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.

days, he could recall her trembling voice calling out his name with his

a bout of illness left him too

moment he was back in the country, their fiery encounter had kindled a

not looking at him but picking at her

least I think we got nothing to talk about

know." "Dorothy, we can't go on like this." "Everett," she sighed deeply, then spoke softly, "I want to wait until things have settled down before we talk, okay?

just

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

in her heart was known to no one and couldn't be detected by anyone! Everett was too sharp. If she let slip

airport, Dorothy witnessed Karen wrapped around Jeffrey's neck, kissing

turned away, blushing as she covered the

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the other hand, gave them a cold look and furrowed hisro as Telook freon of the car, ! a9 you can leave

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