NovelEnglishIf it had been any other day, Karen would barely have tto step out before Jeffrey's phone calls would start flooding in, begging her to cback.
But this time, not a single call cthrough.
"He's not calling you, so why don't you just call him? Don't be likeand Everett, all silent and just guessing." "I'm not calling him! It's already generous ofnot to have yelled at him." Karen flopped back onto the couch, pouting like a child in a huff.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtDorothy was torn between exasperation and amusement.
She thought about how Karen and Jeffrey were acting just like kids playing house.
Neither of them had really grown up! "Karen, do you love Jeffrey?" Dorothy scooted closer, nudging Karen with her shoulder. "...Maybe not." "If you're going to be stubborn, then I've got nothing to say! You pulling this on me?" Karen rolled her eyes, and finally, with a pout, nodded, "How could I not love him? I had his kid, didn't I?" "That's more like it! Couples can't just split at the first sign of trouble! Talk it out, even if it means arguing to clear the air." Dorothy patted her on the shoulder. "Con, call Jeffrey! I'm free anyway, we could all go out for dinner. I'll play mediator, how about that?" "Hmph." Karen said what she said but still fished out Jeffrey's number from her phone and dialed, tossing the phone to Dorothy.
"You talk to him! I don't want to." "Alright, I will." Dorothy took the phone, and after a few rings, it was picked up.
Before she could speak, she heard a voice from the other end.
"Hello?" It was a woman's voice.
And from the background noise, it sounded like a bar.
Karen immediately checked the number, confirming it was Jeffrey's, and snatched the phone back, "Where's Jeffrey?" "You're looking for Mr. Turner? He's drinking." The woman's voice carried a teasing edge.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmJeffrey had Karen saved in his phone as 'Wife.' "Where is he drinking?" "Well... Mr. Turner didn't allowto say, sorry!" || || Karen hung up and stood up abruptly.
Dorothy felt a sinking feeling, grabbing her, "Karen, calm down Maybe Jeffrey's just in a bad mood and went out for drinks with friends! Isn't that why you cto chat withafter your fight?" "I cto you because you're my best friend! Jeffrey went to Everett to talk, I wouldn't say a word. But you heard it! He's out there messing around again! What about all the promises he made before we got married?!" Karen hadn't expected in a million years that calling Jeffrey would get a woman to answer! What a "pleasant" surprise!
"So what are you planning to do now? Confront Jeffrey?" Dorothy, even if hesitant, offered "Letget dressed, and I'll cwith you. Don't go alone!" "No, I'm not going after him." Karen wouldn't stoop so low! Her mantra had always been to let go gracefully.
"Ah? Then you're..." "Going back to the mansion, and I'm taking my daughter with me!"
If Jeffrey wasn't going to keep his promises, she certainly wasn't going e to stick around and make do. "Don't be hasty!"
Dorothy tried to stop Karen, but lacking Karen's fiery spirit and still under the weather herself, she could oply watch as Karen stormed off. She quickly dialed Everett, "This is bad, really bad. You need to get ahold of Jeffrey, fast!"
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