Chapter 190
wrapping up the meeting Everett tiptoed to the bedroom, careful not to wake Doroty
But she wasn’t sleep She was burning the midnight in front of the computer
Brows fumowed he quietly approached and glanced at the data charts on the screen, Are they unloading you with work?
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Dorothy nyumped out of her skin. When did you get here? I did’t even notice
“Just now. You were too engrossed Everett sat at the foot of the bed. “I was thinking about asking Keen to cut you some slack”
“No needed him to assign me these tasks Dorothy continued her work as she spoke, Tve been taking a break for a while. He’s
probably been too busy to even sleep Now that I’ve taken some of the workload, he candrally breathe”
ut if you take on all these tasks you’ll have to work overtime every day”
“Not for long 1:1) be just a week at most
Dorothy marked each document, saved them one by one, and finally took a deep breath and shut down her computer. “Don’t
worry about me. I’m not a kid. I know my own
Despite her reassurances, Everett brown were still owed
He that Dorothy was doing all that because she didnt want to let him down. But that wasnt his intention at all
As Everett was pondering how to communicate that to Dotty she suddenly spoke un “By the way I can’t work this Sunday is my
mom and have a check up
Alarmed Everent immediately asked. “What’s wrong?
“Nothing nous. It’s just a routine check up I’m going to the hospital anyway, so I might as well get it done, Dorothy didn’t dare
admit that she was going i pehad hadn’t come!
Firstly it was embarrassing and a sensitive topic. Secondly, they’ve always been careful. There was now she could have been
pregnant
If she had told him her period was late, he would have probably jumped to conclusions! If it turned out she wasn’t pregnant,
wasn’t he going to be disappointed?
Tll go with youthen. I’m hee on Saturday”
“Not yet” Dorothy was still trying to work things out with her mother and womed that if she rashly brought Everett along these
might have been some unpleasant incidents.
Kenneth, whom her momiked so much, had already been guen a hardtime Everett for sure, would have not fared any beller
Seeing that Everem remained silent, she walked ovet book the initiative to washer arm around ho, and acted unusually coquelich
“Everett are you mad
know you want to be there for me, and that’s enough! Besides, I’m really just going for a check up. If you really want to come,
how about it my mom this Saturday, and we go to another hospital for the check–up on Sunday?
Everett heaved a sigh. You dont need to be so cautious around me. I was just thinking about how to get your mother to accept
ma
Til handle that You already have a lot on your plate with work. Dont get distracted with this”
Dorothy knew that persuading her mother was futile for the time being Acceptance would have taken time!
Once her mom saim that sher and I verett had stayed together for many years without breaking up, she would naturally accept
him
“All night, let’s get some slee
Everett gently stroked her hat, waiting until her breathing became steady before he picked up his phone and walked out to the
balcony in the living room
The phone’s screen showed a message from his father which was sent 30 minutes ago.
Have you decided then?