"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.

to frown but

cracked open, everything

Quincy immediately halted the medication and started checking

and a plethora

eternity, she felt a firm grasp on her

you for waking up, thank you..." It was

warmth- even without opening her eyes, she

she drifted back into

"What's going on?"

pulling all-nighters? Lack of sleep can weaken her immune system! If this keeps up, she

unyielding, "What will it take to completely rid her of

impossible," Quincy responded

out, gripping Quincy's throat against the wall with such force that veins bulged on his

as though Quincy's neck might snap any

"Give her the antidote!"

Quincy struggled, her

she seemed on the brink of passing out, Everett abruptly

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