Female Novel
Chapter 593
Everett shot an instinctive look to Dorothy upon hearing the proposition.
Dorothy’s petite face had gone a shade paler, a forced calm painted over her features while herlashes fluttered like the wings of a trapped butterfly. It took her several seconds to nod inagreement, "Okay, I'll go."
"If you don't want to go alone, I can come with you," Kenneth offered gently.
"No need. Bye, Kenneth."
Dorothy's steps became noticeably flustered. It was Everett's arm, wrapped supportively around herwaist, that guided her into the car and away from the scene.
Kenneth watched the car grow smaller in the distance until it disappeared from view, a storm of guiltbrewing inside him like a tempest.
He knew he shouldn't have brought up her mother at such a moment—that was her sore spot.
But the indignation within him was just too strong to suppress.
Why should Everett play the magnanimous benefactor and do charity to him? He called itcompensation as if it wasn't a blatant insult!
Kenneth had tried to rise above the pettiness because he was deemed to be defeated. But hehadn't counted on Everett tailing Dorothy even for a simple errand!
Everett was always so cautious and always so attuned to Dorothy's feelings...
Kenneth couldn't believe Everett hadn't considered how his own presence would rankle him.
Since Everett had chosen this path, Kenneth wouldn't just sit back and take it. After all, for all ofEverett's virtues, he was burdened with a mother who was nothing but trouble. He couldn’t blamethis on anyone.
And yet Kenneth's heart ached for Dorothy.
Torn between the harsh truth of her mother's death and her love for Everett, she must have wrestledwith the choice more than anyone knew. She, who typically shied away from confrontation andbottled up her emotions, was now ready to leave her two children for a month to be by Everett's side—a testament to her deep love for him.
From Everett's bewildered gaze earlier, it was clear Dorothy hadn't shared even a whisper of herturmoil with him. She likely wanted to give their relationship one last month to indulge in theirpassion and set aside their grievances.
It was a rare decision for Dorothy, and Kenneth regretted bringing up her mother and reopening oldwounds.
...
Inside the car, the silence was as thick as it had been on the way over, but now it was heavy with anunspoken tension.
Everett turned to look at Dorothy for the fifth time, and Dorothy finally caught his gaze.
"What's wrong?" he murmured softly.
She shook her head, "Nothing, just a bit tired, I guess."
It was a lie, a placation.
"Are you upset I gave Kenneth those things?"
"No," Dorothy forced a thin smile, "He's looked after your son for so long. You really should repayhim, although it might have been a bit much."
Some gifts were a gesture of gratitude, but they could feel like an insult if they were too lavish.
"He's made sacrifices in his career for Langston. Joining Lopez Corporation is out of the question,and he wouldn't want to. So I gave him a company of his own."
As for the mansion and the sports car—weren't those just the normal tokens of appreciation?novelbin
That way, if Kenneth ever wanted to settle down, there would be no shortage of women keen tomarry him. If he could get himself a wife no matter how old he got, then he wouldn’t be fighting oversomeone else's wife.
"Don't force him to accept. Kenneth has his own way of thinking," Dorothy said, fearing the tensionbetween them might escalate.
"Alright." Everett agreed without hesitation.
The car pulled up to Bay Residence.
Stepping out, Dorothy looked up at the building. Her heart was a tumult of emotions she couldn'tquite name.
Everett wrapped his arms around her from behind and rested his chin on her shoulder. His lips werecurving into a soft smile, "We're home again."