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

a half-smile. “Like I could hide

worry, Kenneth. Dorothy will be back for good in like, twenty days max! As soon as they get the security footage from Byte 7 sorted, she’s gonna

the other man in the picture, Kenneth should have felt a twinge of joy at

concern overshadowed everything

be in real

I seriously thought about convincing her to drop it, to just let

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

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

mom seemed to be getting better post-surgery,

kind of loss

was

hate ruin her life, can

voice serious as he asked, “If

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