Chapter 790


    But the premise was that Everett remained solo.


    If he ever got himself a girlfriend, or even a fiancée, then she would cut off all voluntary contact with


    him.


    That night, Dorothy''s dreams were a chaotic whirlwind.


    She dreamed of her childhood days when her mother would cradle her, tears streaming down her


    face, vowing that her daughter would never follow in her footsteps. Then she kept cursing the day


    she met Maxton Sanchez, calling him a heartbreaker and wishing him a life of misfortune.


    Then, in another dream, Dorothy found herself searching for Everett, only to catch him hand in hand


    with another woman, looking all cozy and intimate.


    The woman''s face was a blur, but Dorothy figured anyone Everett fancied would have to be


    gorgeous. Suddenly, the woman turned and walked towards her.


    As the face came into focus, it morphed into Quincy''s!


    Jolted awake, Dorothy sat bolt upright in bed.


    What a ridiculous heap of dreams!


    ncing at her phone, she saw it was only five in the morning. Work was still a couple of hours


    away.


    But sleep had fled from Dorothy, and she decided to start her day with a shower and opened her


    laptop to get some work done—might as well, since it was her responsibility anyway.


    Logging into the Lopez Corporation''s system, she habitually checked the conference channel and


    was surprised to see Everett in a video meeting.


    Did this guy ever take a break?


    Dorothy didn''t join the meeting. She quietly closed the tab, only to notice a shing red notification


    at the bottom of her screen.


    Lopez Corporation CEO—Everett: [Up so early? Feeling under the weather?]


    "How did he even notice that?" she murmured to herself.


    She hesitated before replying: [No, aren''t you also awake?]


    Lopez Corporation CEO—Everett: [Time difference.]


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    Oh, of course!


    Everett was in Liberty City, and it was alreadyte afternoon there.


    She always forgot about the time difference, probably because Everett always seemed to reply


    instantly no matter when she reached out.


    [You go ahead with your meeting. Just had a nightmare and woke up early.]


    Lopez Corporation CEO—Everett: [Alright.]


    She stared at the single word for a few minutes before closing the chat and taking a deep breath,


    opening up a work document.


    ...


    Karen had been on edge since the break of dawn, waiting for the inevitable call from her parents


    interrogating her about her pregnancy, a secret Keh had recently discovered.


    But the call never came.


    Had Keh decided to keep mum?


    After a refreshing shower and changing, Jeffrey found Karen sighing on the living room couch.


    "What''s up?" he asked.


    "Just waiting for a call."


    "Whose call?"


    Leaning back on the couch, Karen replied, "Who else but my parents? Knowing Keh''s temper,


    he would''ve told them by now since you didn''t agree to his terms. I''m worried they mighte


    storming over."


    "They probably won''t."


    Karen sat up straighter, "Why not?"


    "Your brother said he''d give me a few days to think it over. I didn''t agree, sure, but I didn''t outright


    reject his offer either. Let''s use these few days to think of a n," Jeffrey suggested, walking over


    and pulling Karen into an embrace. "I thought about itst night. If we can''t hide it, then I should be


    the one to tell them."


    "My dad might punch you."


    "If he wants, just let him. If your brother tells them about the pregnancy, it''ll look like I eat up their


    daughter and am refusing to own up to it!"