NovelEnglishAfter instructing Kevin, Everett made his way back to the bedroom, only to discover several missed calls on Dorothy's phone. They were from Karen. Instead of calling her back immediately, Everett decided to check in with Jeffrey first.
"What's Karen want with Dorothy?" he asked.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"It was nothing at first. Dorothy hadn't been in touch, so she was checking in. But when Dorothy didn't answer her calls, Karen started to worry." Jeffrey's voice was deliberately lowered, and was ought to avoid Karen overhearing, "What's up with Dorothy? Why isn't she answering her phone?" "She's been poisoned." "What?!" Jeffrey's voice involuntarily spiked, "Someone managed to poison her while she's with you?" Everett rubbed his temples, "No one would dare touch her while she's by my side. I think it's something from before that's just kicked in now." Jeffrey fell silent for a few seconds before quickly offering, "Is there anything I can do to help?" "Not for now. I'll start by questioning Quincy. As a doctor, she's got a higher probability of poisoning Dorothy, and she knew more about poisons too." "Quincy? The surgeon from Swevia Country who operated on you?" Jeffrey had met her; she seemed gentle, hardly the type to harm anyone.
But Jeffrey knew well enough that looks could be deceiving.
"Yeah." Everett replied.
"So, what's your plan?" After a brief pause, Jeffrey lowered his voice again, "We can't let Karen know about this! Later, take Dorothy's phone and text her back on WhatsApp. If Karen finds out, it might cause her to go into premature labor." It had been a struggle to keep the baby to this point! He didn't want anything going wrong at the last minute.
"Dorothy will wake up soon. I'll have her video call Karen to put her mind at ease." "That's great! Karen was about to dress up and search for Dorothy herself when she didn't get response. I had to physicalstop her from leaving. But I can't hold her off for long. If she insists on seeing Dorothy, and I keep stopping her, she'll get more suspicious." Jeffrey was also aware that something serious must have happened on Everett and Dorothy's end. He had assumed it was another lawsuit, not expecting Dorothy to have been poisoned.
If Karen found out, it would be disastrous.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Let's try to keep it under wraps for now. Once Dorothy's awake, I'll have her get in touch with Karen." Everett understood Jeffrey's concerns. Besides, with everything already in chaos, if Karen were to complicate matters, it would only add fuel to the fire. After hanging up, Everett couldn't shake off his suspicions about Quincy. She had both motive and means.
"Dorothy still hasn't answered!" Holding her belly with one hand and her phone with the other, Karen rushed to Jeffrey's side once more.
"Maybe she's sleeping and didn't see the calls. Just give it smore time." "Dorothy's a light sleeper. There's no way she'd sleep through her ringtone." "Recently, Dorothy's taken a liking to drinking. Maybe she's just passed out drunke Jeffrey walked over to support Karen, "Don't worry about her right now. Aren't you aware of your own condition? The doctor said your pregnancy is precarious!" Karen's brows furrowed. She was about to retort when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen. Her face paled instantly.
"It hurts... Jeffrey, my belly hurts..." Seeing Karen in pain scared Jeffrey out of his wits, "Don't move! I'm calling the doctor!"
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