Karen waved goodbye to Dorothy until she was out of sight, then turned back towards the house.

Inside, Jeffrey had just finished tucking their daughter into bed and came out to the living room, raising an eyebrow at his wife, "Was that Dorothy who dropped by?" "Yeah, but she's gone now."

Jeffrey, oblivious to the gravity of the situation, shrugged and chuckled, "That Dorothy, she's really Everett's darling, isn't she? Every time she visits us, Everett has to shoot me a text to check in." "Well, these are unusual times. Having Everett keeping an eye out does put my mind at ease."

Karen felt somewhat helpless at the moment.

Being pregnant meant she had to sit out on a lot of things.

"Just relax at home and wait for our good news! Even if something were to happen to Everett, Dorothy will be fine. Don't worry."

"Okay."

Karen nodded, choosing not to tell Jeffrey about the location Kenneth had sent her.

discuss it with Everett,

...

Dorothy got into Kevin's car, she kept her eyes glued

heading back to Bay

first, I need to pick

a location, which was in a fairly central

Looking for anything in

to take back." After a pause, she quickly added, "You don't need to tell Everett, okay? If he calls asking, just say I haven't left Karen's yet."

not about keeping secrets, it's just... in Everett's eyes,

right now! If I

shopping, there's no

Kevin chuckled at that.

end of the tunnel! It's nice to see you

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