It wasn't Everett.

It was Kevin.

"I'm fine," Dorothy said, her eyes dimming before she mustered a strained smile. "I just need to rest here for a bit. Don't worry about me." Kevin hesitated, but he didn't leave. "Should I get you some antacid?" "No need. I've got some in my bag, and I've already taken it. Really, I'm okay." "Alright then." Seeing her so insistent on not needing help, Kevin nodded and began to walk away.

He hadn't gotten far when Dorothy suddenly called out to him.

"Kevin, wait a second!" He turned around to see Dorothy clench her teeth and stand up straight, walking towards him.

"Could you... not mention this to him?" she asked.

She didn't want Everett to know anything about her, not even a stomachache.

the sharp guy he was,

didn’t bring me along. I don't bother him outside of work hours." The implication

checks in domestically anymore. The surveillance and bodyguards he had

sensed

herself, but hearing it from someone else stirred different

free." Kevin forced a smile. "If you see it that way, that's good. I should get back to work." "Sure." Watching Kevin walk away, Dorothy let out a heavy sigh and clutched her stomach, only to realize that the pain

took out the antacid from her bag, and swallowed it down, but it barely helped. She then

carried painkillers because sometimes

starting." Her assistant knocked on the

Dorothy took a few deep breaths and stood up to

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