Everett exhaled deeply, striding forward to envelop her in a firm embrace.

The force caught Dorothy off guard, her nose crashing against his chest, flooding her with a sharp pang of pain.

"Everett..."

"Don't ever makeunable to reach you, Dorothy. Even if you're mad, you can't just ignore my calls!"

Dorothy opened her mouth to respond, but before words could form, she felt a cool, damp sensation along her neck, sending her into a momentary

panic, her arms instinctively wrapping around Everett's waist.

He held her tightly, as if wishing to meld her into his very being, to becone.

"I'm sorry... I won't do it again." Dorothy found herself tangled in her emotions, instinctively choosing to evade further confrontation.

It wasn't that she truly wanted to be angry with Everett; jealousy was a new emotion for her, unfamiliar and unmanageable, leaving her sulking in

silence.

can't explain now,

not that I don't trust

"Just trustingis enough."

deflated, conceding, "It's not that I distrust Dr. Quincy.

did. I... I'm afraid I won't stand

the more

Everett was beyond her exclusive claim, her own

was a different story. Her father and Jonathan were old friends, Jonathan even openly expressed his wish

potential daughter-in-law, she was already

nothing but Everett's steadfastness, no

"She doesn't like me."

at him, "The more you two interact, the more likely

often expressed envy of Dorothy's pure

upon reflection.

it? You're all

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