Dorothy didn't want to be a wallflower, so after hearing those few words, she retreated to her own office.

It wasn't that she had anything against Ophelia, but she wasn't exactly Mother Teresa, going out of her way to ask Austin to let Ophelia in on the due diligence.

Firing up her computer, Dorothy smoothly logged into the Lopez Corporation's system.

These days, she couldn't help but sneak a peek at the meeting channel to see if Everett had anything scheduled.

Even though she swore she'd never sit in on one of those meetings again, there was still this feeling that keeping an eye on the channel somehow brought the elusive Everett just a bit closer.

The ringtone of her cell phone cut through the silence on her desk.

down, she saw Kenneth's name flashing on

was a pause on the other end before Kenneth asked tentatively, "Did Everett set that up?" "I was with East Star Enterprises before they merged us into Lopez Corporation, right? Working here is normal, not his doing." "Oh... So, what time do you get off? I'll come and pick you up." pL

Dorothy organized her workload before seeking out a local bakery to order a

can't show up empty-handed on

would be there?

case, Dorothy shot a quick text to Karen

awkward possibility of it just being her

sickness seemed to be

beside himself, looking as though he wished he could whisk Karen off to

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