"Alright, so if Abigail and Langston are tagging along with you, does that mean I'm free to look for someone else?"

That one sentence nearly had Everett choking on his own breath.

When he spoke again, his tone was edged with frustration, "Are you that desperate?"

"Yes! I am that desperate," Dorothy admitted boldly, her gaze fixed on him. "Since you can talk about breaking up and leaving us to marry whoever we want in the future, then I'm going to find a new boyfriend, right here, right now! Any guy will do! I'll make sure to get married to someone else before you tie the knot with Quincy!"

"Don't forget, Kenneth is still single."

п

"Everett, I'm not joking with you. As soon as you marry Quincy, I'll definitely marry—"

"Enough."

Everett cut her off.

His temples were throbbing by now.

"Suit yourself. If Kenneth is willing to marry you, then by all means, go ahead. There's no need to tell me all this."

"Are we done here? You can leave now."

He turned his back to her, refusing to look at Dorothy any longer.

finally heard her footsteps as she

she was gone, Everett immediately took out his phone to

Kenneth still in the

"Yeah!"

needs to go abroad for surgery and recovery. Then pick a far-off country and have him

...

return to

to the apartment Karen used to

Throughout the journey, Dorothy

having a good cryet frustrations, and

arrived, to vent

swnsel.net

over.

things

there, her eyes were dry

It was almost laughable.

She couldn't even cry.

curled up, she stared

truth, Dorothy's mind was a mess, and she

repeated ring of her

missed calls

Quincy calling me

a wry smile and called

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