He had imagined it-Dorothy storming off and ending up with another man. At the time, Everett felt a pang of discomfort, but compared to that, Dorothy's life was far more important. But today, when Jeffrey brought it up, he seriously pictured the scene...

Dorothy standing next to another man, letting him wrap an arm around her waist, with Abigail and Langston on each side, even calling that man 'Dad'. It seemed... No matter who that man was, Everett would lose his mind.

"So, should we think of another plan?"

"Do you have one?"

"..." No.

They were completely on the back foot here. Especially since Quincy had Everett by the throat from the start! Dorothy's life was his Achilles' heel. If it were anyone else, even Everett himself, it wouldn't be this complicated.

"So, I just have to speed things up, make sure Dorothy doesn't have the chance or time to fall for someone else."

Dorothy! But... I can't even bring myself to tell you-Kenneth broke up with his girlfriend, all because of Dorothy." Honestly, he admired the lengths to which Kenneth would go. At least Everett had had Dorothy, even had kids with her, some fond memories to hold onto. But Kenneth? He had been pining away for years, without getting anything in return. Jeffrey, an outsider, could see

end

so rational, might do something in a moment, something they can't even explain, on a

had never really

before; he

every day with Karen, his understanding of women, this mysterious being, had been constantly

temples, feeling a headache coming on. "Jeffrey, I'm

to test treatments on. Even

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her brother since they were kids; Quincy has always had a rocky relationship with her family." If there was a way to use that, Everett would

"Ah!"

I don't care about

realized, "You-you're not thinking of sacrificing yourself for Dorothy, are

confidently let go

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