Quincy's mention of compensation for Dorothy flew under everyone's radar.

But then, Dorothy actually got a call from her.

"What the hell do you want, Dorothy? Spill it all now and then stay the hell away from Mr. Lopez, forever!" Quincy's tone was that of an elite socialite dealing with her husband's affair – authoritative and dismissive.

I'll give her that; she had more presence than Heather ever did.

No surprise there, considering she's a Caldwell. And it's clear why Jonathan Lopez fell for her.

"I want shares in the Lopez Corporation. Can you afford that?"

"And what right do you have to the Lopez Corporation's shares, Ms. Sanchez? Let me remind you, you're divorced from Mr. Lopez. You're an ex now. We're willing to give you a settlement, and you should be grateful for that."

The way she used "we" was rather telling.

Dorothy lounged on her couch, flipping through design drafts on her laptop, chuckling, "With an ex as wealthy as Everett, I'd be foolish not to ask for more! Dr. Quincy, you're after Everett's wealth too, aren't you? Is that why you clung to him, breaking us apart?"

woman! Mr. Lopez left you because you insisted on dragging him through

happened without you stirring the

Mr. Lopez barely talks to me! I

so?" Dorothy mused, smacking her lips. "So, Everett doesn't even like you. You're the one throwing yourself at

explode, Dorothy leisurely added, "Here's what we'll do. Draft a list of what

up, Dorothy sighed

to be someone she wasn't

on

leaned over, glancing at her laptop screen, "This designer won’t

you need your rest during your

want to feel involved in

handle the design too, you

a serious thought and nodded, "That's not a bad

on equal footing

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