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.

in the dead of night, his words felt like

stand still, Kenneth raised

Mr. Nelson. I can’t just

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

If anything happens to you,

but Dorothy wasn’t born yesterday. She knew better

got in his car and was silent throughout

finally broke the silence.

to Everett was more of a pact, she was, after all, a married

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

are you still going to

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

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

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255