As the elevator doors slid open at Everett's office level, Dorothy stepped out with a sense of urgency, only to spot Kevin emerging from his own office.

"Ms. Sanchez?" Kevin called out, a hint of surprise in his voice.

"Yeah," Dorothy replied, trying to mask her anxiousness with a forced calmness. "Is Everett around?"

Kevin hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Yeah, he's in, but he's tied up in a meeting."

"How long do you reckon it'll last?"

"It's hard to say."

Dorothy pursed her lips, her determination not waning. "Then I'll wait for him here."

Kevin seemed a bit uneasy. "Mr. Lopez might be a while... Maybe you can tell me what you need, and I can pass the message?"

Dorothy caught on to something in his tone. She smiled slightly, "Everett told you not to let me in, didn't he?"

reading too much into it. Why

him I'm here to

is in

and clear. "Everett has dropped countless meetings for me before, no matter how important

silence before Kevin capitulated. "Okay.

after all, he had helped her out a lot in the past. Even if things were tense with Everett, she believed in not dragging others into their personal issues. That was

Kevin, realizing he couldn't dissuade Dorothy, turned back to the

entering, Everett seemed to sense something, his gaze

asked before Kevin could even

meeting is over. I

with no other option, Everett gestured dismissively. "Don't worry about it. I'll handle it after

"Got it."

office, catching Dorothy's expectant gaze as he did. Without needing to exchange words, they

Lopez will come out after his

her thanks. "Appreciate it,

no trouble. Just doing

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