When Dorothy woke up, the night had already wrapped the world outside in its dark embrace.

Stretching languidly, she rose from the bed. Her legs were still tingling with a residual soreness, but at least she could walk now.

Stepping out of the bedroom, the first floor was deserted, with only a single lamp casting a warm glow in the living room—it seemed like no one from upstairs had ventured down in quite some time.

As she reached the stairwell, the sounds of playful commotion drifted down from above. Everett was up there, his patience a well from which Abigail and Langston drew joyously. Each question they posed was met with careful attention, and Everett’s answers were thorough, a testament to his commitment to their curiosity.

Dorothy knew that back at the Lopez Corporation, loads of work had awaited him, yet here he was playing with the children.

Hearing Dorothy’s movement, Everett looked toward the staircase.

“Mommy’s here!” Abigail’s little figure darted into Dorothy’s arms. “Look, Daddy got us new toys! I just unwrapped them!”

a mountain of toys—no forts or anything too rowdy that might have prompted a mild reprimand to Everett. She understood his desire to make up for the lost time with

stood up and circled Dorothy into a

and she could

up something light for you. You can’t skip meals, it’s not

uncharacteristically compliant.

progress bar on his computer finally hit 100%. He turned to share his triumph with Everett, only

Everett instructed the chef to prepare snacks for the children, he returned with a gentle question. “Mommy and I are visiting Saint Cathedral tomorrow morning. You two want to

about to express her

I haven’t finished setting up the network security

him!” Abigail declared, wrapping her arms around Langston’s neck with a

did

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