Dorothy cradled his face in her hands and leaned in for a kiss.

"Promise me, we'll forget the past. No more dwelling on it, no more talking about it. I believe everything that happened was just a process, a test of our love. And now that the test is over, we're still together. That's what truly matters."

Everett was just too caring.

His love was always tinged with a sense of owing more, and it showed.

But the burden was too heavy, and thinking too much wasn't what Dorothy wanted to see.

Holding her hand tightly, Everett finally cracked a smile and nodded lightly, "Okay, your wish is my command."

Just as Dorothy was about to embrace him, the doorbell rang out of the blue-

"Who could that be at this hour?"

as surprised,

pulled her back, "Stay here, I'll check it

it might be Maxton stirring up trouble again, Everett went to answer

there stood Jeffrey and

a big smile, stood at the doorstep, "You called me about how to make that lemonade recipe, it's my secret formula. I

"In the master bedroom."

find her! You two chat." Karen breezed

bit of a neat freak and not keen on having

Jeffrey in, "Having Karen around might take Dorothy's mind off feeling

really would do anything

of Karen, right?"

know him? Everywhere he went, there was always a bottle saved for

bar scene in front of Karen, alright? And definitely don't bring

Mention anything upsetting, and she'd

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