"Ugh, I didn't hear it over the sizzling in the kitchen." Dorothy quickly went to check her phone.

Sure enough, there was a missed call, but it was only ten minutes ago.

Ten minutes without answering and Kenneth showed up? What, did he ride a rocket? "Is something up with Karen? Still upset over Jeffrey?" Kenneth made himself at home on the sofa as soon as he walked in, his concern for Karen evident in his every word.

He always had a way of keeping just the right distance, never overwhelming Dorothy or stepping over the line.

After a moment's thought, Dorothy nodded. "You could say that." After all, Karen's lethargy was mostly on account of Jeffrey.

away in the kitchen for her. If she's craving something, she could just tell me. You're... you've got enough on your plate, worrying about your mom and all." "Don't be hard on her! It's just cooking, no big deal.” Dorothy was cautious not to even mention Jeffrey's name around Karen these days! Pregnancy hormones were a wild

handle lunch and dinner." Kenneth offered, then quickly added,

propriety, Karen's diet was crucial after her procedure, and if Kenneth took over the cooking, wouldn't he notice something was off? "Alright then." Kenneth didn't

was Karen's apartment after all, and Kenneth had paid for it. She couldn't very well kick him

did help

couldn't stay at Karen's place forever. Eldorria City was big enough; she could find her own place to rent. At

time Karen woke

like a child at

really miss our days back at the Prosperity Consortium! Even though you had to rush to the hospital after work to take care of your mom, we still had our weekends to binge and

with a tangled mess

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255