Every time Keh saw the way Dorothy looked at Everett, it was like watching a live romantic movie-the kind of love that fills the room with its unspoken intensity. So, he knew it was time to step aside. Keh had lost all hope because he felt miracles just didn''t happen in his life. Dorothy wouldn''t leave Everett. He never stood a chance. But then, wasn''t this the miracle he''d been cynically waiting for? And it was Everett who had made room for him, of all people.


    "All this talk is pointless, Dorothy won''t ept you," Everett''s voice lost its previous edge, his words slow but filled with certainty. He was on guard against Keh. Mostly, he feared Karen ying matchmake or brewing some other scheme. He was wary of Keh, of Karen, but definitely not Dorothy. She had said in a fit of pique that if she ended up with Quincy, she''d go to Keh, but that was clearly said in anger. Everett could tell the difference.


    "When you first pursued Dorothy, she didn''t ept you either. You were relentless for years, and she eventually gave in. You chased her for over a decade, no problem, I can do it too, twenty or even thirty years! But you, you''ve already thrown in the towel."


    "Keh, what do you know?!"


    Keh just chuckled, "I know nothing, and I prefer it that way! Don''t try to exin anything to me. Even if I listened, I wouldn''t tell a soul!" He wasn''t so generous as to help Dorothy wait for an Everett who might never turn back.


    Keh''s words hinted that he had pieced together some of the truth. He knew Everett''s sudden decision to break up with Dorothy had other reasons behind it.


    "Speaking of which, I really should thank you for stepping aside."


    "Keh, she won''t ept you."


    "Maybe not right away." Keh paused, smiling again, "But time changes everything! You haven''t heard yet, but Karen just messaged me, telling me Dorothy is nning to leave the country."


    "What?!" Everett''s voice rose in rm.N?velDrama.Org (C) content.


    "I''ll be leaving with her."


    Before Keh could finish, Everett had hung up and was striding towards Bay Residence. He unlocked the door and saw Karen and Dorothy sitting on the couch. Everett''s sudden appearance took both Karen and Dorothy by surprise.


    "You''re leaving?" Without thinking, Everett blurted out the question. Dorothy paused, ncing at Karen. She had only shared her ns with Karen, so if the news had leaked, it would have been through her. Karen grimaced, "I mentioned it to my brother." But she hadn''t expected Everett to find out! Dorothy felt cornered, but with Everett confronting her, she saw no reason to hide her ns.


    "Yes, I''m leaving. I''ll move out of Bay Residence as soon as I can."


    "I won''t allow you to leave."


    As soon as Everett spoke, Karen snapped back, "On what grounds? Dorothy is free to do as she pleases. Who are you to stop her?"


    "Karen..." Dorothy didn''t want things to escte, gently tugging at Karen''s sleeve.


    "You can''t leave."


    "Why not?"


    Dorothy looked up at Everett, their gazes locking, a mix ofplex emotions swirling between them.


    "If I say you can''t, then you just can''t." He was scrambling for a reason, ending up just repeating himself. "Everett, we''ve already broken up. You''re the one who said it."