Dorothy furrowed her brow slightly, finding Everett's imperious tone a bit too much to handle.

But upon reflection, his words weren't an exaggeration. Who would dare cross the Lopezes? When a Lopez scion spoke, it was as good as law.

"Wait a sec... you didn't ask the teacher to seat us together, did you?" His lips curled in a secretive smile, "That's for me to know." She scoffed.

In one smooth motion, Everett swept her up from her chair.

Dorothy yelped in surprise, "Put me down, quick! You can’t stretch the wound!" "A stretch more or less won't make a difference now," he said. His arms were flexing as he held her, and the muscle tone was all too apparent. Coupled with the gold-rimmed glasses perched on his nose, he looked every bit the cultured gentleman, yet his physique screamed of a suit-clad ruffian.

"Hold on for a sec, I need to change," he told her, placing Dorothy on the bed before standing up to change out of his business attire.

meeting, Everett had been wearing a suit and tie. Now that the meeting was over, he could slip out

change, she was unsure where

looking away felt negligent; she was afraid of he might accidentally touch his wound in

one by one as he asked, "Are you still in pain?" "Huh?" "Your

don't want to talk to you anymore!" Everett peeled back the corner of the blanket and slid in beside her, enveloping her entirely in

hard today,” he murmured, his breath warm against the faint mole on her ear, his voice growing

all the way

Karen hailed a cab back home, which caught her

she had just texted them that she wouldn't be back for a

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