"Sorry, I might as well be scraping the bottom of the barrel with that line."

Others might not get it, but Kenneth knew all too well.

If he ever had the chance, he'd say the same to Dorothy without batting an eye.

Sadly, he didn't even have the right to say those words out loud.

"Eleanor, please don't let me hold you back anymore."

"Is that your way of rejecting me?" Eleanor insisted on digging deeper.

All she got in return was Kenneth's silence.

She took a deep breath, then chuckled, "I find myself quite amusing. You've been pushing me away, yet here I am, asking to hear your rejection."

"Eleanor, you're a great girl."

"Save the nice guy act." She paused for a few seconds, "I've transferred $30,000 into your account. Consider it a small compensation for the accident you got into because of me. I know your family isn't hurting for money, but this is purely to ease my own guilt! From now on, I won't bother you anymore."

don't want

was cut short as Eleanor

and sure enough, there

trying to send the money back, but

out to Eleanor again,

His messages went unanswered.

feel guilty... It should

drop her reservations

after everything, he still couldn't forget Dorothy,

...

mood was

with things not yet at a dead end, he

of deep thought,

on Lane, but make sure he doesn't catch on that we're onto him! Let Lane believe his plan is working, and that I'm just waiting to drop dead." Lane was laying low, trying

out of the picture, Everett was as good as dead! It'd be so much easier to deal with Dorothy once Everett

rival from the

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