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!

threw on a random piece of clothing, and ran towards

floor, she was stopped right out of the elevator

I need to see

her up and down and asked

“No.”

secretary was straightforward. “Then

bend the rules a bit? Just pass a message for me. Tell him Dorothy urgently needs to see him; he’ll definitely want to see me.”

as Dorothy was feeling defeated, a deep

“Let her in.”

the secretary

silk robe, standing by the window with

Dorothy awkwardly tugged at her lips. “Mr. Lopez, did you find a contract the

eyebrow and walked towards her. “Which day are you referring to?”

he radiated was intense, causing

subject wouldn’t

Lopez, I sent a text to the wrong person that night. I don’t remember anything after that. I’m really just

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