Chapter 852


    Jeffrey''s eyes bulged; he blinked furiously for a long moment before he pursed his lips in frustration.


    "Even you can only barely keep your cool, so of course, I couldn''t stand by when Tristan started his


    nonsense!"


    He honestly hadn''t expected things to escte like this!


    Thank goodness Karen''s baby was alright. Otherwise...


    Jeffrey felt like he could kick himself.


    The two men stood out like sore thumbs in the hospital corridor, drawing curious nces from


    passersby.


    Fortunately, Dorothy soon emerged from the hospital room.


    "Karen''s asleep."


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    "I''ll go keep watch over her!" Jeffrey was ready to barge into the room.


    Dorothy instinctively wanted to remind him of something, but Everett cut in before she could speak.


    "Let them work it out. Rtionships need to go through some friction. It''s not something we can fix


    by talking too much."


    "Alright then."


    Dorothy wasn''t one to meddle too much in other people''s affairs anyway. She was just worried


    about the baby Karen was carrying.


    But since Everett had spoken, he must have already had a word with Jeffrey.


    "Let them take their time. Shall we head back?"


    Abigail and Langston were still at the resort hotel.


    Dorothy nodded. "Yeah."


    ...


    The trip was initially nned for a week, but with Karen''s emergency, nobody felt like continuing the


    vacation. And since she needed to stay in the hospital, the holiday was cut short.


    They decided to fly Karen back to Eldorria City, where she could have ess to better medical


    facilities.


    Jeffrey had already arranged a top-notch medical team to escort her from the airport. To an outsider,


    it might have looked like she had a severe illness.


    Seeing how carefully Jeffrey was taking care of Karen, Dorothy finally felt relieved.


    ...


    Kevin drove them back to Bay Residence and then headed back to the office.


    After ying with Abigail and Langston for a while, Dorothy stepped out of the yroom to find


    Everett with furrowed brows, apparently in a tough phone call.


    Catching sight of her, Everett spoke in a hushed tone and ended the call. "Are you hungry?"


    "I ate plenty on the ne; I''m good." Dorothy approached him and softly asked, "Is it something to


    do with Liberty City?"


    Everett paused before nodding. "Yeah, there''s a situation I need to handle."


    "Go take care of it," she said, looking him in the eye earnestly. "I told you, let me handle my part on


    my own, don''t get involved."


    "I still don''t like the idea of you dealing with it alone. Why don''t youe with me to Liberty City?"


    "Everett, your boyfriend experience voucher has expired."


    Everett was at a loss for words.


    She chuckled. "We should go back to our own lives."


    Everett gazed into her eyes and suddenly stepped closer, forcing her to meet his stare.


    "Have you really decided to push me away?"


    "Everett, she''s your mother."


    "But we..."


    "There will be other girls you like besides me. You just haven''t met them yet. But if you betray the


    Lopez family for me, you will be condemned by everyone. I don''t want that."


    Everett just stared at her face, unblinking. Suddenly, he smiled. "Do you even know what you''re


    talking about?"


    "I do."


    "Dorothy! You''ve pushed me away too many times. Think it over, because I won''t keeping back


    to you!"


    He thought... He thought that this time, she had changed her attitude.