"What do you mean 'nothing's wrong'? You just passed out again!"

Dorothy was terrified that he would ask her to quit her job, so she quickly said, "I won't stay up late anymore...I swear..."

"I can't trust you anymore, you little fibber. From tomorrow, Kevin will take over everything until you're completely detoxed. Then you can go back to dealing with the company's stuff."

She wanted to argue, to say that without Kevin by his side, things would be really inconvenient for Everett.

But seeing his slightly bloodshot eyes, Dorothy couldn't bring herself to protest. She just nodded in agreement.

"Okay."

After observing her for a while in the hospital and ensuring she could walk on her own, Everett finally took her back to Bay Residence.

As soon as they got out of the car, Everett made a point of walking around to her side and offering his hand.

"Hold on to me."

Dorothy protested, "I'm fine, really. I was walking normally in the hospital, wasn't I? Don't worry!"

When she refused, Everett simply swept her into his arms in a bold move.

"Ah!"

of being lifted off the ground made her a bit uncomfortable,

his profile, which was growing more brooding by the second, Dorothy said softly, "I'm really okay. You've already come so far with your plan, please don't act impulsively and go after Quincy now." She could tell by the tightness of Everett's expression that he

"I know."

Dorothy's health was beginning to suffer irreversible damage made him

soon, Everett. Don't rush."

from her, no one else could really get

pregnant this month, there's always next month. But given the current situation, she has to get pregnant this month!

do your best. I know you're even

at Dorothy, swallowing the words he wanted to

he was regretful for having drunk the water Dorothy

to be the

have been

to call her a fool, but looking at Dorothy's smiling face, how could

...

meeting at the hotel again tonight,

invitations made it clear; he really wanted

in her dressing room, applied a delicate makeup look,

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