Jeffrey! Why on earth was he here? Without a second thought, Karen grabbed Dorothy by the arm and dragged Dorothy inside.

She didn't want to see Jeffrey, not for any reason, not at all! But how could Karen outrun Jeffrey, a man towering six-foot-three frame? Within moments, she felt a firm grip on her wrist from behind.

"Karen, stop running!" Hearing Jeffrey's voice, Dorothy finally understood why Karen had suddenly bolted.

She had been utterly clueless just seconds ago.

"Let go of me!" Karen snapped, whirling around to shove him away.

Jeffrey quickly released her, saying, "Okay, okay, I'm letting go! Just don't freak out, please!" In her fury, Karen hardly heard his words, but Dorothy caught on quickly.

"Jeffrey, you shouldn't be here. You two are done," she pointed out, testing the waters.

up on her from downstairs. Didn't mean

end trying to find Karen and had ultimately sought help from

Everett had warned him not to let on about the protection detail he'd arranged for

Karen glared

took towards the stairs,

between the two, and as a third party, no matter how close, she had no say. So, she said frankly, "Karen, I'm going to head back. I think Jeffrey has something he wants to say to you." "Don't you ditch

there had been

to swallow, Dorothy felt Karen should at least inform Jeffrey

different from her own; there was

we talk for a minute?" Jeffrey's voice faltered when it mattered

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