"Alright, so if Abigail and Langston are tagging along with you, does that mean I'm free to look for someone else?"

That one sentence nearly had Everett choking on his own breath.

When he spoke again, his tone was edged with frustration, "Are you that desperate?"

"Yes! I am that desperate," Dorothy admitted boldly, her gaze fixed on him. "Since you can talk about breaking up and leaving us to marry whoever we want in the future, then I'm going to find a new boyfriend, right here, right now! Any guy will do! I'll make sure to get married to someone else before you tie the knot with Quincy!"

"Don't forget, Kenneth is still single."

"Everett, I'm not joking with you. As soon as you marry Quincy, I'll definitely marry—"

"Enough."

Everett cut her off.

His temples were throbbing by now.

"Suit yourself. If Kenneth is willing to marry you, then by all means, go ahead. There's no need to tell me all this."

"Are we done here? You can leave now."

her, refusing to look at

he finally heard her footsteps as she left,

was gone, Everett immediately took out his phone to

still in

"Yeah!"

them Kenneth needs to go abroad for surgery and recovery. Then pick a far-off country

...

return to

she went to the apartment Karen

the journey, Dorothy thought about having a good cry once frustrations, and then to think thing

her eyes were dry and

It was almost laughable.

She couldn't even cry.

the small couch, curled up, she stared blankly,

Dorothy's mind was a mess, and she couldn't focus on

the repeated ring

calls from Karen

calling me

managed a wry smile and called Karen

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