Dorothy pondered for a moment, then nodded as if a lightbulb had gone off in her head.

"I'll get Jeffrey to round up some folks and head over right now! If we manage to secure the antidote and rescue my brother at the same time, wouldn't that solve everything?"

"Wait! I'm worried Lane might catch wind of it beforehand." There's bound to be guards around the antidote.

"I doubt it! How about this, let's have Jeffrey sneak over first."

"No!" Dorothy quickly interjected, guilt already gnawing at her from involving Kenneth. If Jeffrey went and something happened to him, she couldn't bear the thought. "Just send me the location." Karen immediately went on high alert, clutching her phone close.

"What are you planning?"

Dorothy sighed, speaking softly, "Karen, hear me out! Lane is doing all this because of me, so he wouldn't harm me no matter what! Even if I get caught, it's not the end of the world. If I can successfully retrieve the antidote, wouldn't that be a huge win?"

straight anymore. I'm

out." Dorothy reassured her, patting her

of the

Lane kills me too, what was the point of all his efforts?" Dorothy felt more confident after meeting Lane. Despite his actions, Lane didn't seem deranged. Aside from

a risk I'm willing to take! Forget what Everett would do; my

couldn't directly get the location from Karen,

and I won't go myself! I'll discusszit with Everett back

delay, I'm

finally relented

But make sure you and Everett come up with a plan

deliberately avoiding eye contact

To avoid arousing suspicion.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255