StarNovel"Fine, you've got three days. Don't play any tricks onwhen the tcomes!" The man was about to hang up.
Quincy felt a sting of injustice. Why were so many guys willing to bend over backwards for Dorothy? This was ten million dollars, not just a thousand! And to hand that over without any guarantee, he must really be smitten with Dorothy. "Wait a sec! Can you at least tellyour name?" "Why do you wanna know?" "No big reason, just curious. We've made a deal after all, knowing your nisn't too much to ask, right?" The man was silent for a few seconds, and just when Quincy thought he wouldn't divulge his name, he suddenly spoke up.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Lane." "What?" "I said, my name's Lane." As night fell, Everett hadn't returned.
Usually, if he wasn't hby this hour and hadn't gotten in touch, it meant he was probably out playing scharade with Quincy. Dorothy wasn't upset, more contemplative than anything.
Another person, like Heather, had to get hurt before realizing they'd loved the wrong person, before understanding Everett was unattainable. He would always stay by her side.
Abigail and Langston had finished their homework and were now chattering about their day at school, their lively banter bringing the house to life.
Perhaps this was the reason people.
had kids. Not so much for the help they could provide later in life their duty of care, but for moments like these, making life Complete.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Mommy, why isn't dad back yet?" Langston cover, clutching his laptop as if he couldn't bear to be apart from it for a moment.
Dorothy replied while taking his laptop from him, "He should be back soon! Langston, you can't be on the computer all the time, don't you care about your eyesight?" "I was trying to fix a bug in the system, but every tthe progress bar hits 50%, it freezes and then tellsthere's a memory incompatibility!" "Well, you'll have to wait for him then. No more screen tuntil he's back." Langston pouted, "It's dad's fault! If he hadn't made my mentor take a job, he could have helpedfix it! Now, he's busier than dad and doesn't even have tto talk to me" "Your mentor?" "Yeah! Byte 7! Dad got him a job, and now he's so busy all the time!"
Langston blurted out everything before realizing his mom might not know about dad meeting Byte 7. He tried to make a run for it but Dorothy pulled him back! "Mommy... I really don't know anything!" Dorothy smiled, "I'll give you a chance to cclean, don't waste it."
Langston's eyes darted around before he spilled the beans, I m promising solemnly afterward, "Mommy swear I was forced into this by dad! I had no choice!" Seeing her son's earnest expression, Dorothy couldn't help but smile. "I didn't say I was mad, what are you afraid of?" "You're really not mad?" Dorothy nodded, "Not mad, don't worry."
She patted her son's head softly, saying gently, "I know your dad can get a little jealous sometimes, better than anyone." X
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