Chapter 41

Every word she spoke was in a chill and casual tone. It was like a casual chat between Inlends, but each word was a reminder to Dorothy of the gap between her and Everett.

Heather would never dig deeper after she finished speaking: she would just casually blabber and then naturally switch to the next topic. Sometimes, it even gave Dorothy the false impression that she was being overly sensitive.

Finally, the contract was set in stone.

Dorothy let out a sigh of relief, stood up, and said. “Thanks for your hard work, Ms Heather, Ill be leaving now”

“Hey! What’s the rush? Everett should be waking up seon. I’ll go get him, and we can grab lunch together

Everell was waking up?

She paused, then heard Heather’s explanation. “I don’t know what he was up to last night, I asked him, but he kept quiet about it. He looked so exhausted after two consecutive meetings this morning, so I let him rest”

his first

lunch. I have some other things to do.

as soon as she finished

this moment to stop her, striding over in her high

say. Don’t take it the wrong way. You should cover up the hickey on your neck when you come to the head office. It doesn’t look good.” She pointed at the red

even her mother hadn’t noticed it in the hospital

perhaps it was a woman’s innate sensitivity. Heather must

I take offense at your reminder. Maybe you should

really didn’t like this kind of insinuation. It was dull and tasteless.

and capable, but for now at

and ethics, Everett had given her the right to

walked out of Heather’s office with her back straight. She didn’t relax until she got into the

soon as she reached the entrance of

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