GoodReadAfter wrapping up the meeting, Everett tiptoed to the bedroom, careful not to wake Dorothy.
But she wasn't asleep. She was burning the midnight oil in front of the computer.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBrows furrowed, he quietly approached and glanced at the data charts on the screen, "Are they overloading you with work?" Dorothy nearly jumped out of her skin, "When did you get here? | didn't even notice.” "Just now. You were too engrossed," Everett sat at the foot of the bed, "I was thinking about asking Kevin to cut you some slack." "No need! | asked him to assign me these tasks,” Dorothy continued her work as she spoke, "I've 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 can finally breathe." "But if you take on all these tasks, you'll have to work overtime every day.” "Not for long. It'll 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. | know my own limits." Despite her reassurances, Everett's brows were still furrowed.
He knew that Dorothy was doing all that because she didn't want to let him down. But that wasn't his intention at all.
As Everett was pondering how to communicate that to Dorothy, she suddenly spoke up, "By the way, | can't work this Saturday. | plan to visit my mom and have a check-up." Alarmed, Everett immediately asked, "What's wrong?" "Nothing serious. It's just a routine check-up. I'm going to the hospital anyway, so | might as well get it done,” Dorothy didn't dare admit that she was going because her period hadn't come! Firstly, it was embarrassing and a sensitive topic. Secondly, they've always been careful. There was no way 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? "I'll go with you then. I'm free on Saturday.” "Not yet," Dorothy was still trying to work things out with her mother and worried that if she rashly brought Everett along, there might have been some unpleasant incidents.
Kenneth, whom her mom liked so much, had already been given a hard time. Everett, for sure, would have not fared any better.
Seeing that Everett remained silent, she walked over, took the initiative to wrap her arm around his, and acted unusually coquettish.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Everett, are you mad?" "No.
"I 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 | visit my mom this Saturday, and we go to another hospital for the check-up on Sunday?" Everett heaved a sigh, "You don't need to be so cautious around me. | was just thinking about how to get your mother to accept me." "I'l handle that. You already have a lot on your plate with work. Don't get distracted with this." Dorothy knew that persuading her mother was futile for the time being. Acceptance would have taken time! Once her mom saw that she and Everett had stayed together for many years without breaking up, she would naturally accept him.
"All right, let's get some sleep.” Everett gently stroked her hair, 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.
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