Everett suddenly slumped, his entire frame leaning on Dorothy's shoulder, his six-foot-three stature making it hard for her to breathe.

He was silent, simply resting against her.

Dorothy tried to speak several times but held back, deciding to let him catch his breath first.

Then, abruptly, she felt a dampness on her neck. The tears trailed down her collarbone, slowly slipping away.

Everett was crying, soundlessly.

The last time he cried, he blamed it on the whiskey, but this time, he was sober.

"Everett." "Dorothy, you can't keep leaving me," his voice was hoarse, his chest trembled with each word, "Once is enough.” He couldn't bear it happening again.

Karen had landed a job.

working remotely as an event planner, no need to

countless times that she should drop the idea of working and just enjoy being taken care of, Karen didn't want to be

month for your salary?" "There's benefits too, you know, health, dental, and retirement plans. It all adds up to more

We could even... you know, during lunch breaks." "Don't you think about anything

find some other women?

come over for dinner tonight. So cut it out.” Every time she tangled

to see the folks." "Those are my parents." "Sooner or later I'll have to call them mine, right? Might as well get familiar now." Jeffrey got up and started calling his secretary to order gifts to

he visited Karen's parents, he'd come bearing armfuls

someone

yet." "If you don't agree, then you're not going anywhere either." Jeffrey had become

drove to

just returning from the market, hands full of groceries. When he got home, he immediately spotted Jeffrey's flashy car —a sight

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