Chapter 489

“Now you see! Everett’s heart has always belonged to our Dorothy, not that Heather!”

Jeffrey was left speechless by her blunt words. His arms crossed over his chest as he watched her vent. When the tirade was over, he finally murmured, “Are you still heading out for some beer?”

“Yes!”

Karen had the knack for being flexible – she had to express herself when discomforted, and so did when she was happy.

Jeffrey was still on the mend and not quite steady on his feet. Karen had to drive.

She wasn’t used to drive, especially not in a luxury car. It took her a good while to figure out the controls before they were finally on their way.

Once at the supermarket, Karen pushed the cart and loaded it with a dozen bottles of beer. She wasn’t sure which one tasted best, so she’d just try them all.

Jeffrey eyed her hoarding and pointed at the growing collection in the cart, “You’re not going to get out of your bed tomorrow if you drink all those.”

picked up a can with a red label, inspecting it back

the

care about anyone else’s well–being, other than Dorothy?

smile, “Sorry, sorry, totally slipped my mind about your injury! Just that I thought your wouldn’t

bring that up again? I’m

shrugged and even patted his shoulder in a mock–consoling gesture, “I’m just looking out for you, reminding you to keep your eyes peeled next time. Don’t jump to conclusions without knowing the full

that advice was coming back to haunt him.

simply chose to keep quiet. If he couldn’t beat

at the hotel’s entrance, noting the prominent letter ‘L‘ and pointed, “That ‘L‘ wouldn’t stand for ‘Lopez‘, would it?”

followed her. “Don’t tell me that you don’t know it is part of the family business of the Lopezes. This is just a drop in the bucket for the

at the towering building and lost in thought. Jeffrey mistook her expression for admiration, but her mind was racing. For Dorothy, confronting the Lopez family would be as hard as extracting a

impossible it

without Everett’s protection, Dorothy might vanish from the world before she ever

felt so exhausted.

he would be more restrained

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