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.

it morphed into Quincy's! Jolted awake, Dorothy

heap of dreams! Glancing at her phone, she saw it was

and opened her

into the Lopez Corporation's system, she habitually checked the conference channel and

the meeting. She quietly closed the tab, only to notice a flashing

early? Feeling under the weather?] "How

aren't you also awake?] Lopez Corporation CEO—Everett: [Time difference.] Oh, of course! Everett was in Liberty City, and it was already late afternoon

about the time difference, probably because Everett always seemed to reply instantly

She stared at the single word for a few minutes before closing the chat and taking

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