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?"

Ms. Sanchez, you're reading too much into it. Why

go tell him I'm here to see

is in

dropped countless meetings for me before, no matter how

was a heavy silence before Kevin capitulated. "Okay. I'll let him know

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 always her

couldn't dissuade Dorothy, turned back

to sense something, his gaze immediately locking onto

she here?" Everett asked before Kevin could

nodded. "She said she'll wait outside until your meeting is over. I tried talking her out

gestured dismissively. "Don't worry about it. I'll handle it after

"Got it."

gaze as he did. Without needing to exchange words,

after his meeting," Kevin

thanks. "Appreciate

no trouble. Just doing

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