"Can you come out? Is that alright?"

"Yeah, just tell him to hold on a sec, I'll give you a call once I'm done here."

"Great! See you in a bit."

After hanging up, Dorothy put her phone down and turned around, only to jump at the sight of Everett, who had somehow appeared right beside her without her noticing!

"You... what are you doing here?!"

"You're meeting Kenneth?"

The moment he spoke, Everett's emotions were hard to hide.

"It's none of your business. If you can stay, stay. If not, better leave."

Dorothy didn't want to engage in conversation. Ever since that kiss in the kitchen, she quickly stepped back to put some distance between herself and this dangerous man.

To avoid any chance of her ex-boyfriend, now clearly a past chapter, making unwelcome advances again.

"Dorothy, you're not going."

see a doctor if you're sick, but don't come here causing a scene! Who I

her ex get to dictate her

friends! The moment we hit a rough patch, he breaks up with his girlfriend.

It was blatantly obvious!

We're broken

she needed

she

me hastily finding a step-dad for Abigail and Langston? Kenneth has known them since they were babies, especially Langston. He practically raised him, so it's not like it's a

Everett closed the gap,

"Dorothy! Say that again?"

Abigail and Langston are still

breath hitch as he

Langston, Abigail along,

to while you talk to

didn't step back; he even reached out to

meet Kenneth,

choice, now please leave. Kevin is busy, so just take

being firmer earlier.

If you go meet

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