As the seconds ticked by, Dorothy felt her heart sink deeper and deeper.

The horrifying thought crossed her mind - if, if she were violated by Lane... she couldn't bear the thought of living on!

Even though she knew Everett would tell her he didn't mind, that it didn't matter to him, Dorothy couldn't accept it for herself. Suddenly.

There was a scattering of footsteps outside the apartment building.

Dorothy and Lane turned almost at the same time towards the source of the noise-

It was Kenneth.

His hands were tied, and he had been brought here.

"Mr. Lane, here's the person you asked me to bring."

"Alright," Lane gestured with his hand that the messenger could leave, then his gaze landed on Dorothy and Kenneth, a sly smile forming, "What, pretending you don't know each other in front of me? This act is too fake!"

Dorothy looked at the man before her, his face and body covered in wounds and blood, and she nearly lost her composure!

the antidote, he could have stayed out of it entirely. "Kenneth, if you just come clean about

finished speaking, Kenneth

and

him to keep his

he didn't betray you! What did

didn't, so he didn't?" Lane's gaze shifted back to Dorothy,

speak, unsure which word might trigger

had become

had a black

pupils dilated at

"What are you doing?!"

isn't a big deal! Seeing you protect him really pisses me off," Lane gritted his teeth, his voice laced with fierceness, "Why? You can

forward, to snatch the

might just end Kenneth's life with a single bullet in the

wasn't

a gunshot was well understood by everyone

she moved, Kenneth suddenly spoke, "He won't believe anything you say now, I've explained that there's nothing between you and me... but Lane won't believe

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