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Chapter 1060
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Between every clash of lips, Everett felt as if he had finally come to life. Dorothy was also nervous, her hand gripping his pajama top as she looked up to meet his kiss, a flush of modesty coloring her cheeks. But when the kiss ended, he made no move to go further.
Everett suddenly pulled away, standing up on the floor, "Enough."
"Everett?"
"My mother just passed away a few days ago, I can't do this with you."
Dorothy's lips quivered, her eyes cast down, "I'm sorry, I'll just go sleep in the master bedroom then."
She hadn't thought it all through. She just wanted to be by his side.
As Dorothy slowly rose and walked out of the guest room, closing the door behind her, Everett suddenly called out, "Dorothy."
"Yes?" She looked up, hope flickering in her eyes. She thought Everett would ask her to stay. But his next words extinguished the light in Dorothy's eyes completely.
"I can't keep going on like this with you."
"I was too obsessed before, insisting on having you, and that led us into all this trouble. Your mother passed away, and my mother too... Dorothy, I can't get past these things and be with you without any reservations."
Dorothy opened her mouth, her voice hoarse, "I've already told you about my mother's situation! I've let it go."
"But my mom is gone."
"We'll always have to carry these burdens forward! I'm tired."
Dorothy panicked. She had said these words to Everett countless times, but while he might have been angry, he had never truly let go and accepted them. But now, they were coming from his mouth. How could Dorothy not be scared?
She walked back, grabbing Everett's hand, "Can't we just turn the page on this? Let all that be in the past! You, me, the kids, we can still have a good life together."
"No."
Everett stepped back, "Everyone
advised you to drop the lawsuit, to give up, but you refused. I just wanted to indulge you, to make you happy without truly understanding the pain of losing your mother. But now, I've felt it."
"Indeed, I can't let it go."
Dorothy stubbornly approached him, shaking her head, "You can't just say these things! Everett, we've come so far, Abigail and Langston can't go through this turmoil again! And me, I can't lose you."
She had been open for so long, so long that she felt it was too much, but now she was ready to fully embrace Everett! Her heart, whole and complete, was his!
"Abigail and Langston, whether they're with you or me, it doesn't matter, you... consider me as having let you down."
Everett's words were final, leaving
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a reminder to himself that he couldn't leave any room for doubt Could he really wait for Dorothy's condition to worsen, for her to be hospitalized, before regretting all this? The more precious that kiss had felt, the more he feared losing her forever.
"I don't believe it."
Dorothy was silent for a long while, then suddenly spoke, "Everett, something must have happened. Tell me! I don't believe you'd just suddenly... want to break up with me." After everything they'd been through, why give up now?
"Suddenly?" Everett looked at her, "Because my mother also passed away suddenly. It's only after she left that I realized how much stands between us."