Chapter 17

“Alright.”

She couldn’t tell if he was drunk or not. If he was, he still managed to pick her up and carry her to the bedroom. If he wasn’t, his hasty actions were so unlike the usually composed and almost cold Everett.

Dorothy felt like she was the one who had been drinking. Her head began spinning. Time seemed to stretch out, and even the ceiling light seemed to sway with her.

Eventually, she couldn’t take it anymore, and her gaze landed on the tattoo on his collarbone. She bit down hard.

Feeling the pain, Everett finally stopped.

“I’m sorry, I…”

“Mr. Lopez… can this be the last time for today?” Her voice was husky, and her tone was almost pleading.

Everett didn’t respond, but after they finished, he got up to head to the bathroom.

Dorothy thought she had found Everett’s pause button. She had bitten his tattoo in desperation, trying to remind him of his loved one.

And it worked.

let her off the hook.

Everett was in the shower, Dorothy quickly got dressed and grabbed her laptop.

“I’m going to do some due diligence on the SinoSuccess Enterprises project. I’ll talk to their head tomorrow. I’ve already

she sounded like a secretary who had

eyebrow as his hand absently rubbed his still-damp

his meaning

be delivered

“What?”

we

she watched his

out for a social event, so why

out well. She hadn’t eaten dinner

other delicacies. Just from

range

There’s no garlic.” Everett gestured for her to start eating while he began to peel

but his hands were quite handsome, and all his fingers

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