"Um, didn't you fall asleep?" Dorothy was startled by Everett's sudden movement.

Everett opened his eyes, and even in the dim moonlit room, he could precisely lock onto her gaze.

"Answer my question." "I was heading to bed." As Dorothy turned to leave, he caught her wrist as his tall figure rose abruptly from the couch, "Tell me, I want to hear it." "Just because you want to hear it means I have to answer?" "Yes." Everett's tone was unusually commanding when he forced a direct response from her.

Dorothy knew she couldn't dodge this, and after a moment, her demeanor softened slightly, "You want my trust, and I can't give it." "What if you don't have to trust me? Can you be at peace by my side then?" he asked.

"Letfinish." "Alright." Dorothy took a deep breath, eyes downcast as she said, "I'm torn, too. I know if I give up clearing my mother's name, I could gain the approval of the Lopez family; I could be with you and also our kids. But... wouldn't that be like stepping over my mom's body to enter the Lopez family? I just can't do it!" She even felt that any slight wavering in her resolve was a sin! Like she'd be damned to the

death seems the

failed attempt on Amanda, she hadn't thought

for lack of opportunity but a complete loss of will. She just wanted to be free to leave this world forever, where none of its turmoil could touch her. She'd

Eventually, her hallucinations began.

could see her mother waving her over

could read the lines carved on them, "Pierceinto your body, and

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