Everett's mind clearly didn't approach this one. He paused for several seconds before gently patting Dorothy's hand, "Your health isn't the best right now. I do want another child, but not under these circumstances." He was still unsure about the extent of the poison lingering in her system. Talking about having a child now felt almost like a death sentence to her.

"Oh." She muttered.

Everett had made his stance clear, and knowing Dorothy, she wasn't one to push back.

But that night, she seemed less than cooperative with Everett.

After one attempt, Dorothy claimed she was too tired. She retreated to the bathroom for a shower, and then curled up under the covers to sleep.

hunch about what was bothering her, but didn't

could just take a cold shower to cool

by the tDorothy woke up, Everett

prepare oatmeal, keeping it warm,

have momentarily

to eat while calling Kevin, "Did Everett tell you abouttaking over the project?" "Mr. Lopez briefed me! I'll send you the documents through the system.' Dorothy paused for a moment, then chuckled, "About that... I deactivated my account when I left Lopez Corporation and haven't applied for it again. I'm not officially back, so you might not be able to send it through. Just email it to me." Thinking she'd never

Lopez had your

of his temperament? He verbally agreed to your resignation but deep down,

his job exposed him to that circle often! Which among them didn't have

such an environment, for Everett to remain unaffected and

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