"Stop! Don't you dare tell your brother about this."

Karen looked at Dorothy for a long moment before sighing. "What's all this about, huh? You finally fall for Everett, and now he wants to break up with you! My brother has been waiting for you for years, and you haven't even given him a chance."

"...That's exactly why I can't lead Kenneth on."

"Everett managed to get with you because he waited long enough, right? My brother has waited just as long, and he wouldn't mind waiting a few more years. Honestly, you should give my brother a chance." Karen wasn't in a rush to find the next guy for her best friend; she was just in an awkward position.

On one hand, her lifelong friend; on the other, the brother who had always protected her.

If those two could end up together, well...

It would be a perfect match!

At least, Karen would be happy to see it.

"I'm not going to let anyone in, not anymore."

Dorothy's heart felt like a lake frozen solid.

Opening up once had taken all her strength.

be so pessimistic! Going abroad is fine, I support you, but take some time to heal, then start fresh!

won't attempt suicide again,

had

suicide as a tactic to coerce a man

...

to return

taken his car,

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gaze lingered on the glass of the floor-to-ceiling window, barely making out a figure inside but unsure whether

this was all over, he'd

allowed a clear view

for privacy, but now

Suddenly!

Everett's phone buzzed.

it

at such a crucial moment, sent a sinking

you really breaking up

Kenneth went

guess, Everett knew Kenneth hadn't heard it from Dorothy,

parting ways, she'd naturally do everything to play

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