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?"

ended up in the hospital." Karen paused, then suddenly added, "Do you think... maybe Everett broke up out of the blue because

just like a plot

shown such deep love before, how could he just decide

understandable. But that had been dragging on for years, Everett should

when Dorothy asked to drop the charges,

the hospital, right?

didn't tell me that

"Then it's not what you're thinking. If Everett really had some serious illness, Dorothy would have known, especially after visiting the

not push her then. If she's not free

Dorothy to have

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

call, Dorothy sighed

Everett's situation, she genuinely didn't want to meet

and longer distanced herself, the faster I move on

on her;

echoed from

in that direction, feeling

up and take Everett away, not wanting him at

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