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.

checking up on her from downstairs.

his wit's end trying to find Karen and had ultimately sought help

Everett had warned him not to let on about the

Karen glared

step they took towards the stairs, Jeffrey followed

settled 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

there had been

of his ex's child was a tough pill to swallow, Dorothy felt Karen should at least inform Jeffrey about her decision to terminate

situation was different from her own; there was no

just... can we talk for a minute?" Jeffrey's voice

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