"Come on, say something!"

Jeffrey was pacing back and forth, clearly on edge. "We're in a bind here, you've got to break the silence!"

"I need a moment to think," Everett admitted, knowing Jeffrey was right.

Dorothy had always been fiercely loyal, her love unwavering. Pushing her away wouldn't drive her into someone else's arms.

But-

That didn't necessarily mean she would take him back.

That was the real issue.

Dorothy's memory halted at the moment she was in the boardroom, a sickly sweet taste rising in her throat until it burst forth uncontrollably.

And then, nothing.

It was as if she had slept for ages, yet she felt utterly drained, floating on water.

As her consciousness slowly stirred, the chill of the ER made her shiver involuntarily.

"You're awake!" Quincy's voice, brimming with excitement, cut through the haze.

tried to frown but

cracked

mend!" Quincy immediately halted the medication and started checking

and a plethora

she felt a firm grasp on her

for waking up, thank

without opening

she drifted back

"What's going on?"

asleep! Overexertion," Quincy found the reason. "Has she been pulling all-nighters? Lack of sleep can weaken her

his grip on Dorothy's hand unyielding, "What will it take to completely

impossible," Quincy

Quincy's throat against the wall with such force that veins bulged on

Quincy's neck might snap

"Give her the antidote!"

struggled, her face

on the brink of

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