears. Her body looks even thinner than when she was with Frans. Her stomach appears to be bulging. There's no difference in the condition of Frans and Veronica. If it weren't for their love child living inside her womb, Veronica might have ende