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Chapter 1101
"Once everything settles down, I'll think about it."
Right now, Dorothy felt like her mind and heart were in a total whirlwind - not the best state to figure things out.
It was like the decision to move abroad; she hadn't fully considered how the kids would feel about it. If it hadn't been for Everett's reminder, she might have stubbornly gone through with it without a second thought.
After giving it some reflection, she realized Everett was right. She needed to respect the wishes of her two children, Abigail and Langston, instead of just bulldozing ahead with what she wanted.
But still...
His level-headedness kind of irked her.
In such a tumultuous time, Everett's ability to stay calm and think things through clearly was a bitter reminder to Dorothy that maybe his feelings had changed.
The Sanchez family didn't have much stuff at Bay Residence, but Abigail and Langston had quite a bit.All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.
So, when she was house-hunting, a place with ample storage was a must.
Luckily, with Karen's help, Dorothy found just the perfect spot quickly enough.
Everything was going smoothly, so much so that Dorothy wondered if someone was secretly lending her a hand from behind the scenes.
Watching her belongings being moved out of Bay Residence, she couldn't help but smirk.
Who would be there for her now?
In the past, she might have thought Everett, considering he had helped before. But now, it was clear his heart wasn't in it anymore.
"Dorothy, I'm really not comfortable with you living alone. There's an extra room here, why don't I stay with you for a while?" Karen broached, her mind racing with concern. This wasn't the time to let her best friend be all by herself, especially knowing Dorothy's tendency to keep her sorrows to herself. She might just break down the moment Karen left.
Dorothy knew Karen too well, just like she knew herself.
So, after the moving company left, she reassured her friend with a pat on the shoulder, "Don't worry about me! Look, I'm doing alright, aren't I?" "But that smile doesn't reach your eyes," Karen pointed out.
Dorothy paused, then her gaze dropped.
"It's hard to genuinely smile at a time like this. But I've come to terms with it. We've reached this point, and not amount of my crying or fussing will change the outcome. Better to accept it sooner rather than later."
Karen hesitated before asking the inevitable question.
"Do you still love Everett?"
Dorothy gave a wry smile, "Of course."
How could she just stop loving him that easily?
"Sigh, I was hoping if you'd moved on from Everett, maybe you and Kenneth—"
"It will never happen." It wasn't the first time Dorothy had to make this clear, "Karen, please don't keep your brother Hanging on my account. I'm avoiding him precisely because want him to move on with his life. As for Everett..."
She furrowed her brows, struggling to find the right words to describe her current state of mind.
"I love him, that's for sure. But I've also given up on him, that's certain too."
At this point, whether she held on or let go wasn't really up to her anymore.
"Do you hate Everett then?"
Dorothy shook her head, then
nodded, "A little, maybe. If he fell out
of loved could somewhat accept that. But I never anticipated that a guy like Quincy could come between
us
That was the source of her resentment.
She resented the fact that if Everett couldn't resist temptation, why didn't he show his true colors from the start?