Karen's words hit Dorothy like a ton of bricks. It was such a cliché.

The only reason she hadn't thought of it herself was because Everett's mother had indeed passed away during that time, and his mom had some deep-seated issues with Dorothy, which overshadowed everything else.

Seeing Dorothy silent, Karen pressed on, "Think about it, is there anything off about Everett? Are he and Quincy really an item?"

"All I know is that Everett kept meeting up with her. I've caught the scent of Quincy's perfume on him, and then... Quincy was called into his office alone."

"You're just too emotionally involved to see it clearly. Don't you think all this is a bit suspicious?"

"Hmm..."

Dorothy was feeling a whirlwind of emotions.

But!

She was certain she didn't want Karen's words to be true.

it meant Everett was suffering from a serious illness, the kind

didn't want Everett to

if it meant breaking up, even if he had fallen out of love with her, even if he had left her for someone

out of Jeffrey. That guy never spills

nodded, "Could you... could you look into it

instinctively reached out to hold her hand, only to realize Dorothy's

And trembling.

this moment Karen truly regretted her

before confirming it! If

There's no conclusion yet, maybe... maybe my

stiffening up, feeling as though her blood was

own eyes! Karen... I saw it! If it's true, I can't even

rubbed Dorothy's hands to warm

just

was deathly pale, her spirit

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