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?"

Sanchez, you're reading too much into it. Why would Mr. Lopez say something

to

really is

dropped countless meetings for me before, no matter how important they were. Why can't he do

heavy silence before Kevin capitulated. "Okay. I'll let

aiming to corner Kevin; after all, he had helped her out a lot in the past. Even if things were tense with

Kevin, realizing he couldn't dissuade

seemed to sense something, his

asked before Kevin could

your meeting is over. I tried talking her out of it, but she won't

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

"Got it."

Dorothy's expectant gaze as he did. Without

after

her thanks.

trouble. Just

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