But the premise was that Everett remained solo.

If he ever got himself a girlfriend, or even a fiancée, then she would cut off all voluntary contact with him.

That night, Dorothy's dreams were a chaotic whirlwind.

She dreamed of her childhood days when her mother would cradle her, tears streaming down her face, vowing that her daughter would never follow in her footsteps. Then she kept cursing the day she met Maxton Sanchez, calling him a heartbreaker and wishing him a life of misfortune.

Then, in another dream, Dorothy found herself searching for Everett, only to catch him hand in hand with another woman, looking all cozy and intimate.

The woman's face was a blur, but Dorothy figured anyone Everett fancied would have to be gorgeous. Suddenly, the woman turned and walked towards her.

into focus, it morphed into Quincy's! Jolted

her phone, she saw it was only five in the morning. Work was

a shower and opened her laptop to get

system, she habitually checked the conference channel and was

this guy ever take a break? Dorothy didn't join the meeting. She quietly closed the tab, only to notice a flashing red notification at the bottom of her

Corporation CEO—Everett: [Up so early? Feeling under the weather?] "How did he even notice

awake?] Lopez Corporation CEO—Everett: [Time difference.] Oh, of course!

time difference, probably because Everett always seemed to

stared at the single word for a few minutes before closing the chat and taking a deep breath,

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