GoodReadDorothy felt like her heart was being squeezed tight as her mind entered a blank slate.
Everett didn't marry Heather? "So how could you just remarry someone else? Dorothy, you have such a cold heart." Jeffrey clicked his tongue a few times and adopted a sardonic tone. "You played with Everett's heart like it was a toy, and now you can easily bewitch Lane. | have to say, you're quite talented.” "Are you done yet?" Dorothy interrupted him coldly.
She didn't want to hear Everett's name anymore. It made her heart flutter every time it was mentioned. "I don’t know why you brought all this up today, but let me make it clear. | will not have any relationship with Everett ever again! You know as well as | do that if | wanted to contact Everett, | have many ways to do so, none of which you or anyone else could stop. Rest assured, | truly do not want to have anything to do with him anymore. As for the Lopez family and Heather, as long as they are upright, they have nothing to fear. They don't need to worry about me, a nobody. So, you don't have to waste your time talking to me. Your sarcasm doesn't affect me." "You..." Truth be told, Jeffrey didn't know what he was trying to accomplish.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtOn one hand, he was relieved that his good buddy had escaped his suffering by breaking up with this heartless woman. On the other hand, he felt sorry for Everett.
Seeing Dorothy able to start her life anew, pick up her career again, and even marry another man made him angry.
Angry at his foolish friend, who still hadn't gotten over Dorothy.
Despite Everett's constant denial, Jeffrey knew better.
"My husband and | are very happy now. You can ask Lane about our relationship.” Dorothy thought that Jeffrey was here to confirm that she would not go after Everett again, so she decided to give him a definite answer. "Even if Everett stood before me now, | would still choose my husband without hesitation.” With that, Dorothy turned on her heels and walked away.
She couldn't keep her promise to pretend like everything was fine and have dinner with Lane. She would have to apologize to him later.
Behind her, Jeffrey silently took out his phone.
The call duration read: 10:29.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Did you hear all that?” “Yeah.” Yes, after Everett hung up, Jeffrey had dialed him again without taking the phone out of his pocket or letting Dorothy see.
Everett didn’t hang up. He simply listened quietly to Dorothy and Jeffery’s conversation.
He heard her refer to some other man as “my husband.” At that moment, Jeffrey regretted his impulsive decision to make Everett hear all that, knowing that every word Dorothy said was like a knife stabbing into Everett's heart.
“Everett, |..." “It's okay. She being happy is all that matters.” Everett's voice didn’t betray any emotion, but Jeffrey knew he was suppressing his feelings.
For years, a smile had been absent from Everett's face. And Dorothy was to blame.
“She’s already married; the whole company knows it. Everett, she’s so damn cold! She's just plain cruel! You should get married too! Marry Heather! Why upset your parents over her?” “Jeffrey, who | love is my business.” Whether she loved him back or not was her choice.
Everett had never wanted to impose his feelings on Dorothy. Neither in the past nor in the present.
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