Chapter 975


    "Ugh, just go, I''ve got things to do."


    Quincy''s patience was worn thin, her usual gentle demeanor reced by visible irritation.


    When Ronin looked like he wanted to add something, Quincy stepped back and shut the door in his


    face. She didn''t have the time for this.


    Though she currently held the upper hand over Everett, rendering him powerless, it felt like she was


    holding a tiger by the tail! Who knew when he might turn around and bite her, sealing her fate? She


    had to stay alert and carefully n her next moves to avoid falling into the abyss.


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    And by "abyss," she wasn''t exaggerating. She dared not even think about the ways Everett could


    make her suffer.


    ...


    Due to a project, Dorothy found herself back at Lopez Corporation to attend some meetings,


    essentially resuming her work there.


    Since she was back, her position needed to be officially reinstated, not just in name alone.


    Upon arriving at Lopez Corporation, Kevin led her to the CEO''s office.


    After opening the door, Kevin quickly made himself scarce.


    Dorothy entered and found Everett busy on a call. She didn''t make a sound, simply taking a seat on


    the nearby sofa to wait.


    Once the call ended, Everett stood and walked over to Dorothy, instinctively ruffling her hair.


    "Here for the meeting?"


    "Yeah! There''s a project meeting soon." Dorothy looked up at him with a smile, "I''m actually a bit


    nervous."


    It had been a while since she''d been in the workforce, and suddenly diving back into it made her


    feel apprehensive, which was understandable.


    "Nervous? The whole Lopez Corporation is yours; you''re the boss''sdy."


    His sudden sweet talk caught Dorothy off guard, leaving her stunned. Her cheeks quickly flushed


    with color.


    "You''re back at Lopez Corporation, we should go through the official hiring process, sign some


    paperwork. Do you want to review the contract again?" Everett turned, handing her a printed


    document from his desk.


    Dorothy took it, ncing over. "The employment period is only for a year?"


    The contract stated a one-year term, after which she would no longer be part of Lopez Corporation.


    Everett raised an eyebrow, "Keep reading."


    Dorothy''s eyes moved down to a line in smaller print.


    [Should the party of the first part wish to renew, they may do so indefinitely and without restrictions.]


    This use essentially gave her full control over the contract!


    "Aren''t you afraid I''ll just leave after a year?"


    "Afraid."


    What Everett feared most was Dorothy leaving. He''d always been afraid.


    "Then why..."


    "I want you to stay by my side willingly, not because a contract obliges you to." Everett''s voice


    deepened as he sat beside her, "Initially, I naively thought that this would keep you with me for a


    year or so. It didn''t matter if you didn''t love me; my love was enough. But then, I realized... I''m


    greedy."


    A year or so was definitely not enough. If she didn''t love him, he would be heartbroken, not


    indifferent.


    "Dorothy, I''ve realized that when ites to love, I can''t be nonchnt."


    He always thought he could easily let go. But with Dorothy, he absolutely couldn''t.


    "Then I''m d you''re not nonchnt." Dorothy reached out, caressing his cheek gently, "Sticking


    with someone like me who''s prone to backing away, for over a decade, you''ve really put in the


    effort. It''s tough."