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?"

Mr. Lopez left you because you insisted on dragging him through court, even when his mother was on

that have happened without you stirring the

Lopez barely talks to me! I didn't have the

smacking her lips. "So, Everett doesn't

Dorothy leisurely added, "Here's what we'll do. Draft a list of what you and Everett are willing to offer me. Then,

up, Dorothy

someone

had to be on guard, afraid of

"This designer won’t do .I’m

a flash, "Oh no, you need your rest

to feel involved

providing the business space. If you handle the design too, you

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

to be on equal footing

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