Chapter 823


    “Impossible, hon. I was just lost in thought for a second! Look, hand in hand now.” Dorothy moved


    closer to Everett as if to reassure her son.


    Everett also wrapped his arm around her with a charming grin, “Langston, haven’t I told you before?


    There will never be a stepmom in your life. Let’s drop that word, okay?”


    Dorothy nced at Everett. He didn’t meet her eyes, but he could feel those astonished beams


    boring into him.


    Soon, it was time to board the ne.


    Dorothy expected Jeffrey to seat the kids next to herself and Everett, but instead—Abigail and


    Langston, along with Karen and Jeffrey, ended up in one row!


    She and Everett were assigned seats together in the row behind.


    “Karen, you’re pregnant. Take care of yourself and don’t let the kids bump into your belly!”


    “Rx! I’m totally fine. Go on and take your seat.” Karen waved her off, “Consider this early mom-


    training for me. If you and Everett stick around, I won’t get my practice in, so go ahead.”


    Jeffrey too shooed them away before Dorothy could say a word, “Karen and I can totally handle the


    little rascals! I chose these seats with care, you know.”


    With no other choice, Dorothy made her way back to her seat.


    Everett seemed to be still struggling with jetg, his eyes closed, trying to catch some rest.


    She could tell he was exhausted, the faint shadows beneath his closed lids a dead giveaway.


    Probably because he had pushed himself to return stateside early and left a pile of unfinished


    business that likely meant working nights and overtime.


    Recalling how Everett had been under the weather, Dorothy reached out tentatively to check his


    forehead for fever.


    But the moment her hand grazed his skin, Everett’s grip snapped around her wrist. His eyes flew


    open, and after a few seconds, he let go.


    “Sorry, I thought it was…” someone else.


    “No worries.” Dorothy gave an awkward chuckle, “Go back to sleep. I won’t disturb you.”


    She expected him to resume his nap, but Everett’s voice came low and steady.


    “I got you thewyer from West Legal Services.”


    Dorothy paused. She was not so much surprised that he''d helped. She had actually thought about


    this possibility. She was just stunned by his out-of-the-blue statement.


    “You owe me one, right?”


    She nodded, “Yes, I do.”


    Without thatwyer, her mother’s case wouldn''t have progressed so quickly.


    “So, can I make a request?”


    “You put it that way so you knew I’d agree.”


    He’d already brought up about thewyer’s thing after all. This wasn’t like Everett, who preferred to


    help without seeking recognition.


    He chuckled, his gaze fixed on her face, “How about we treat these seven days in Everglow City


    like Karen and Jeffrey, to have ourselves a little romance?”


    A romance?


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    Dorothy looked at him.


    “Since running into you again, all I’ve been thinking about is how to get you to marry me. Didn’t


    leave much room in the n for you to consider, so…”


    “So?”


    “Dorothy, I’ve never really been dating someone in my whole life. I wanted to date you in middle


    school but I didn''t seed; when I grew up, I tried to chase you and realized you had too many


    eyes on you, and I had to hurry to get you. So I haven''t been in a real rtionship yet."


    She stared at him for a few seconds, then burst intoughter. “Everett, begging for love really


    doesn’t suit your style.”


    When those forlorn words came from such a handsome man, they couldn’t be less convincing.