Everett had deleted her, and somehow, Dorothy felt a wave of relief wash over her.

Thank goodness... thank goodness the call didn't go through.

Dorothy was convinced she had lost her mind; the more she thought about it, the more certain she became.

From the moment she wanted to hear his voice, she knew she wasn't herself; she was bewitched! If the call had connected, the fallout would have been unimaginable. All the harsh words she'd previously hurled at Everett would have been overturned, and even worse... he might have caught on to her scheme.

She quickly set her phone aside as if it were a hot potato.

Liberty City.

Everett was driving back to his residence after wrapping up a meeting. He was no longer shacking up with Abigail and Langston at a hotel but had instead purchased a property in the area.

about to reach home, his phone

answered

me with that line?" Jeffrey sounded a bit miffed, "As if I can't call you unless there's something pressing!" "Because you rarely call about something serious, and I rarely have time to chat about trivia.” Jeffrey couldn't help but laugh at his

of Bay Residence." Everett's grip on the steering wheel tightened ever so slightly before he replied, "Handle it as you see fit." "I hope you're serious about selling it, man. Don't make me take a deposit and then you get cold feet. You know what Bay Residence means to you." "I won't change my mind." Everett's voice was firm, "I won't be returning to Eldorria City for the next few years so that property is of no use to me now." "Whoa, you're planning to stay in Liberty City for years?!" "If all goes as planned.” His work was more accessible here, and many high-end tech conferences chose this

you're not seriously moving halfway across the world just to avoid her, are

avoiding anyone."

it, not a single

and appliances as well, correct?" "Yeah, anything I wanted has already been taken care of." "Alright then! So, it looks like you won't be coming back even when Karen has

birth, Dorothy would su (€lybedher@lld Was Qbyipum Everett did n't want

that. Just inform Karen about my return; she'll take

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