Dorothy pondered for a moment, then nodded as if a lightbulb had gone off in her head.

"I'll get Jeffrey to round up some folks and head over right now! If we manage to secure the antidote and rescue my brother at the same time, wouldn't that solve everything?"

"Wait! I'm worried Lane might catch wind of it beforehand." There's bound to be guards around the antidote.

"I doubt it! How about this, let's have Jeffrey sneak over first."

"No!" Dorothy quickly interjected, guilt already gnawing at her from involving Kenneth. If Jeffrey went and something happened to him, she couldn't bear the thought. "Just send me the location." Karen immediately went on high alert, clutching her phone close.

"What are you planning?"

Dorothy sighed, speaking softly, "Karen, hear me out! Lane is doing all this because of me, so he wouldn't harm me no matter what! Even if I get caught, it's not the end of the world. If I can successfully retrieve the antidote, wouldn't that be a huge win?"

"... Your point makes sense, but Lane's not thinking straight anymore. I'm really worried he might lash out in frustration!"

I'll figure something out." Dorothy reassured her, patting her shoulder. "Just

are both out of the loop. If something goes wrong, who's going

his efforts?" Dorothy felt more confident after meeting Lane. Despite his actions, Lane didn't seem deranged. Aside from Quincy's murder, Lane

take! Forget what

directly get the location from Karen, Dorothy resorted to a

won't go myself!

we delay, I'm worried Lane might change

relented

make sure you and Everett come up with

avoiding eye contact

To avoid arousing suspicion.

phone, Dorothy zoomed in. It wasn't far from the diner they had agreed to meet at

BUMS

the most dangerous

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