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.

of night, his words felt like a warm, comforting, and familiar embrace.

up?” Upon seeing her stand still, Kenneth raised an eyebrow

enthusiasm, Mr. Nelson. I can’t

out a resigned chuckle. “Why overthink things?

you. If anything happens to you, it affects me too.

Dorothy wasn’t born yesterday. She knew better than to take everything

car and was silent

silence. I haven’t been honest with Karen. Im not single”

more of a pact, she

his composure. “Your boyfriend’s a lucky guy then. It must’ve been a

you still going

I said, I’m 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 boyfriend. But even if we put that aside, I’m still Karen’s brother”

problem at hand. I may not be a corporate shark, but from what Karen told me, I understand the gravity of

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