"Wha-?" Kevin blinked, not catching the flurry of taps Mr. Lopez had executed on his smartphone. As a result, he was clueless and a tad startled. "Mr. Lopez, your schedule's packed with appointments. You're canceling all of them on such short notice?" he asked.

"I need to head back home for a while, then I'll return after some time," Everett replied, tapping his fingers restlessly on the desk.

"Just say I've come down with something nasty and can't meet anyone.” "Got it, Mr. Lopez," Kevin said as he made his exit and glanced at his own phone screen.

Why did Mr. Lopez lose his cool over that number? Driven by curiosity, he dialed the mysterious number from his personal phone.

After a few rings, a man's voice came through.

"Hello, this is Kenneth speaking. May I ask who's calling?" Kevin hung up immediately, a smirk spreading across his face.

the house, they mulled over how to break the

penalties had had an effect. At least Derek wasn't

it was because

in mind, Karen tugged on Jeffrey's sleeve, "You need to tell them about us

My dad can't handle that just yet. Let's wait on that!" While they whispered to each other, Derek was

was her cousin Kenneth! Jeffrey's heart sank a bit as well. Why on earth had Derek called Kenneth over? "Uncle," Kenneth greeted as he came in, carrying

just come by. No need for gifts." Derek's eyes crinkled with a smile as he pulled Kenneth aside. "I called you over for a bit of advice!" Kenneth glanced at Karen

Derek sighed, "I'm just... I'm not sure what to do. Your aunt and I have been worried sick, so we thought we'd get your take on things. Jeffrey gave me this unconditional property transfer agreement. Now, even if we don't care about his money, I figured it's a kind of security for Karen." "Let me see

Jeffrey to ask for forgiveness. But

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