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?"

out of the blue because he's

plot from

shown such deep love before, how could he just decide to leave

some legal trouble that just came up, that would be understandable. But that had been dragging on for years, Everett should

drop the charges, it was Everett

hospital, right? What did the doctor

tell me that

it's not what you're thinking. If Everett really had some serious illness, Dorothy would have

free today, I won't make it hard

have

If he could help, great; if not, he didn't want

call,

situation, she genuinely didn't want to meet

of dislike or fear, but rather sooner and longer distanced

already wasted too much time on

laughter occasionally echoed from their room, creating a harmonious

in that

and take Everett away, not wanting him at

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