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

was stopped right out of the elevator by the

to see

and down and asked sternly, “Do you

“No.”

secretary was straightforward. “Then please leave.”

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

a deep voice came from

“Let her in.”

secretary finally let her

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

her, Dorothy awkwardly tugged at her lips. “Mr. Lopez, did you

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

pressure he radiated was intense, causing

this on purpose. Changing the subject wouldn’t help,

person that night. I don’t remember anything

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