Everett's gaze was fixed on her, unblinking and intense, as if he was trying to gauge the sincerity behind her words. If it weren't for the fact that she needed to keep a grip on him, Dorothy might have raised her hand to swear on it!

"Trust me this time, I'll be absolutely, absolutely obedient!"

He didn't say anything, just kept looking at her.

Finally, Everett spoke softly after a long moment.

"Alright, then we'll have another baby."

"You really mean it!" Dorothy burst into a smile, wrapping her arms around his neck to plant a kiss on his cheek, "Everett, thank you!"

That left him somewhat at a loss for words.

Everett raised his hand, gently stroking her hair, "I know you're doing this so I won't have any regrets."

He might not have been a mind reader, but he knew Dorothy well.

Otherwise, with her career-driven nature, how could she possibly want to have a baby right when their startup was getting off the ground?

understood, he got it

...

woke up, she realized her alarm

she had slept so

reason she woke up was because of the delicious smell wafting

up, freshened up, and walked out of the bedroom to find Everett had already dropped the kids off at school and even made breakfast, neatly arranged on the dining table. "You're

see him still

pushed a morning meeting to the

those words, Dorothy understood he was specifically waiting for her, probably wanting to have

landing on not just the breakfast on the table

ever having taken them, she knew what they

did you

had clearly

sit down." Everett seemed prepared for this conversation, his demeanor

calm, but

definitely not

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