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!

hung up the phone, threw on a random piece of clothing, and ran towards the hotel’s presidential

stopped

to see Mr.

and asked sternly, “Do you have an

“No.”

was straightforward. “Then

message for me. Tell him Dorothy urgently needs to see him; he’ll definitely want to see me.” But the secretary completely

feeling defeated, a deep

“Let her in.”

order, the secretary finally let

saw Everett still in his dark silk robe, standing by the window with

fell on her, Dorothy awkwardly tugged at her lips. “Mr. Lopez,

an eyebrow and walked towards her. “Which day are you referring

pressure he radiated was intense, causing Dorothy to instinctively step back.

knew Everett was doing this on purpose. Changing the subject wouldn’t help, so she just laid it all out.

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

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