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?"

just as surprised, clearly

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

Maxton stirring up trouble again, Everett

there stood Jeffrey

lemonade recipe, it's my secret formula.

"In the master bedroom."

her! You two chat." Karen breezed past Everett

knew his friend was a bit of a neat freak and not keen on

stepped aside to let Jeffrey in, "Having Karen around

would do anything for Dorothy,

in ages because of Karen, right?" Back in the day, Jeffrey was the

bar owner didn't know him? Everywhere he went, there was always a bottle saved for

front of

upsetting, and she'd be packing her bags

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