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"Yeah."

"Is it my mother's death that's made you start hating me?" Dorothy could only think of that as an explanation.

He hated himself.

Otherwise, why would he be so heartless?

"...Don't bring that up.

Dorothy pursed her lips. At this point, she didn't want to argue with Everett. It was too exhausting, and because there had been love.

The only real relationship she had, she didn't want it to end in embarrassment for both of them.

"Everett, I'm begging you, okay?"

Dorothy turned away, refusing to look at him.

Because she didn't want to cry in front of Everett.

didn't want anyone to see her at

you, let me take the kids and leave. I promise

"Dorothy..."

relationship has too much baggage, too deeply entangled, involving the deaths of both our mothers! Indeed, being

things lightly. She had been

and Everett just

difference in status was something that could never fully be erased! If she had been someone of note, someone whose background matched that

root of it, it was because she wasn't good

early on, it felt

let her live a dream,

the dream, not clinging to it was the only way to preserve the

about me if you

maintain its previously cold

tried, he still trembled

afraid, terrified

left,

she would truly give up on him, and even if she later learned the whole truth, she wouldn't come

easily trust. It had taken him over a decade of effort to finally make

more kids with Quincy! She can give you that." Dorothy lowered her head, secretly wiping away her tears, "Just let me

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