"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

barely cracked open, everything a

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

could hear footsteps and

felt like an eternity, she felt

up,

warmth- even without opening

drifted back into

"What's going on?"

just asleep! Overexertion," Quincy found the reason. "Has she been pulling all-nighters? Lack of sleep can weaken her immune system! If this keeps up,

"What will it take to completely

impossible," Quincy

out, gripping Quincy's throat against the wall with such

looked as though Quincy's neck might snap any

"Give her the antidote!"

struggled, her face turning beet

she seemed on the brink

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