Chapter 527

“No, no, you’ve got it all wrong!” Quincy waved his hands dismissively, “It’s just that I’ve never seen anyone with such a severe case of neat freak. I tried to give him a hand the day outside the hospital room, but he’d rather hobble along in pain than accept help.”

Dorothy knew that was something Everett was capable of.

“He’s stubborn as a mule.”

Quincy chuckled, “I guess you’re the only one who dares to speak so candidly about the president of Lopez Corporation.”

Dorothy tugged at the corner of her mouth, remaining silent, not feeling any sense of privilege. An ugly ducky like her had nothing to brag about in front of the real swan.

Returning to the hospital room, Dorothy checked her phone again – still no reply from Karen.

Looks like she had another all–nighter!

Dorothy felt a wave of guilt, fearing Karen was staying up out of concern for her. It seemed like she was dragging others into her mess again.

“What did the doctor say?”

absence to open his laptop and tackle some work.

him about

you another sponge bath in a bit.”

her and pursed

Dorothy stopped in her tracks, arching an eyebrow, “Or should

turned stern. The seriousness of him reminded

that kind of

turned to wet a washcloth for him, and upon her return,

“Uncomfortable.”

Dorothy reacted like a

her helplessly, “Having you bathe me

best way was to wait until he was “well–fed“– that might lessen the pain when she helped him. But by that time, Dorothy would be so drained she could

a moment to grasp his

madness these days as if he was trying to make up for four lost years in one fell swoop!

that even fresh from sleep, she

what do we do?

That’d be even weirder!

maybe we could ask Jeffrey to help out? He’s your buddy so that shouldn’t be

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