Chapter 120

Kenneth didn’t have a clue when Dorothy’s flight would land. He only knew it was in the wee hours of the moming. So he’d been here since eleven in the evening, waiting.

Before Dorothy could even respond to his message, she heard Kenneth calling her.

She looked up, and there he was at the arrivals gate, donned in a dark coat, looking all beat.

“Dorothy, over here!”

She started walking toward him with her luggage, and, just like that, Kenneth took it from her.

“Tired, huh? Hop in. I take you to Karen’s. You need a good sleep. Ive got a bunch of pals coming over tomorrow morning to help figure things out. They’re all hotshots in this field. I wouldn’t trust myself with this, so I called them.”

Kenneth was talking a mile a minute, reminding her of Karen.

But in the dead of night, his words felt like a warm, comforting, and familiar embrace.

up?” Upon seeing her stand

I can’t reciprocate your enthusiasm, Mr. Nelson. I can’t just

then let out a resigned chuckle. “Why overthink

you. If anything happens to you, it affects me too. I’m just doing my bit.”

born yesterday. She knew better

got in his car and was

they were approaching Karen’s place, Dorothy finally broke the silence. I

her manage to Everett was more of a pact, she

regained his composure. “Your boyfriend’s a lucky guy then. It must’ve been

I’m not single, are you still going

my friend.” He glanced at her through the rear–view mirror. “Dorothy, I’m not the kind of guy you think I am. I don’t have ulterior motives for everything. I admit that I admire you, and I’d like to

focus on the problem at hand. I may not be a corporate shark, but from what Karen told me, I understand the gravity of the situation. Let’s gather evidence to clear your

anymore.”

the car at the front of Karen’s building.

can’t avoid the inevitable, and staying awake all night won’t do

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