Chapter 6

“Karen, it’s urgent. Super urgent! Can you somehow get Mr. Lopez’s phone number?”

Dorothy had deleted Everett’s contact. She even left the online group they shared, so the only person she could turn to now was Karen.

The voice on the other side was clearly still groggy from sleep. “Who?!”

“Everett.”

“If you’re sleepwalking, go back to sleep.”

“I don’t have time to explain. It’s really urgent!”

The project partner’s supervisor had signed the contract and left the country. She couldn’t possibly ask him to return just to sign another contract with her.

Karen sensed her seriousness, sat up in bed, and said, “I can’t get his number, but you can go find him in his room, right?”

Right!

Dorothy quickly hung up the phone, threw on a random piece of clothing, and ran towards the hotel’s presidential suite.

when she got to that floor, she was stopped right out of the

to see

her up and down and asked sternly,

“No.”

straightforward. “Then please

the rules a bit? Just pass a message for me. Tell him Dorothy urgently needs to see him; he’ll definitely want to see me.” But the secretary completely ignored her plea.

defeated, a deep voice came from

“Let her in.”

Everett’s order, the secretary finally let

still in his dark silk robe, standing by the window

tugged at her lips. “Mr. Lopez,

walked towards her. “Which day are you referring to?”

pressure he radiated was intense, causing Dorothy to

on purpose. Changing the subject wouldn’t help, so she just laid

wrong person that night. I don’t

need a wife.” He suddenly interrupted her, so Dorothy didn’t catch on

“What?”

moved closer as his eyes locked onto her stunned face. “Think

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