Chapter 948


    After saying all that, Quincy finally looked up at him.


    "Mr. Lopez, you''re out of options."


    She had a grip on Dorothy, like she had found Everett''s Achilles'' heel!


    "If you want a patron, I can find one for you. Just let Dorothy go."


    "Don''t you get it? I won''t let her go. This is my only chance to turn the tables and be my own boss!"


    For the first time, Quincy''s face showed something other than gentle grace. She smirked, her


    emotions teetering on the edge of hysteria, "Mr. Lopez, when ites down to it, you all forced my


    hand! Haven''t I begged you? Haven''t I pleaded with Ms. Sanchez? I''ve worked tirelessly to treat


    your condition, to operate on you, all in the hopes that you could help me out of this arranged


    marriage! And you? Oh, right, you said you were a germophobe!"


    She still remembered Everett''s expression, as if she was some sort of contaminant that couldn''t


    touch him!


    "I''ve tried reasoning with you, then went and earnestly persuaded Ms. Sanchez! But it''s the same


    with all of you! Nobody cares about my situation! I once thought that, as a fellow woman, she could


    at least understand my feelings a bit. I just don''t want to be used as a tool, married off to a man I


    feel nothing for! What''s wrong with that?"


    The moment she realized her parents preferred sons over daughters, she had made efforts to


    distance herself from her family. She had immersed herself in her work for years, spending all her


    time in theb, avoiding going home even during holidays, all to escape an arranged marriage.


    And yet—


    And yet, because she operated on Everett, she found herself targeted by Jonathan Lopez, forced


    into marrying Everett!


    The most wronged person here should be her, right? In the end, she was still to be sacrificed by her


    family.


    "Cure Dorothy, and I''ll take care of everything you''ve asked for, no hard feelings." Everett said,


    facing her usations with a cold, emotionless face.


    Or rather, aside from Dorothy, he didn''t care about anyone else''s grievances. All he wanted now


    was the antidote, to see Dorothy well again.


    "It''s toote! Do you think I''d believe you now? Once the poison is neutralized, how will you retaliate


    against me?" Quincy shook her head, "I won''t put myself in disadvantage anymore."


    "But all this, wasn''t it to avoid marrying me? And now you want me to marry you?"


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    "Yes! I do want you to marry me, Mr. Lopez. When I gave Ms. Sanchez that bottle of water, I has


    given her the chance! If she had been willing to drop thewsuit then, I would''ve immediately given


    her the antidote, and none of this would''ve happened! But she refused. She said it herself that she


    didn’t want you, and that she wanted to fight thewsuit to the end!"


    Quincy had warned her. She told Dorothy that they would be on opposite sides! It was toote for


    Dorothy to regret, and she would use every means to defend her marriage!


    Everett didn''t want to hear the details of her poisoning, nor did he care about the conversation


    between the two women.


    "I''ll say it again, give me the antidote."


    "And I''ll say it again, if you want the antidote, you''ll have to do as I say! Just as the Lopez family has


    pressured and manipted me, now it''s my turn to do the same to you!" She stepped closer to


    Everett, looking him in the eyes, "Don''t push me to make even more outrageous demands. Right


    now, all I want is for you to marry me. I won''t interfere with whatever you have with Ms. Sanchez."