Chapter 516

Jeffrey had never been one to stir trouble–except when it came to bickering with Karen. Ever since she had disrupted his peace that one time, any time he even thought about flirting with someone else, her face would pop up in his mind like a persistent ghost.

It left him unusually irritable, feeling as if there was some unfinished business nagging at him. I’ve never felt this way before.”

Everett’s approach to love was steadfast and enduring, so he wasn’t familiar with fleeting affections.

“You wouldn’t understand even if I explained it to you,” Jeffrey grumbled. “I’m thinking of hanging out with her again. Maybe I’m just intrigued because she’s so sharp–witted. Once I’m back home and surrounded by all the local beauties, I’ll probably forget all about her.”

“If that’s your attitude, you’d better stay away from her,” Everett warned, his brow furrowing deeper with each word Jeffrey said. “If Dorothy comes after you for this, don’t expect me to have your back.”

“Come on, man! Are we friends or not?” Jeffrey scoffed at Everett’s attempt to wash his hands of the matter. “You’d really ditch me over a girl?”

the sea, but you just had to go for the one swimming around Dorothy. I wouldn’t care about any other girls

different!

seriousness that was rare for him, “Then will you marry her?”

Marry her?

hit Jeffrey like a bucket of cold

and now suddenly, it was on the table.

the gun here? I haven’t even got to first

she agreed to be with you, would

moment, then shook his head, “No, I wouldn’t. The whole idea of marriage seems so dull to me. Why do two people need a piece of paper to tie them down? Then there’s the meddling in each other’s lives and shared responsibilities.

step into her life.”

ways to be suddenly reined in by

think it’s a no–go between us too,

what you want. Everyone

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