Chapter 828


    His kiss caught herpletely off guard, sealing her lips in a sudden embrace.


    Dorothy could only clutch at his shirt, tilting her head back to savor the warmth of his lips.


    This kiss was different from the others; Everett was gentle, as if afraid he would break her, starting


    with a tender peck and gradually deepening...


    When the kiss ended, he didn''t let go of Dorothy, merely pulling back slightly.


    "Dolled up for someone special, huh?" he teased.


    Flushed and unable to meet his gaze, she mumbled, "I just thought... you know, for a trip, one ought


    to... spruce up a bit..."


    "Not for me?"


    "Definitely not."


    Everett smirked. "Then you''re confined to this room today."


    Dorothy blinked. "Why?"


    "If it''s not for me, then no one else gets a look."


    "That bossy? Mr. Lopez, been binge-reading those CEO romance novelstely?"


    He raised an eyebrow. "You into that?"


    Shaking her head, she replied, "Not really."


    But her friend Karen sure was! Especially the steamy ones, and she would pull Dorothy aside at


    The Prosperity Consortium the next day to rave about them.


    So... Dorothy had skimmed a few.


    "Do you like roses?"


    She pondered for a moment, then shook her head again. "Not particrly."


    Everett frowned, his long fingers tilting her chin to force her eyes to his. "Then why ept the roses


    from Keh?"


    "You know about that too?"


    "So you knew they were from Keh, huh?"


    Dorothy realized she had walked right into his trap and pouted.


    "I found outter... At first, I thought they were from you."


    "You told me not to send them."


    As if he couldn''t afford a bunch of flowers.


    What was Keh''s giftpared to him? He could fill the entire project team''s office with roses!


    "I didn''t know he would send them! He didn''t even tell me, just sent them over."


    In that, Dorothy felt wronged.


    Of course, Everett trusted that she wouldn''t have asked Keh for flowers.


    "How did he even know you like them?"


    "Somebody at The Lopez Corporation forum snapped a photo of me, and Karen, without thinking


    much, shared it with me and showed Keh too."


    Who would have guessed Keh would make such a move?


    Dorothy suddenly narrowed her eyes at him. "Everett, you didn''t rush back because you heard


    Keh sent me flowers, did you?"


    "Can you not mention Keh in every other sentence?" Dorothy found herself both annoyed and


    amused. This man could be so childish!


    "Because I only see him as a friend, just Karen''s cousin. Do you want me to see you just as a


    friend, too?"


    Everett pursed his lips, falling silent.


    Speaking of which, Dorothy had tomend the swift moderation on The Lopez Corporation forum.


    They were quite quick with deleting posts!


    "By the way, is there someone managing the forum? My post got deleted so quickly! And all the


    rted content was gone, too!" Shemented.


    Then, Dorothy suddenly realized and asked Everett, "Did you do that?"


    N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content.


    "I just figured you wouldn''t want your personal business floating around the office."


    She frowned slightly. "You''re halfway across the world in Liberty City, and you''re keeping up with


    every detail about me? Mr. Lopez, you should be focused on your work!"


    He snorted softly. "There are too many people thinking about you; I wish I could focus."


    Just when he took his eyes off for a moment, another man’s roses had been delivered straight to


    her office!