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!

Kenneth hadn't gotten involved in this mess trying to help her find the antidote, he could have stayed out of it entirely. "Kenneth, if you just come clean about how you've been signaling the outside

as Lane finished speaking, Kenneth rasped,

scoffed and kicked him

keep his balance. He fell straight to the ground! The thud made Dorothy's heart tremble

he didn't betray you! What did

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

dare speak, unsure which word might trigger

man had become

nowhere, Lane had a black handgun in his

pupils dilated at the

"What are you doing?!"

gritted his teeth, his voice

forward,

Kenneth's life with

that wasn't any ordinary

of a gunshot was

suddenly spoke, "He won't believe anything you say now, I've explained that

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