After a warm shower, Everett lifted Dorothy back to bed.

Usually, by this time, she would be fighting to keep her eyes open, but tonight, despite her fatigue, sleep seemed to dodge her.

"Everett, do you still have work to do?" "Just a contract to review; I'll be done soon. Why do you ask?" Dorothy shook her head. "I'll wait for you." Something in her tone caught Everett's attention, so he didn't get up. Instead, he lay down beside her.

"Is there something on your mind? The contract can wait till morning." Dorothy's concerns were always his priority. She let out a resigned laugh. "No, really, it's nothing. I just wanted to talk, that's all! Every time... I fall asleep before we get the chance to chat.” "Alright then, wait for me. I'll be right back." Everett pushed himself up, grabbed his robe, and headed to his computer.

Afraid she might doze off, Dorothy sat up against the headboard and watched him work. It felt like a throwback to their early days in Swevia Country.

He worked; she watched.

it takes is for you to agree, and you can spend your life with him." Had she really won the Lopez

use to them, would they have stooped to

ordinary person like her would be too

had clung to turned out to be nothing but a trap set by Heather. What leverage did she have against the Lopez empire? "I'm

like it when his

the robe and

to talk about?" "Um... I want to know about your childhood." He frowned slightly. "My childhood?" "Yeah!" Dorothy settled back, staring at the ceiling. "It must

the ARF of many, and there were happy moments, but the pressure was

was the only heir to the Lopez family, groomed from an

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