Dorothy stepped into the room, clutching her clothes, and headed for the bathroom to change.

She had felt a sudden awkwardness, wanting to say something to him, yet uncertain about what words would be fitting.

Emerging from the bathroom, she found Everett still engrossed in his work.

Resuming her usual routine, Dorothy settled onto the couch to quietly observe Everett at his office tasks.

The ping of a WhatsApp notification interrupted her gaze.

Looking down, she saw a message from Kenneth.

[Sorry Dorothy, I'm just not in the mood to eat. It has nothing to do with you! I didn't expect my parents to hassle Karen into calling you, sorry for the disturbance. Don't be mad.] Dorothy could almost see the anxious expression on Kenneth's face as he typed.

But she wasn't mad.

Kenneth's parents had pushed Karen to call her. Everyone

texted back: [Kenneth, don’t be so hard on yourself. I'm not upset, just focus on getting better.] This time, Kenneth didn't reply with text but

at Everett and chose to

it was because I missed the kids.] Dorothy grasped this

as she was about to reply, he sent another voice message,

an attempt to convert it, she accidentally hit play due

a bit hoarse but still

too." Dorothy wished she could throw her

gaze piercing through her, as if her head was about to

miss you," prompting his response of, "I miss you too."

he was coming over to her, Everett abruptly turned and entered the bathroom, shutting the door

half a minute, the sound

slipped on her slippers and approached the bathroom door, calling out, "Everett, that voice message isn't what you think!" The sound of water

of my business. I don't want to hear it." Dorothy was at a loss for words, his aloof tone making her

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