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!

on a random piece of clothing, and ran towards the

to that floor, she was stopped right out of the elevator by the CEO’s

need to

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

“No.”

was straightforward.

urgently needs to see

feeling defeated, a deep voice came from the suite.

“Let her in.”

the secretary finally let her

Everett still in his dark silk robe, standing by the window with a cup of black coffee,

her lips. “Mr. Lopez, did

day?” Everett raised an eyebrow and walked towards her. “Which

radiated was intense, causing Dorothy to instinctively step

knew Everett was doing this on purpose. Changing the subject wouldn’t

don’t remember anything after

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