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?"

you think... maybe Everett broke up out of the blue because he's got some terminal illness? And he wanted to spare Dorothy the trouble, so he

just like a plot from

had shown such deep love before, how could he just decide to leave Dorothy because of his

would be understandable.

the charges, it was Everett

the hospital, right?

tell me

you're thinking. If Everett really had some serious illness, Dorothy would have known, especially

she's not free today, I won't make

want Dorothy to have any bad

enough. If he could help, great; if

the call, Dorothy sighed

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

fear, but rather sooner and longer distanced herself, the faster I move on with his

too much time on her;

Langston's laughter occasionally echoed from their room,

that

to free up and take

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