From the get-go, Everett's main goal was simple: to secure the antidote for Dorothy as soon as possible.
Everything else was a smokescreen, a ploy to throw Quincy off the scent, to make her believe he was, perhaps, a tad more flexible about their impending nuptials.
He feared a flat-out refusal, the same unwavering stance as before, might drive Quincy to desperation, putting Dorothy back in her crosshairs.
After witnessing what happened with Heather, he couldn't bear the thought of Dorothy being dragged into their mess once more.
"She's been parading around town as your fiancée, you know." Dorothy quipped, her lips curling into a smirk.
"I can't shut her up, can I?"
"True! First, there was Heather, blabbering about your childhood friendship turning into romance, and now Quincy, going on about how you're about to pop the question! Everett, you're quite the catch, aren't you? Two beauties vying for your affection."
Everett raised an eyebrow, "Jealous?"
"Can't you tell? I'm practically sour."
"Oh." He nodded, unfazed, "Speaking of which... there was Kenneth, still not out of the picture, then came Lane, and wasn't there a Byte 7 at some point? Let me think-"
"Ha, there's a long list!" Dorothy wrapped her arms around his neck, "And let's not forget the CEO of Lopez Corporation, with his 'keep out' face, who's been pining for me since middle school." He chuckled, nodding in agreement, "Indeed."
bad for them, I'm quite the catch, haven't decided who to settle
has
you don't want him taking your spot,
a sudden twitch of
taken the
in, pressing her lips
curing me means you have to suffer in
Did Quincy
shook her head, "No, but she slipped up. She mentioned that after taking the medicine, I
pieced it together, thinking of
The symptoms...
her own when her
her mother's ghostly figure everywhere, urging her to
from the hospital, combined with Quincy's offhand remark, it all clicked for Dorothy. "Did she give you the
"Yes."
"Take it now. It'll completely neutralize the poison! Quincy said your health is frail, you won't
"And what about you?"
The poison's effects
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