His kiss caught her completely off guard, sealing her lips in a sudden embrace.

Dorothy could only clutch at his shirt, tilting her head back to savor the warmth of his lips.

This kiss was different from the others; Everett was gentle, as if afraid he would break her, starting with a tender peck and gradually deepening...

When the kiss ended, he didn't let go of Dorothy, merely pulling back slightly.

"Dolled up for someone special, huh?" he teased.

Flushed and unable to meet his gaze, she mumbled, "I just thought... you know, for a trip, one ought to... spruce up a bit..." "Not for me?" "Definitely not." Everett smirked. "Then you're confined to this room today." Dorothy blinked. "Why?" "If it's not for me, then no one else gets a look." "That bossy? Mr. Lopez, been binge-reading those CEO romance s lately?" He raised an eyebrow. "You into that?" Shaking her head, she replied, "Not really.” But her friend Karen sure was! Especially the steamy ones, and she would pull Dorothy aside at The Prosperity Consortium the next day to rave about them.

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chin to force her eyes to his. "Then why accept the roses from Kenneth?"

I thought they were from you." "You told me not to send them."

didn't know he would send them! He didn't even tell me, just sent them over."

Everett trusted that she wouldn't have asked Kenneth

me, and Karen, without thinking much, shared it with me and showed Kenneth too." Who would have guessed Kenneth would make such a move? Dorothy suddenly narrowed her eyes at him. "Everett, you didn't rush back because you heard Kenneth sent me flowers, did you?"

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