Dorothy's face turned ashen. She was being stubborn, insistent on seeing things in black and white, utterly unwilling to listen to anyone else. It didn't matter if it was Quincy, an outsider trying to talk ssense into her, or even if it was Everett or Karen. No one's words could penetrate her resolve.

"Dr. Quincy, you mentioned wanting a 'til death do us part' kind of love, something Everett can't give you!" Quincy just shrugged, "So when you askif I like Everett, I say I don't know. I'm not lying." Because her mind had always been on medicine-performing surgeries, saving patients tand again! Quincy hadn't really thought about what she wanted in a future partner, the expectations she had for a companion.

always chasing after women! But then she saw Everett, saw how purely he loved Dorothy! Quincy would never forget that moment in the emergency room, the situation so dire she was almost ready to give up on a patient, but merely repeating Dorothy's nby

a miracle. Even with years of

he will never be that way with you." Dorothy's

would we know if we don't try? You and the Lopez family have too much baggage, it's all so messy, but I'm different, I don't have any of that." That was her

counts for something here! You were the one who gave up on Mr. Lopez first; now you want to go back on that decision. We're adults here, we need to be responsible for what we say." Dorothy clenched her fists, "So, you want to compete withfor Everett." "Maybe, I wouldn't have deleted that tweet otherwise." Quincy shrugged, "I'll decide when I've thought it through! I'm not like you, unsure of what you truly want." S She needed clarity, to understand which path to take. The Caldwell family was a den of wolves she couldn't return to, and her only option

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