He rarely spoke to her in such a tone, and that caught her off guard momentarily.

Having said his piece, Everett regretted it as well. He was just too scared that Quincy might hurt Dorothy again, thus he wanted to keep her away from him.

"I'm sorry, I was a bit..." he apologized.

you!" Dorothy might not know the specifics, but she was aware that anything involving the Lopez Corporation likely involved substantial funds. Being the CEO, he had to make his own considerations. She shouldn't have relayed Quincy's

you upset?" Everett's voice carried a hint of

was being discharged, but the baby fell asleep, so we thought we'd let her wake up on her own. It's a bit chilly today, didn't want the baby catching a cold with the temperature drop." "I'll cpick you, Abigail, and Langston up once I wrap things up here." "Great! You can head straight to

a collaboration, nothing more "vel.ne Quincy's voice was calm, albeit a bit feeble to him. Everett clenched his fists tightly. If it weren't for the fact that the antidote hadn't been deciphered yet, and they still needed her to keep Dorothy alive, he'd

Jonathan pulled the funding, and I was hoping you could and my family a hand Mr. Lopez." "You'll provide the antidote if I help your family?" "I can give you an additional month," Quincy offered with a chuckle, "That way, you'd have more tto consider!" But fully curing Dorothy was definitely impossible. Not just for any other reason, but even if she wanted to survive, she needed to et keep Dorothy close. She couldn't even begin to imagine how dire her own fate would be otherwise. "Saving your family will cost a pretty penny." Moreover, this sum could

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