"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.

frown but lacked

barely cracked open,

You're on the mend!" Quincy immediately halted

footsteps and

she felt a firm

thank you for waking up, thank

without opening her

she drifted back

"What's going on?"

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

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

Quincy

throat against the wall with such

as though Quincy's

"Give her the antidote!"

her face

on the brink of passing out, Everett

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