"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

barely cracked open,

looking up! You're on the mend!" Quincy immediately halted the medication and started

and a

an eternity, she felt a firm

thank you for waking up, thank

warmth- even without opening her eyes, she knew it was

then, she drifted back into

"What's going on?"

"Has she been pulling all-nighters? Lack of sleep

on Dorothy's hand unyielding, "What will it take to completely rid her of

Quincy

Quincy's throat against the wall with such

looked as though Quincy's neck might snap

"Give her the antidote!"

struggled, her

on the brink of passing out, Everett abruptly let

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