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,

she was stopped right out of the elevator by the CEO’s

I need to see Mr.

looked her up and down and asked sternly, “Do you have an appointment?”

“No.”

straightforward. “Then please leave.”

Just pass a message for me. Tell him Dorothy urgently needs to see him; he’ll definitely want to see me.” But the secretary completely ignored her plea.

was feeling defeated, a deep

“Let her in.”

the secretary finally let

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

his gaze fell on her, Dorothy awkwardly tugged at her lips. “Mr. Lopez, did you find a contract the other day?”

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

causing Dorothy

Changing the subject wouldn’t help, so she just

text to the wrong person that night. I don’t remember anything after that. I’m really just here

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