Everett couldn't bring himself to meet her gaze any longer, his eyes darting away. He had to keep his emotions under wraps. After all, the plan had Quincy hooked, and they were just a heartbeat away from securing the antidote for Dorothy...

"We... we broke up, but Abigail and Langston are my kids. I can't let them go abroad with you."

Dorothy's eyes widened in shock, staring at him in disbelief. "What do you mean? You want to keep the kids here?"

Karen, overhearing this, immediately got worked up. "The kids are Dorothy's. What right do you have? It's you who wanted the breakup, so what grounds do you have to make demands?"

Dorothy couldn't believe these words were coming from Everett. How could he change like this?

"The kids have to stay here, no matter what. I can't let you take them."

to leave Abigail and

didn't approve, even

live her life now? Oh, now your mother is gone and you feel bad, so

to get more involved in this mess, especially since there

let us handle this, please go

to pull at Karen's hand. But she shook it off, visibly upset, standing up for her

just because you're in a position of power, you can manipulate Dorothy? Well, don't forget, it was you who begged Dorothy to be with you! If not for you, there would be plenty

like confronting women. Especially since Karen had a temper, and if a real argument broke out, he doubted he could outtalk her. And then there's Jeffrey... He

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