Everett exhaled deeply, striding forward to envelop her in a firm embrace.

The force caught Dorothy off guard, her nose crashing against his chest, flooding her with a sharp pang of pain.

"Everett..."

"Don't ever makeunable to reach you, Dorothy. Even if you're mad, you can't just ignore my calls!"

Dorothy opened her mouth to respond, but before words could form, she felt a cool, damp sensation along her neck, sending her into a momentary

panic, her arms instinctively wrapping around Everett's waist.

He held her tightly, as if wishing to meld her into his very being, to becone.

"I'm sorry... I won't do it again." Dorothy found herself tangled in her emotions, instinctively choosing to evade further confrontation.

angry with Everett; jealousy was a new emotion

silence.

Quincy, I can't explain now, just

sighed softly, "It's not that

"Just trustingis enough."

conceding, "It's not that I distrust Dr. Quincy. I'm just afraid she'll end up

I... I'm afraid I won't

Everett shone, the more

Everett was beyond her exclusive claim, her own merits and assets

Her father and Jonathan were old friends, Jonathan even openly expressed his wish for her to marry

a potential daughter-in-law, she was already approved by

had nothing but Everett's steadfastness, no ace up her

"She doesn't like me."

Dorothy looked up at him, "The more you two interact, the more likely her

envy of Dorothy's pure love

upon reflection.

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