Chapter 562


    Dorothy furrowed her brow slightly, finding Everett''s imperious tone a bit too much to handle.


    But upon reflection, his words weren''t an exaggeration. Who would dare cross the Lopezes? When


    a Lopez scion spoke, it was as good asw.


    "Wait a sec... you didn''t ask the teacher to seat us together, did you?"


    His lips curled in a secretive smile, "That’s for me to know."


    She scoffed.


    In one smooth motion, Everett swept her up from her chair.


    Dorothy yelped in surprise, "Put me down, quick! You can’t stretch the wound!"


    "A stretch more or less won''t make a difference now," he said. His arms were flexing as he held her,


    and the muscle tone was all too apparent. Coupled with the gold-rimmed sses perched on his


    nose, he looked every bit the cultured gentleman, yet his physique screamed of a suit-d ruffian.


    "Hold on for a sec, I need to change," he told her, cing Dorothy on the bed before standing up to


    change out of his business attire.


    As he had juste from a meeting, Everett had been wearing a suit and tie. Now that the meeting


    was over, he could slip out of those symbols of corporate warfare.


    As Dorothy watched him change, she was unsure where to rest her gaze.


    It felt rude for ady to stare so intently at a man undressing. But looking away felt negligent; she


    was afraid of he might identally touch his wound in the process.


    Thankfully, he was quick. His long, articte fingers buttoned up the silk pajama shirt one by one as


    he asked, "Are you still in pain?"


    "Huh?"


    "Your abdomen, does it still hurt?"


    Realization dawned on her, and she buried herself deeper into the covers with burning cheeks.


    "I don''t want to talk to you anymore!"


    Everett peeled back the corner of the nket and slid in beside her, enveloping her entirely in his


    embrace.


    "I didn''t push too hard today," he murmured, his breath warm against the faint mole on her ear, his


    voice growing huskier.


    "What if I go all the way next time?" he teased.


    "Don''t even think about it!"


    ...


    Karen hailed a cab back home, which caught her parents by surprise.


    After all, she had just texted them that she wouldn''t be back for a while.


    "What''s wrong, honey?" Karen''s mom, Serena, got up from the couch, following her daughter into


    her room, concerned by her pallor.


    "It''s nothing." Karen was just feeling irked by thoughts of Jeffrey, her mind a tangled mess.


    "That''s good. If there''s anything bothering you, you talk to us, okay?" Serena''s voice was firm. "Your


    dad was so worried. He had just called your brother, who was surprised you hadn''te home after


    he dropped you off. You should have seen your dad''s face, which was scared stiff. He was thinking


    you might''ve run into some trouble!"


    Karen felt a mix of exasperation and warmth and stood up to hug her mom.


    "Mom, I''m an adult. Do you really think I''d be kidnapped?"


    "Of course we worry. You''ll always be our little girl," Serena said that as she patted her back. "Even


    when you''re married with kids of your own, you''ll still be our baby."


    Karen chuckled and snuggled closer, "I''m not nning on getting married. I''m happy as I am."


    "Nonsense! What about when your father and I are old? Who will take care of you then?"


    "If I get married, that doesn''t guarantee he''ll take care of me!" The image of Jeffrey popped into her


    mind, and she grimaced. "What if he turns out to be a no-good guy, always out partying and


    cheating? I''d be better off single!"This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.