Chapter 830


    "No way, no way! Everett wouldn''t let anyone treat me like trash..."


    The man chuckled. "Me, treating you like trash? Wasn''t it you who lured me in? You women crack


    me up, you know? When you need something from me, you''re all over me, and when you''re done,


    you say I''m the one disrespecting you! Pfft!"


    He was a rough man, and if she said he was mistreating her, then he would show her what


    mistreatment really felt like!


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    Maybe it was the force behind that p he had just delivered, or perhaps the despair of knowing


    this was all under Everett''s orders. Either way, Heather felt a buzzing in her ears, rendering her deaf


    to the world.


    Her body, being pinched and bitten by the man, couldn''t even register the pain anymore!


    One thought dominated her mind—the knife she had driven into Everett should have been more


    forceful, more brutal! So severe that he couldn''t have survived, so grave that he would have died on


    the spot!


    Then, she wouldn''t have to suffer like this, wouldn''t have to struggle so desperately to keep living.


    If Everett were dead, she would have no more attachment to this world.


    To follow Everett in death would have been her heart''s desire.


    ...


    And as Dorothy had predicted, the moment she and Everett woke up, Karen was already moring


    for a backyard barbecue in the group chat!


    Karen: [Are you guys still asleep? What time is it?!]


    Karen: [If you don''t wake up soon, I''m gonnae looking for you in your room!]


    Jeffrey : [Everett was up all night; they had a marathon meeting; let him sleep a little longer! I’ll be


    right back with the BBQ goodies! Got your favorite tri-tip.]


    Karen: [Oh, OKOK! Love ya~]


    Thest message was sent thirteen minutes ago.


    Dorothy quickly got out of bed and freshened up, and as she and Everett opened the door to Abigail


    and Langston''s room. They were already wide awake, ying happily.


    "Mommy, Daddy! Hug!" Abigail, as always, was the most affectionate.


    "We''re going to have a barbecue. Come on, mommy will take you."


    Everett stood behind his wife and children, a hint of a smile on his lips.


    He immediately dered that Everglow City, this resort, was his favorite getaway.


    The family of four made their way out of the hotel, and Jeffrey had already picked out the perfect


    spot for the backyard barbecue! This ce used to be the construction project site for the Lopez


    Corporation, and now that it had been cleared, it was an open field.


    Though there was nown, the ground was even, ideal for the kids to run and y.


    "Wow! This smells amazing. I love this BBQ sauce!" Karen eximed the moment she saw the


    texture of the sauce.


    Dorothy sat down next to her and softly warned, "You shouldn''t have too much. It''s not good for


    pregnant women."


    "It''s fine, it''s fine! Jeffrey''s kid is tough as nails; a little barbecue isn''t going to hurt!"


    "Still, better be careful."


    "Dorothy, you''re starting to sound like my mom!"


    Dorothy sighed in resignation. She really turned into an old mother! After all, Karen would be too


    reckless without her constant reminders! Today, she even dared to run and jump on thewn with


    Abigail and Langston!


    Just as Dorothy was about to continue, her peripheral vision caught Everett approaching.


    He was carrying a bouquet of roses that was twice the size of the one Keh had brought. It was


    so heavy he had to cradle it with both arms.


    Dorothy raised her hand to rub her temples.


    Men and their ridiculous sense ofpetition...