"Wha-?" Kevin blinked, not catching the flurry of taps Mr. Lopez had executed on his smartphone. As a result, he was clueless and a tad startled. "Mr. Lopez, your schedule's packed with appointments. You're canceling all of them on such short notice?" he asked.

"I need to head back home for a while, then I'll return after some time," Everett replied, tapping his fingers restlessly on the desk.

"Just say I've come down with something nasty and can't meet anyone.” "Got it, Mr. Lopez," Kevin said as he made his exit and glanced at his own phone screen.

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May I ask who's calling?" Kevin hung up immediately, a

revealing? Time to book a flight! After Jeffrey and Karen entered the house, they mulled over how to break the news of their

and self-imposed penalties had had an

was because today's main event hadn't

Jeffrey's sleeve, "You need to tell them about

too?" Karen shook her head frantically, "No, no, no! My dad can't handle that just yet. Let's wait on that!" While they whispered

toward the sound— It was her cousin Kenneth! Jeffrey's heart sank a bit as well. Why on earth

need for gifts." Derek's eyes crinkled with a smile as he pulled Kenneth aside. "I called you over for a bit of advice!" Kenneth

"I'm just... I'm not sure what to do. Your aunt and I have been worried sick, so we thought we'd get your take on things. Jeffrey gave me this unconditional property transfer agreement. Now, even if we don't care about his money, I figured it's a kind of security for Karen." "Let me see

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