"What's up?" Dorothy asked almost reflexively.

"Something really important."

That answer was as good as saying nothing.

Dorothy rolled her eyes and took a seat, "Why all the secrecy? You're even keeping me in the dark?"

Everett chuckled, "I'm not keeping secrets from you, it's just not the right time for you to know."

"Alright then." She didn't press further, completely trusting him.

After playing with Abigail and Langston for a while, Everett went to tuck them into bed in the kids' room before heading back to the master bedroom. Dorothy was busy giving instructions to a subordinate, gesticulating with her hands as if the other person could see her.

He smirked, grabbed a dark-colored bathrobe, and headed into the bathroom.

Shortly after, there was a knock on the door.

"Everett, are you done showering?"

wrapped himself in a towel,

moment, her cheeks flushing a

she was feeling unwell or

with a suppressed smile, turning to iron Everett's suit for the

her small figure confidently head into the walk-in closet,

his phone, finding several unread

Lopez, everything has been arranged as

Lopez, I've retrieved the item from the safe. I've checked it thoroughly,

lit up as

Good.

...

closet, Dorothy meticulously ironed

a housekeeper, so these chores fell to

suggested hiring someone a few times to ease

him, Dorothy also felt that having an

demanding tasks like cleaning the floors were often done by Everett who woke up early to handle them. Dorothy took care of the smaller tasks, like

a wife, she genuinely

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