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

stopped right out of the

I need to see Mr.

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

“No.”

secretary was straightforward.

me. Tell him Dorothy urgently needs to see him; he’ll definitely want

as Dorothy was feeling defeated, a deep voice came from the

“Let her in.”

hearing Everett’s order, the secretary finally let her in.

his dark silk robe, standing by the window with a cup of black coffee, sipping it

her lips. “Mr. Lopez, did you find

and walked towards her. “Which day are you referring

causing Dorothy to instinctively step

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

that night. I don’t remember

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