But it didn't take long before he answered his own question, "Makes sense, Everett's gone and you're struggling to deal with it."

"Why did you call me?" Dorothy sniffled deliberately, "It's because you got Quincy killed, that led to Everett's..."

"His death was his own doing! Getting involved with a woman like Quincy wasn't my doing."

"Lane, aren't you scared I'll call the cops on you? You're a fugitive now!"

Lane chuckled, his voice as carefree as ever.

"I'm not scared! Everyone else might go to the police, but not you, you can't."

Pretending to be clueless, Dorothy asked, "Why not?"

"Because-though Quincy is gone, that doesn't mean there's no antidote left in the world!"

"But if I die or get caught, then you're definitely going down with me."

bring it out!" Dorothy, hearing this, felt

There's an antidote!

it felt like their efforts hadn't

why would I save him?" Lane's voice darkened at the mention of Everett, "All of this, having to

East Star Enterprises taken over, and I was driven out of Eldorria City like a stray dog?"

realized she shouldn't have gone

defending Everett, trying to explain

calm down, Dorothy clenched her fist before asking, "You say you

want, can't

"I can't."

chuckled, "I want you,

who can

perso Everett is gone,

recorder, and pursed her lips You're using the antidote to blackmail me? Lane, you claim to love and like me, but this is how

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