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!

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

Lane finished speaking, Kenneth rasped, "I

scoffed and

to keep his balance. He fell straight

didn't betray you! What did

shifted back to Dorothy, "It hurts you to see him

didn't dare speak, unsure which word might

had become

Lane had a black handgun

pupils dilated

"What are you doing?!"

big deal! Seeing you protect him really pisses me off," Lane gritted his teeth, his voice laced with fierceness, "Why? You can care for Everett, you can feel for Kenneth, this cripple, but you

forward, to snatch the gun from

point, he might just end Kenneth's life with a single bullet in

that wasn't any ordinary

a gunshot was well understood

won't believe anything you say now,

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