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.

that floor, she was stopped right out

need to see Mr.

and asked sternly, “Do

“No.”

secretary was straightforward. “Then please

bend 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

a deep voice

“Let her in.”

order, the secretary finally let her in.

standing by the window with a cup of black coffee, sipping it

gaze fell on her, Dorothy awkwardly tugged at her lips.

eyebrow and walked towards

causing Dorothy

was doing this on purpose. Changing the subject wouldn’t help,

I sent a text to the wrong person that night. I don’t remember anything after that. I’m really just here to get the contract

He suddenly interrupted her,

“What?”

eyes locked onto her stunned

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