Chapter 791
Karen furrowed her perfectly arched brow and gave Jeffrey a yful p.
"Can''t you choose your words a bit more wisely?"
What''s with this ''eating up someone''s daughter'' talk!?
"I''m just being urate!" Jeffrey said.
Rolling her eyes at him, Karen suddenly noticed something different about Jeffrey today; he was
dressed to the nines in a crisp shirt and suit.
"Got work today?"
"Yeah, Everett tasked me with a meeting. He''s tied up in Liberty City, so the home turf''s mine for
now." Jeffrey squeezed her hand reassuringly. "Don''t worry, I''ll be back in a sh. As soon as it''s
over, I''m racing back home. Not a minute wasted."
Karen let out a snort and teased him deliberately, "That''s the same line you fed mest time, and
you still managed to detour for a rendezvous with your ex, didn''t you?"
Jeffrey raised his eyebrows.
"So maybe save the promises, because you know I won''t buy them."
Jeffrey felt a vein throb at his temple. He had this sinking feeling that Paige would be a recurring
punchline for the rest of his days, a ghost that would haunt him forever.
"Okay, how about I take you with me today? You can hang out in my office. The Lopez Corporation
meetings have a video call option, you can watch on myptop, make sure I''m not ying hooky!"
"Why would I camp out at your office? I''m not an employee of the Lopez Corporation."
"To keep an eye on your husband! If you’re there, who’s gonnain? If I don''t have that much
clout in the office, I might as well hand in my resignation! I didn''t want you toe before because
you were dealing with morning sickness, and I thought you''d be morefortable resting at home.
It wasn''t about hiding anything from you!"
Karen narrowed her eyes in a sly smile. "I know; you don''t have to exin," she added.
She was just having a bit of fun at Jeffrey''s expense.
"So juste with me. Besides, Dorothy''s at the office too. She''s been assigned to a project team
recently."
At the mention of Dorothy, Karen immediately agreed, "Alright! You do your thing, and I''ll catch up
with Dorothy!"
Staying home alone was driving her up the wall.
Jeffrey had been overprotectivetely, banning her from work and a multitude of other activities,
which drove her stir-crazy.
...
Upon arriving at the office, Karen didn''t rush off to find Dorothy because she knew the Lopez
Corporation had its morning meetings.
Jeffrey settled her infortably before he headed to the conference room.
As soon as he sat down, Everett''s call came through.
"Take this meeting seriously," Everett''s voice came through the phone, "Some of the old
shareholders are resistant to the techpany acquisition. Rough words might fly; don''t get into a
spat. It''s pointless."
"Got it," Jeffrey responded, pausing before adding, "When are you getting back from Liberty City?"
"I don’t know yet. What''s up?"
What''s up? Why did he even dare to throw that question?
"I think you should hurry back." After all, Keh was looming like a shadow! Keh was
passionate as fire. What if he seeded in chasing Dorothy?
Everett didn''t quite catch his drift. "Is there a problem?" he asked.
"Big problem! Haven''t you felt the crisis inside? Someone''s digging around!"
"A headhunter has eyes on someone from the Lopez Corporation?"
Jeffrey pondered for a moment, then clicked his tongue, "It’s Dorothy."
N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.
"She''s under contract, and she''s already submitted her resignation. She''ll be leaving in six months."
"I''m not talking about work issues. I''m talking about the mother of your kids! Are you really nning
to let Dorothy find a stepdad for Abigail and Langston?" Jeffrey quirked his lip, "You''re clueless,
man. As your friend, I''ve made huge sacrifices for your happily ever after!"
He was risking the wrath of his future brother-inw, and here was Everett, none the wiser.
After a few seconds of silence, Everett''s calm voice finally broke through, "Keh approached
you, didn''t he?"