Chapter 488


    Chapter 488


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    Just another night in the city, Karen was tossing and turning on the plush hotel bed and was unable to


    find sleep.


    Her mind was spinning with how she’d break the news to Keh, who was still waiting on his


    passport, all eager toe over to Swevia. What a mess it would be when he arrived to find Everett


    and Dorothy were doing just fine. He’d be so embarrassed.


    After much deliberation, Karen forced herself to dial Keh’s number.


    He picked up a few ringster.


    “I was just getting Langston ready for his bath when I Heard the phone. What’s up? Everything okay


    with Dorothy?”


    “Yeah, she’s fine,” Karen murmured, her lips pursing in difort. “Um, Keh, how’s the passport


    thing going?”


    Keh paused as he sensed something amiss. “I’ve submitted the application and taken a new


    photo. You knew it, but why asking again?”


    “I just think… maybe you should hold off oning here. Dorothy’s doing well, and the Lopezes


    haven’t given her any trouble.”


    There was silence on the other end. Though Keh said nothing, Karen could feel his


    disappointment.


    “Keh, Dorothy said she’d be back in a month. Save yourself the trip, okay? I’m nning to stay


    until she’s settled, and then I’ll head back too.”


    Both cousins knew that no one would dare hurt Dorothy anymore ever since Everett has been brought


    back to consciousness.


    It took an eternity before Keh’s voice came through softly. “Alright, I won’te. Just take care of


    her.”


    “I will.”


    After hanging up, Karen felt something heavy in her mood, something uneasy and sad she couldn’t


    quite pinpoint.


    She flicked through her phone and looked for ordering some beer to help her sleep. But the foreign


    script was indecipherable, and she didn’t speak a word of Swevia’snguage. Heck, she was even


    afraid of getting lost just going downstairs.


    Something slipped into her mind. She put on the slippers, dashing out and banging on the door two


    rooms down from hers.


    The door swung open to reveal a man fresh from the shower. Annoyance etched into his features..


    “What is it for?”


    Jeffrey had just stepped out of the bathroom, draped in the hotel’s white robe. His hair still dripping


    when Karen’s relentless knocking nearly gave him a heart attack.


    “I need a drink. Go get me some.”


    “Am I your servant?” No one have had the gall to boss him around other than Everett!


    Karen batted her eyshes to show off her innocence. “I never said that! Everett asked you to look


    after me, and I need a little liquid courage to help me sleep. But I can’t buy it myself, so you’re my only


    hope! You’re not going to let me down, are you?”


    “I am.” With that, Jeffrey mmed the door shut.


    Karen stood fuming by the rejection. “Hey! Where have your gentlemanliness gone to? No wonder you


    and Heather are two peas. in a pod – bothcking morality, pfft!”


    She had barely turned to leave when Jeffrey’s door swung open again. This time he was dressed in


    casual wear.


    His handsome face seemed helpless. “I was just changing clothes. What, you expected me to go out in


    a towel?”


    “Next time, could you wait until you’ve got the whole story before jumping to conclusions?” Jeffrey


    almost lost his sanity to this. woman. “You’re arbitrary to judge people based on your own


    assumptions.”


    Karen stiffened her neck, huffing. “Oh, so how you’re lecturing me? And what about all those times you


    snapped at Dorothy without getting the full story? You were the arbitrary one who believed that Dorothy


    stole Heather’s man?”