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.

just checking up on her from downstairs. Didn't mean to intrude," Jeffrey stammered,

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

warned him not to let on about the protection detail he'd arranged for her, especially

right now!" Karen glared at him,

towards the stairs, Jeffrey

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 me! I have nothing to say to him!" "Karen! Didn't you say it

there had been real affection

child was a tough pill to swallow, Dorothy felt Karen should at least inform Jeffrey about her decision to

there was no deep-seated vendetta, no maternal

just... can we talk for a minute?"

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