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.
Kenneth's name flashing on
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 "Today's my birthday." Dorothy froze, the words
off." "Great!" Hanging up, Dorothy organized her workload before seeking out
show up empty-handed
just invite her, right? Surely Karen would be there? And if Karen was
Dorothy shot a quick text to Karen
the awkward possibility of it just being her and
seemed to be getting worse,
bit of oatmeal, which she'd promptly lost not an hour later! Jeffrey was beside himself, looking as though he wished he could whisk Karen off to the hospital for an abortion right
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