Perhaps to others, the fact that Everett had saved Dorothy and she sought him out was nothing special.
But for Everett, that was an affirmation! It meant that he had officially become someone Dorothy cared about.
The significance of that place in her heart was immense to him. He dared not even hope to occupy a large space there, as long as he wasn't kicked out.
Jeffrey rushed back to the hotel and paced back and forth outside Karen's door for ages without knocking.
He wasn't sure what he feared. For the first time, he felt a entanglement of emotions.
He never felt this anxious even back when he had a crush on Heather.
Suddenly, the door swung open! Jeffrey looked up startled, and their eyes met. His mind went blank, unable to conjure up anything to say.
"What are you doing here?" Karen asked, freshly showered and changed, about to take a walk.
Without Jeffrey's car, she planned not to stray too far, just to make sure she could find her way back.
But as soon as she opened the door, there he was! "I... I..." Jeffrey stammered. Words failed him.
Karen thought he was gearing up for another argument and tempted to shut the door! Jeffrey quickly blocked it with his hand.
This time Karen didn’t hold back, slamming the door so hard right on Jeffrey’s hand. He yelped in pain.
"Are you insane? I'm injured here!" "A few more bruises won't make much difference. Compared to what Heather went through, I'm really being gentle to you." Jeffrey was immediately at a loss for words.
Karen glared at him. "Move your hand! Or I'll break it and don’t you dare blame me!" "I won't move it." Despite the throbbing pain, Jeffrey insisted blocking the door from closing. "I have something to discuss with you, something important.” "You've got nothing important to say." she stated flatly.
"I know you are leaving, so I come to offer you a ride to show you around. Why do you always have to think the worst of people? How do I not have anything important?" Jeffrey found that this woman always managed to provoke him easily.
Women usually flock to him like fish swimming downstream. When had he ever had to grovel like this? But Karen, she acted as if she was untouchable, as if she were some lofty rich lady! "Oh, that won't be necessary.” Karen replied coldly.
After witnessing his indecent behavior, Karen suddenly became aware that she was dealing with an adult male. She was even relieved that Jeffrey was only teasing her. Here all alone in this foreign land, even Dorothy, who had Everett for protection, was still struggling with the Lopez family. If Karen were to be bullied, she wouldn't even know who to turn to.
So she decided to keep her distance from Jeffrey. It was better not to trouble herself or cause any for Dorothy.
This sudden change in Karen's attitude was a shock to Jeffrey! He suddenly found that he missed the old Karen who could banter with him.
"Aren't you afraid of getting lost?" "No.
"Swevia Country isn't the safest, you know! If you get kidnapped, no one will be able to save you." Karen stopped in her tracks, then said, "Fine, if it's that unsafe, then I won't go out. Take your hand back, I'm closing the door." Not going out anymore? "Come on! I'll accompany you. With me around, they wouldn't dare—" "Hand! Take it back!" Karen cut him off firmly.
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