Chapter 120

Kenneth didn’t have a clue when Dorothy’s flight would land. He only knew it was in the wee hours of the moming. So he’d been here since eleven in the evening, waiting.

Before Dorothy could even respond to his message, she heard Kenneth calling her.

She looked up, and there he was at the arrivals gate, donned in a dark coat, looking all beat.

“Dorothy, over here!”

She started walking toward him with her luggage, and, just like that, Kenneth took it from her.

“Tired, huh? Hop in. I take you to Karen’s. You need a good sleep. Ive got a bunch of pals coming over tomorrow morning to help figure things out. They’re all hotshots in this field. I wouldn’t trust myself with this, so I called them.”

Kenneth was talking a mile a minute, reminding her of Karen.

his words felt

stand still, Kenneth raised an eyebrow

Nelson. I can’t just

resigned chuckle. “Why overthink things? Aren’t you Karen’s

of you. If anything happens to you, it affects me too. I’m just doing my

Dorothy wasn’t born yesterday. She knew

and was

Karen’s place, Dorothy finally broke the silence. I haven’t been honest with Karen. Im not

more of a pact, she was, after all, a

taken aback, but he quickly regained his composure. “Your boyfriend’s a lucky guy then. It must’ve

you

helping you because you’re my friend.” He glanced at her through the rear–view mirror. “Dorothy, I’m not the kind of guy you think I am. I don’t have ulterior motives for everything. I admit that I admire you, and I’d like to be your

focus on the problem at hand. I may not be a corporate shark, but from what Karen told me, I understand the gravity of the situation. Let’s gather evidence to clear your name first. As for the love stuff, just pretend it never happened.

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