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.

with Everett; jealousy was

silence.

can't explain now, just this one thing, can you

"It's not

"Just trustingis enough."

distrust Dr. Quincy. I'm just afraid she'll end up hopelessly in love with

won't stand a chance against

shone, the more inadequate Dorothy

her exclusive claim, her own merits and assets insufficient

friends, Jonathan even openly expressed his

potential daughter-in-law, she was already approved by the entire

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

"She doesn't like me."

him, "The more you two

in Swevia Country, Quincy had often expressed envy of Dorothy's pure love for Everett, wishing for similar affection, stirring unease

upon reflection.

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