GoodRead\"What did Ephraim want?\" Everett casually took her hand in his as they walked.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtDorothy gave a light laugh, \"Nothing much, just mentioned that the second trial for the case might be delayed.\" She didn't want to burden Everett further; he already had enough on his plate.
\"The reason?\" \"I'm not sure.\" Everett's eyes flickered briefly but he didn't comment further. \"Let's go back for dinner.\" In the restaurant's private dining room, Jeffrey was being particularly attentive to Karen. He kept asking if she wanted to try this dish or that, if she was too cold or too hot. Even Everett frowned at the sight.
Dorothy quietly shared the incident from the car ride with him, which finally brought a smile to Everett's lips.
\"Jeffrey liking Heather and not even tellingabout it.\"\n He might have played matchmaker for them, had he known.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm\"After all, I never had any romantic interest in Heather from the start.\" \"And what did Jeffrey say? Knowing well that Heather has had eyes only for you.\" Everett looked at her, \"Are you jealous?\" \"Not at all. But I didn't expect Heather to be so deeply in love with you.\" Honestly, after getting out of prison, Dorothy felt... as if she had indeed stolen Heather's love.
\"What if I wasn't here...\" Everett softly interrupted, \"There are no 'what ifs.' From the beginning, when I first began to understand feelings, it was always you.\" n middle school, he was swamped vith studies. Between school subjects and extra-curricular activities, Everett had no tto hink about romance. Even though is basketball mates had girlfriends, and girls had been sending him love etters since elementary school, Everett never felt a spark? Until he aw Dorothy. >wThe girl who always pursed her lips in defiance.
Despite being the subject of rumors, she never argued back. She would just grab her backpack and leave immediately after school, never sparing anyone a glance. Even¶f her desk mate was the most popular quy in school. \"Did you know Heather then?\" \"I knew of her, just as a friend of the family, nothing more.\" Everett never gave her any special attention.
\"But she truly loved you.\" \"The next thing, you won't askto visit her in prison, will you?\" Everett said this half-jokingly, squashing any such thought Dorothy might have entertained, el.ne \"Don't be too kind-hearted, sending your man away on a mission.\" She squinted her eyes and smiled, \"I just think she's pitiable. When people are about to die, it feels like suddenly you can forgive them for anything.\" Dorothy didn't consider herself a saint or particularly compassionate, but... maybe it was the blood relation with Heather that made her want to help fulfill Heather's last wish.
\"You might forgive, but I can't.\" Everett was more rational.
\"Why? Do you hate Heather?\" \"What do you think? If it weren't for her meddling, I... wouldn't have lost you for four years.\" All those days and nights, he had endured alone. Including now, with his own mother getting involved, wasn't it all Heather's fault? Without her, none of this would have happened.
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