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?