Dorothy’s body tensed up, her reaction nearly answering the question for him.

She desperately wanted to ask Everett when he’d started suspecting her. She thought she had hidden it so well.

Seeing her silence, Everett pressed on, “It was Heather, wasn’t it? I’ll call her over and you can deal with her as you see fit.”

“Don’t!” Dorothy finally spoke up, “I don’t need you to intervene. I can handle this myself.”

“Don’t worry about my mom. I’ll talk to her.”

By hook or by crook, he would get what he wanted.

Amanda surely wouldn’t turn against her son over Heather. And Heather had definitely tarnished her standing in Amanda’s eyes after the recent accident in which she hurt Everett.

“I really don’t need it, Everett. Please, stay out of this.”

Dorothy tried to walk away, but Everett pulled her back.

“There’s really nothing between Heather and me.”

“I know that!”

anything between Everett and Heather now, she’d be

“Dorothy…”

back and rest? Please?” Dorothy gave him a weary smile, clearly wanting to drop the subject, “Everett, I don’t want to incriminate anyone without evidence. If we just use your family clout to pin this on Heather,

truth, a

aware that if she asked Everett to take Heather out, he would do it in a heartbeat.

Heather and Amanda back in the day, making sure they all

help you find

stop. I need to do this

was there, he might not

dragged back to Jeffrey’s place without any

had thought Jeffrey, who clearly had no respect for anyone, would

lock the door

playing at? I need

it’s late and your parents are asleep. They have no idea you’re out meeting

him, “Ever heard

then noticed that his knuckles were bleeding and

let me go, or I’ll tell Dorothy first thing tomorrow! I’ll

water and then licked his mouth, “He’s all cuddled up with his wife and sleeping soundly. Why would he bother with

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