"Stop! Don''t you dare tell your brother about this."


    Karen looked at Dorothy for a long moment before sighing. "What''s all this about, huh? You finally fall for Everett, and now he wants to break up with you! My brother has been waiting for you for years, and you haven''t even given him a chance."


    "...That''s exactly why I can''t lead Keh on."


    "Everett managed to get with you because he waited long enough, right? My brother has waited just as long, and he wouldn''t mind waiting a few more years. Honestly, you should give my brother a chance." Karen wasn''t in a rush to find the next guy for her best friend; she was just in an awkward position.


    On one hand, her lifelong friend; on the other, the brother who had always protected her.


    If those two could end up together, well...


    It would be a perfect match!


    At least, Karen would be happy to see it.


    "I''m not going to let anyone in, not anymore."


    Dorothy''s heart felt like ake frozen solid.N?velDrama.Org content.


    Opening up once had taken all her strength.


    "You can''t spend the rest of your life alone!" Karen frowned. "You''re still young. Don''t be so pessimistic! Going abroad is fine, I support you, but take some time to heal, then start fresh! Don''t give in to despair." She couldn''t follow Dorothy abroad, which was already worrying enough, and now this.


    "Karen, I won''t attempt suicide again, at least not over this."


    Dorothy still had her pride.


    Using suicide as a tactic to coerce a man intoing back was something she couldn''t do.


    ...


    Everett borrowed Kevin''s car to return to Bay Residence.


    If he had taken his car, Dorothy would have spotted it immediately.


    The living room light was still on; probably Karen staying over to keep herpany.


    Everett''s gaze lingered on the ss of the floor-to-ceiling window, barely making out a figure inside but unsure whether it was Dorothy or Karen.


    Once this was all over, he''d have to rece that ss!


    Opt for something that allowed a clear view of every move inside.


    He''d originally kept it for privacy, but now he regretted it.


    Suddenly!


    Everett''s phone buzzed.


    ncing down, it was Keh''s number.


    This call, at such a crucial moment, sent a sinking feeling through Everett, an ominous premonition.


    "Everett, are you really breaking up with Dorothy?"


    Right off the bat, Keh went straight to the point.


    No need to guess, Everett knew Keh hadn''t heard it from Dorothy, but from Karen.


    After all, she was Keh''s own sister. With him and Dorothy parting ways, she''d naturally do everything to y cupid for her brother.


    "What''s it to you?" Everett snapped back, his tone far from friendly.


    Who talks sweetly to a rival in love?


    "If you guys split, it does concern me."


    "You had Dorothy''s trust, promised to cherish her forever, yet you ended up breaking her heart! Everett, if that''s how it is, then let here back to me."


    Keh was ready to take care of her, to protect her with all he had for a lifetime!


    Come back to him?


    That phrase really made Everett narrow his eyes.


    "She was never yours to begin with. What do you mean, e back to you''?"


    "After you two separated, we were doing just fine! Dorothy wasn''t as heartbroken as she is now. We just needed to gather evidence, look after the kids, and Dorothy was working hard, living earnestly! But then you showed up, and everything changed."


    Keh had tried countless times to convince himself to move on from Dorothy, that she was happy now.


    But all those premises hinged on Everett treating Dorothy right!