Chapter 6

“Karen, it’s urgent. Super urgent! Can you somehow get Mr. Lopez’s phone number?”

Dorothy had deleted Everett’s contact. She even left the online group they shared, so the only person she could turn to now was Karen.

The voice on the other side was clearly still groggy from sleep. “Who?!”

“Everett.”

“If you’re sleepwalking, go back to sleep.”

“I don’t have time to explain. It’s really urgent!”

The project partner’s supervisor had signed the contract and left the country. She couldn’t possibly ask him to return just to sign another contract with her.

Karen sensed her seriousness, sat up in bed, and said, “I can’t get his number, but you can go find him in his room, right?”

Right!

piece of clothing, and

that floor, she was stopped right

need to see Mr.

secretary looked her up and down and asked sternly, “Do you have

“No.”

straightforward. “Then

rules a bit? Just pass a message for me. Tell him Dorothy urgently needs to see him;

was feeling defeated, a deep voice came from the suite.

“Let her in.”

hearing Everett’s order, the secretary

saw Everett still in his dark silk robe, standing by the window with a cup of black coffee, sipping it from time to time.

fell on her, Dorothy awkwardly tugged at her lips. “Mr. Lopez, did you find a

raised an eyebrow and walked towards her. “Which day are

he radiated was intense, causing Dorothy to instinctively

Everett was doing this on purpose. Changing the subject

night. I don’t remember anything after that. I’m really

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