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Chapter 279

“Heh“Jeffrey chuckled softly. “You really are as tough as nails. No wonder Everett was so taken with you.”

Dorothy frowned. “What are you getting at?”

Jeffrey shrugged. “I didn’t expect to see you again after all these years, so I just thought we could catch up. There’s no hidden agenda. You don’t need to be so defensive; I’m not like the athers”

“I don’t have anything to chit–chat about with you Dornily was ready to make her ext.

Jeffrey stepped in front of her to block her path. “I thought you might want to ask me about Everett, like who he’s marrying

He didn’t beleve for a second that Dorothy was curious

“Dal need to know?” Dorothy asked

Who else would Everett many other than Heather? The Lopez family wouldn’t have it any other way.

expression, Jeffrey felt extremely annoyed. He pulled out his phone and dialed

quickly, probably because he always assumed Jeffrey was up to no good.

tightly. It was as if a sharp them

What is it?”

the call

you ask him

Dorothy fell silent.

me right now?” Jeffrey teasingly raised

at the phone screen, feeling

seemed to stand still. She could even hear her own breathing. It had been so many

him. So close that she felt like hiding the wanted to leave Everglow City right then and

seconds passed and then Everett’s calm and steady voice with a hint of imitation rang out. “I’m not

response was cut short when

that moment, Dorothy knew that Everett must have guessed everything. He was

mouth

say to her and didn’t

He hated her; he had said

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