Ken remained silent.

Though he knew that Dorothy would never take Everett to the graveyard.

The drive back to Bay Residence was charged with a heavy silence.

Apart from Abigail and Langston’s playful giggles, Dorothy and Everett hardly exchanged a word.

Everett had not only done thorough preparation for the memorial but had also purchased a prime plot in the cemetery, hoping that if Dorothy agreed, they could relocate her mother’s resting place there.

However, it was clear she wasn’t even willing to let him go with her.

As the car came to a halt in front of Bay Residence, Everett stepped out first, cradling Abigail in his arms, with Langston and Dorothy trailing behind.

Dorothy wanted to strike up a conversation with Everett, but seeing him not even turning back, she swallowed the words back.

He took the kids to the play castle, leaving her alone in the living room.

Everett wasn’t a man without temper. He was simply

glanced at the calendar on her

by quickly, and now only half of it was left. Dorothy didn’t want to squander these last precious moments

went to

emerged, he found Dorothy sitting at

all the gloom and irritation seemed to

utterly

Care to taste?” Dorothy offered him a

chair and sat down. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a small cut on her hand, likely from

this again,” Everett said gravely and rose to

let him bandage her wound without protest, resting her cheek against

“I’m not mad.”

Dorothy blinked at him playfully.

first-aid kit and then came back, scooping

turn on the light but instead gently laid Dorothy down on the bed. The afternoon sun was no longer strong, casting a soft glow through the window

and after a long moment,

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