Karen furrowed her perfectly arched brow and gave Jeffrey a playful slap.

"Can't you choose your words a bit more wisely?" What's with this "eating up someone's daughter’ talk!? "I'm just being accurate!" Jeffrey said.

Rolling her eyes at him, Karen suddenly noticed something different about Jeffrey today; he was dressed to the nines in a crisp shirt and suit.

"Got work today?" "Yeah, Everett tasked me with a meeting. He's tied up in Liberty City, so the home turf's mine for now." Jeffrey squeezed her hand reassuringly. "Don't worry, I'll be back in a flash. As soon as it's over, I'm racing back home. Not a minute wasted.” Karen let out a snort and teased him deliberately, "That's the same line you fed me last time, and you still managed to detour for a rendezvous with your ex, didn't you?" Jeffrey raised his eyebrows.

buy them." Jeffrey felt a vein throb at his temple. He had this sinking feeling that Paige would be a recurring punchline for the rest of

about I take you with me today? You can hang out in my office. The Lopez Corporation meetings have a video call option, you can watch on my laptop, make sure I'm not playing hooky!" "Why would I camp out at your office? I'm not an employee of the Lopez Corporation.” "To keep an eye on your husband! If you're there, who's gonna complain? If I don't have that much clout in the office, I might as well hand in my resignation! I didn't want you to come before because you were dealing with morning sickness, and I thought you'd be more comfortable resting at home. It wasn't about hiding anything from you!" Karen narrowed her eyes in a sly smile. "I know; you don't have to explain,"

was just having a bit of

too. She's been assigned to a project team recently.” At the mention of Dorothy, Karen immediately agreed,

from work and a multitude of other activities, which

rush off to find Dorothy because she knew the Lopez Corporation had its morning meetings. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ

comfortably before

sat down, Everett's call came

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