Dorothy stepped into the old lady's cozy little house, the kitchen greeting her right from the entrance, with the bathroom tucked neatly beside it.

The living room, though small, was impeccably tidy.

She hardly had a moment to take it all in when her phone buzzed to life in her pocket.

It was Kevin calling.

Probably wondering where she'd vanished to, growing impatient by the minute.

"Kevin, listen... I suddenly craved something else, so I went out to grab a bite. I'll be back soon, just hang on a bit longer for me!"

"Why don't you come back first? I can drive us out, and we can pick up whatever you're craving together!" Kevin seemed to sense something was off, not quite buying her story.

"I'm already halfway there. By the time I come back, I could've already grabbed it and returned!"

"...Dorothy, you didn't run off, did you?"

I genuinely wanted to pick something up. I'll be

indeed shelved the

the lay of the land from the old lady, then head

go dark, I'm calling Mr. Lopez

up, she heard footsteps

the old lady had fetched

old lady, was

Dorothy retreated a few

this place?"

that the old lady was one of Lane's

girl, sneaking around, trying to get into your suite! The moment

your lies would go unnoticed? Let me tell you, everyone in this neighborhood is

a deep tone, "Dorothy, you wanted to take a look inside, right? I'll take

towards her, but she stepped back, fumbling for her phone to

Lane snatched the phone from her hand

came here on your own today; don't even think about

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