Chapter 55

Dorothy just stood there, dazed, with no clue what he was on about

“Whatever Everell stretched his long legs and walked towards the bathroom, cracking the door ope

Just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she heard the rest of his sentence. “Ill go out and buy some later.”

“No!” Dorothy immediately objected. “Til go”

Her acting as a simple assistant and going to the supermarket wasn’t going to raise any eyebrows. Besides, being a woman, nobody would have thought too much about it.

But if Everett were to go out, that would have been a whole different story!

If someone spotted him or took a photo of him buying that thing, then that would have been a bombshell piece of news

“Everett saw right through her worries. “You don’t need to be so cautious.”

“How can I not be? What if we get found out?”

Not only would it have tamished Everett’s reputation, but if her mother were to find out, she would have been scared out of her wits, While Everett was showering. Dorothy quickly ran out to buy a box of something. To throw people off the scent, she also bought a bunch of snacks.

bumping into Kevin in the elevator, she decided

but he seemed to be working since, apart from his voice, she could hear a few foreigners

She grabbed her phone and quietly sat on

soon as she sat down, she noticed

was from

I didn’t mean to disturb you. I just finished

in touch after

all you girls would be

conversation, Dorothy thought

to turn

not that she was being aloof, but right now, she had to reject any advances, regardless of the intentions behind them.

just about the contract with Everett. Given her situation, how could she have even

their wealth, let alone ask for help with her mother’s medical

for a moment, only then noticing someone behind

“Are

donet

was wearing a bathrobe, his eyes dim and inscrutable as

her chatting with

explain, but then thought, “What if he isn’t thinking that at all?”

her look guilty for no

cold and low, betraying no

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