Chapter 871


    "Well... You''re right. I can''t fix that." Jeffrey sprawled on the couch, his lips curling into a wry smile.


    "Seriously, the way Dorothy speaks and acts, it''s downright hurtful. If I were Everett, I''d have thrown


    in the towel ages ago—wouldn''t have waited until now!"


    Karen''s eyes turned into slits of disapproval upon hearing him criticize her best friend. "What did


    you just say?"


    "Truth hurts, doesn''t it?" Jeffrey feltpelled to speak up for his buddy. "Come on, tell me where


    Everett has ever done Dorothy wrong? Sure, he was sneaky, not exactly upfront about marrying


    Dorothy, and yes, he used the fact that Dorothy''s mom needed money for medical bills. But once he


    won her over, he treated her like a freaking treasure! Have you ever seen someone as rich as him


    grovel for a woman''s affection like that?"


    Jeffrey was bbergasted, to say the least. He''d watched Everett morph from a cold and aloof blue-


    blooded gentleman into Dorothy''s devoted littlepdog!


    "I—uh," Karen started but couldn''t quite pin down any faults in Everett.


    Jeffrey crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow at her. "Go on, I''m all ears."


    "He wants to marry Dorothy but can''t handle his own parents. Isn''t that on him?"


    "That doesn''t mean he''s mistreated her, does it? His parents aren''t him. Who can control others?


    Can you dictate your own parents'' actions? Besides, Dorothy''s been safe all these years. Who do


    you think the Lopez elders are wary of? Dorothy? They''re scared of Everett turning his back on


    them!"


    Jeffrey spread his hands in exasperation. "Anything else?"


    "She shouldn''t have been dragged into this in the first ce," said Karen.


    "Now you''re just being unreasonable," he countered.


    Fuming, Karen grabbed a throw pillow and chucked it at him. "Look at you, Jeffrey! Arguing back at


    me now, huh? For every word I say, you''ve got ten ready!"


    Jeffrey caught the pillow smoothly, letting out a sigh. "I can give in on other things, but when it


    comes to Everett, I won''t let the me fall solely on him. He''s not just a friend to me; he''s a brother,


    and he saved my life!"


    Without Everett pulling him back from the brink time and again, having his back, and solving his


    problems, Jeffrey had no clue where he''d be today!


    Back in the day, Jeffrey''s reckless lifestyle had made him no shortage of enemies. With his parents


    overseas, only scolding and preaching, he never listened! Then, that one time, his loose lips got him


    tied up and taken to the shore, nearly tossed into the sea. It was Everett who came personally to


    the rescue, taking him back and smoothing everything over. From then on, Jeffrey knew Everett was


    the brother he''d choose for life.


    Karen cocked her foot. "So tell me, who''s more important to you, me or Everett?"


    That was a no-win question!


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    "You''re hesitating?" Karen pressed.


    Jeffrey raked his hand through his hair, visibly distressed. "Karen, you''re not gonna like the answer


    to that question."


    "Everett is more important, right?" Karen sat up straight. "Fine, then you go live with Everett! Let him


    have your babies!"


    As she moved to leave, Jeffrey hurried over, apologizing profusely. "I''m sorry, all right? It''s just that


    Everett... he''s like family, even more than my own parents. But I swear you''re definitely my number


    two!"


    "Get lost, don''t talk to me."