Karen caught Keh''s gaze from across the room.


    "Let me have a word with my brother."


    "Alright."


    After hanging up the call, before Karen could even speak, Keh beat her to it.


    "Is Dorothy not up for hanging out?"


    "She does, but it''s a bitplicated right now! Everett''s at her ce."


    Keh furrowed his brows instantly.


    "Why is he bothering Dorothy again? Didn''t they already break up?"


    "ording to Dorothy, the kids asked him toe over! And then Everett got sick, and just when Kevin was tied up and couldn''t pick him up, so Dorothy couldn''t make it."


    "...Everett is sick?"


    "Yeah! And it doesn''t seem like he''s faking it; he ended up in the hospital." Karen paused, then suddenly added, "Do you think... maybe Everett broke up out of the blue because he''s got some terminal illness? And he wanted to spare Dorothy the trouble, so he just asked for a breakup all of a sudden?"N?velDrama.Org (C) content.


    It''s just like a plot from a TV series!


    After all, Everett had shown such deep love before, how could he just decide to leave Dorothy because of his mother''s death?


    If it was about some legal trouble that just came up, that would be understandable. But that had been dragging on for years, Everett should have been prepared for that!


    Even when Dorothy asked to drop the charges, it was Everett who refused.


    "No way, Dorothy went to the hospital, right? What did the doctor say?"


    "Dorothy didn''t tell me that part."


    Keh smirked, "Then it''s not what you''re thinking. If Everett really had some serious illness, Dorothy would have known, especially after visiting the hospital." "You''re right."


    "Let''s not push her then. If she''s not free today, I won''t make it hard for her."


    Keh didn''t want Dorothy to have any bad impressions of him.


    Her life wasplicated enough. If he could help, great; if not, he didn''t want to add to her troubles.


    After ending the call, Dorothy sighed in relief.


    Aside from Everett''s situation, she genuinely didn''t want to meet Keh.


    It wasn''t out of dislike or fear, but


    rather sooner and longer distanced herself, the faster


    I move on with his lifet


    WY


    Keh had already wasted too much time on her; it couldn''t go on like this.


    Abigail and Langston''sughter asionally echoed from their room, creating a harmonious atmosphere.


    Dorothy nced in that direction, feeling torn.


    She wanted Kevin to free up and take Everett away, not wanting him at her ce!


    Yet, she also wished Kevin would


    dy, just a bit longer, so the kids could pend more time with their


    dad, allowing this household to feelplete for a while longer...


    Dorothy found herself unable to focus on anything else, just sitting on the living room couch, seemingly watching TV.


    After a while, Everett walked out of the room with long strides.


    "It''s getting dark; I should head out."


    Dorothy nced at him, standing up, "Did Kevine?"


    Everett shook his head, "No, he''s still tied up. I''ll just hail a cab."


    "At this hour? What if you pass out in the cab?"


    Despite herself, Dorothy''s concern for him was evident.


    Everett gave a half-smile, "I should be fine, unlikely to happen."


    "And you say unlikely, were you not the one who ended up in the hospital today?" She crossed her arms, eyeing the man before her, "Just


    wait here for Kevin. I''m not kicking yout out anymore."