Jeff looked at the words and burst into crazy laughter. He'd always pegged Everett as a closet king, always bottling things up and thinking he was so slick. But when it came to anything involving Dorothy, the guy would lose his cool faster than a house of cards in a windstorm! If Everett didn't make it back to Eldorria City in three days, Jeffrey would eat his hat! From a distance, Karen spotted Jeffrey, waving as she stepped out of Dorothy's office.

He nodded and strode into the fourth project team's bullpen, where Austin immediately spotted him.

"Mr. Turner! What brings you here?" Austin exclaimed.

In Lopez Corporation, everyone knew about Jeffrey's bromance with Everett, so they naturally treated him with a great deal of respect.

Lately, Jeffrey had been attending the big cheese meetings on behalf of Everett, basically acting like a deputy CEO.

"Just visiting my better half." "Uh?" Austin was baffled. "Your... your wife works in the fourth project team too?" Jeffrey furrowed his brow, clearly annoyed, "You running a census here or what?" "Of course not, sir!" Ignoring Austin, he walked straight into Dorothy's office.

him, Austin watched Jeffrey's retreating figure, mulling over the words he'd just

you finished with the meeting?" Karen stood

The picture of affection.

absentmindedly, then turned to Dorothy, "It's about lunchtime. How about we grab a bite together?” Dorothy was taken aback and shook her head, "I can't, I've got work to do. The project can't run without its members. Go ahead without me." "Come on, it's just lunch! It won't take long!" Karen knew Dorothy was busy, so

fine." Dorothy relented, "You are so kind so I'll come along, but don't worry about the work. This project is a bit complex, and Jeffrey won't be able to jump in just like that." Karen flashed an "OK' sign, beaming like a kid excited about sharing

everything about her, really. Karen seemed to have it all and was still the

for Karen, wiped down the utensils, and

a side of him that seemed totally

to comment on Jeffrey's transformation

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