Chapter 51

She suddenly stooped talking, and that’s when Everett met her gaze.

“What? Doubting your own skills?”

There was a brief pause before she replied, “Thanks for the trust, Mr. Lopez Ill do

my best

Dorothy decided to stop overthinking. She chose not to look too closely even if things were unclear to

her. An opportunity was right in front of her. No matter what his motives were, it was a good thing for

her.

If that project went smoothly, not to mention paying back Everett within a year her mother’s medical

expenses wouldn’t have been a problem in the f.dure.

“Stop at Tranquil Crossroads.” Everett suddenly spake

The driver quickly nodded and found a place to ston.

Only then did Dorothy realize they were near her alma mater.

“Would like to take a walk? Everett asked, raising an eyebrow.

She nodded and said, “Sure

Dorothy didn’t have many memories of her junior high days. but Everett was definitely a vivid one.

Walking down the school road again, she nosta gically took out her phone, took a photo, and carefully

stored it in her cloud album.

“Do you still play basketball?” Seeing the newly built sports field she remembered Everett from back

then,

Other boys came back from basketball all sweaty, but only he didn’t. Even if it meant being late for

class, he would run to the dormitory’s public bathroom for a shower.

She was st young back then and hadn’t realized th

that he was a clean freak. She had even accidentally dirtied his uniform a few times.

“I play occasionally Everett walked her outside, his tall figure blocking some of the macnlight, casting a

shadow on her

Suddenly, Dorothy spotted the fast–food joint across the school gase

It was still open! She used to work there in junior high. The owners were a Iriendly couple.

The place used to stay open even after her evening sell study giving her a chance to enjoy the only sit–

down meal of the day

“I want to go check it out

Without waiting for Everett’s response, she quickly ran over

To Dorothy’s surprise, the owners hadn’t changed. It was still the same couple! They were cleaning the

place, seemingly about to close for the day.

“Can I get a hamburger?”

She hesitated sightly but asked anyway.

If she missed that chance, she didn’t know when she’d be back in Havenbrook.

“Sure, take a seal over there.” The lady pointed to a spol nearby, and just as she was about to get the

utensils, she had a realization and said, “Hey, you look familiar

Dorothy smiled, “I’m Dorothy, I used to help out here in junior high.”

“Ah, you’re that little girl! I knew you looked familiar!” The lady was warm–hearted and started chatting

with her, “You must have graduated from junior high school by now!”

“It’s been a few years since I graduated”

“You’re even prettier now! I told my husband back then that you’d grow up to be a beauly, and now

look! I was right!”

Dorothy simply similed. She liked their friendly who. Even after so many years, there was no

awkwardness.

“Do you close up early now? I remember you used to wait until after junior high’s night self–study

sessions”

“We always close when it gets dark. The ludy thought for a moment, and then remembered something,

“Oh, right! Back then, there w a tall handsome boy. He gave us some money to keep the place open

until 10pm. avery night”