The silence in the car was thick enough to cut with a knife, and Dorothy felt a wave of awkwardness that made her skin crawl.

Usually, whenever Everett sensed her discomfort, he'd find a way to lighten the mood, but today, he didn't seem to have any intention of doing so.

It wasn't until they were almost at Bay Residence that he broke the silence again.

"Dorothy, should we maybe have a proper talk?" he asked.

He felt that they had never truly sat down to discuss their future or the whirlwind of events that had transpired between them.

It was always her with her thoughts, and him with his.

Everett had thought he had lost the right to ask Dorothy for a heart-to-heart, but that night, the vulnerability and love in her eyes were unmistakable, and he wasn't blind.

calling out his name with his eyes

busy, and a bout of illness left him too drained to think of much else besides getting the kids

the country, their

asked, not looking at him but picking at

least I think we got nothing to talk about at this moment." Everett frowned; he turned the

the fact that we slept together!" "I know." "Dorothy, we can't go on like this." "Everett," she sighed deeply, then spoke

It was just a matter of waiting.

don't bring it up, I will." Everett seemed to have anticipated this response, his lips curling into a dry semblance

at him, because the plan she held in her heart was known to no one and couldn't be detected by anyone! Everett was too sharp. If she let slip even the tiniest

witnessed Karen wrapped around Jeffrey's neck, kissing him as if they couldn't bear to

quickly turned away, blushing

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