Karen caught Kenneth's gaze from across the room.

"Let me have a word with my brother."

"Alright."

After hanging up the call, before Karen could even speak, Kenneth beat her to it.

"Is Dorothy not up for hanging out?"

"She does, but it's a bit complicated right now! Everett's at her place."

Kenneth furrowed his brows instantly.

"Why is he bothering Dorothy again? Didn't they already break up?"

"According to Dorothy, the kids asked him to come over! And then Everett got sick, and just when Kevin was tied up and couldn't pick him up, so Dorothy couldn't make it."

"...Everett is sick?"

paused, then suddenly added, "Do you think... maybe Everett broke up out of the blue because he's got some terminal illness? And he wanted

like a plot from a

love before, how could he just decide to leave Dorothy

be understandable. But

the charges, it was Everett who

to the hospital, right?

didn't tell me

If Everett really had some serious illness,

free today, I won't make

want Dorothy to have any bad impressions

great; if not, he didn't want to add

call, Dorothy sighed

situation, she genuinely didn't want to

sooner and longer distanced

time on her; it couldn't

and Langston's laughter occasionally echoed from their room,

glanced in that

up and take Everett away,

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