Chapter 425

Everett furrowed his brows, tuming around to lock eyes with her, their gazes ensnaring each other in a silent battle.

“I haven’t lied to you”

His gaze was fiery, laden with a sincerity that seemed to threaten to pull Dorothy into its depths entirely!

Now she regretted bringing up such matters with Everett. It was she who found herself unable to end the conversation. Clearing her throat with feigned composure, Dorothy averted her eyes. “Mr. Lopez, let’s stick to business, shall we?”

“Sure, business,” Everett responded. “You’re working late today.”

“Everett…”

Annoyance clenched at Dorothy’s teeth, “What exactly are you playing at? When we divorced, you said that you hated me. What now? Has the mighty Mr. Lopez decided to go back on his word? After being dumped by me once, are you really going to shamelessly chase after me again?”

Perhaps her words were too harsh, as Everett’s handsome face paled slightly, a flicker of rationality returning to his eyes.

He had been thrown off balance by a call from Kenneth.

Dorothy speak so affectionately about Kenneth coming to pick her up after work had sent a surge of jealousy through his entire being, overwhelming all his thoughts!

a deep breath, Everett turned back to

the Everett Dorothy knew – aloof, reticent, and untouchable.

to Dorothy’s questions, instead silently driving towards the meeting place they had arranged with their business

he acted very professionally. From negotiation to finalizing the deal, and even when dropping Dorothy off at her office, he

had reverted to square one.

the CEO, and she was just a lowly assistant.

out, Dorothy was naturally in turmoil.

wasn’t a womanizer, that… perhaps it was just a physical craving. But even though Everett hadn’t

No.

years, her energy had been focused on getting

but his father

any of them

promised Langston a visit to the

once he wrapped up his company affairs, he headed back to Bay Residence to pick

a jumble of code

knew this was undoubtedly a new virus concocted by his tech–savvy

son.

Langston finally set aside his phone, leaning forward in the passenger

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