Kevin let out a sigh that seemed to carry the weight of the world.

"Mr. Lopez, always thinking about Ms. Sanchez first," he mumbled under his breath.

Sometimes, witnessing the love between Mr. Lopez and Ms. Sanchez made Kevin swear off love for good. Falling hard for someone meant your heart was no longer yours to command, and the endless sacrifices that followed seemed like a steep price to pay.

Kevin had convinced himself that staying clear of love was his ticket to survival.

"By the way, is Dorothy wrapping up her project soon?"

"Yeah." Kevin nodded, "Everything is pretty much done. If all goes well, Ms. Sanchez won't even need to come to the office anymore. Mr. Lopez, do you need her to..."

Everett waved him off, "No, let's not have her come in for now. Best to minimize our encounters for the time being."

"Got it." Kevin couldn't help but probe a bit further, "And... what if Quincy wants to see you? Should I bring her up?"

"No, not her either," Everett replied, knowing all too well how suspicious Quincy could be.

If she sensed anything out of the ordinary, she'd be on high alert in no time.

it was best to keep things as they were, not getting too close, yet making sure she could reach

she wanted was to rest early

and turning, his presence seemed to linger all around her, making

was only after what felt like an eternity that Dorothy finally drifted off

the chirping of birds or the morning sun but by

It was Karen.

request from Kenneth to meet, Dorothy hesitated

"Karen."

up! I'm right

over her pajamas, and there she was, Karen standing at her doorstep. Thankfully, it

here this early, what's up?" Dorothy asked, genuinely surprised. Karen

something! I've been up all night just to come here and talk

stepped in, looking all worked up as she swapped

and followed her, "You stayed up all night over

to you about my suspicions," Karen began, her thoughts having kept

the more convinced

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