Dorothy remained silent.

Surprisingly, Everett didn’t push her for an answer. Or perhaps, deep down, he already knew what it was.

Truth be told, even if Dorothy hadn’t asked Karen to break the news in advance, Kenneth knew a day like this would come eventually.

After all, the children weren’t really his. Everett wouldn’t let him play dad forever.

In a few hours, Dorothy and Everett would be landing at Eldorria City Airport.

Kenneth watched as the living room bustled, the two kids dressed and ready to go with Karen to pick them up. A complex mix of emotions brewed inside him.

Karen was ruffling Abigail’s hair, laughing and chasing after the kids. She looked up and caught Kenneth’s pained expression.

“Hey, you munchkins, keep playing. Aunt Karen needs to chat with Kenneth for a sec.”

She gave Abigail’s head a gentle pat before walking over to Kenneth.

you up,

lips twisted into a half-smile. “Like

will be back for good in like, twenty days max! As soon as they get the security footage

the picture, Kenneth should have felt a twinge

concern overshadowed everything

could be in

When we were in Swevia Country, I seriously thought about convincing her to drop it, to just let it go. I mean, Everett’s got her back now, even his parents can’t

off before she could finish, “Dorothy won’t agree to that. Her mom’s death was so sudden. It’s been

jobs through the toughest of student days, all to pay for her mom’s medical bills. To see her mother well again was

her mom seemed to be getting better post-surgery, the

of

mother’s murder was

hate

he asked, “If it were you, could you

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