Sandwiched in the middle of a dilemma, Kevin was definitely feeling the pinch.

"Everett's not picking up his phone." "Then keep calling until he does. Mr. Lopez is holding onto his phone." Dorothy's brows knitted in frustration. "Alright, I got it." She ended the call and switched to texting on Everett's WhatsApp.

[Call me back, or you can forget about seeing me again!] True to form, less than a minute after she hit send, her phone rang with Everett's name flashing on the screen.

Taking the call, Dorothy made her way to the CEO's office door and punched in the code - 0825.

The lock beeped affirmatively.

Sure enough, the office code hadn't changed.

sound! "Yeah," Dorothy didn't bother hiding it, "Aren't

had thought Everett would never

you." Everett still didn't disclose his

me where you are.” "You don't want to know." "I do want to know! Everett, you better think carefully before you speak to me!"

I haven't gone up. Don't worry, I didn't disturb your mom." By the time Dorothy drove to the cemetery, dusk

Everett due to sensing

out of her car

at the cemetery's main gate,

at his feet, too many to count, and as she approached, the unmistakable smell of tobacco filled

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