Female Novel
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 withhim.
That night, Dorothy's dreams were a chaotic whirlwind.
She dreamed of her childhood days when her mother would cradle her, tears streaming down herface, vowing that her daughter would never follow in her footsteps. Then she kept cursing the dayshe 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 handwith another woman, looking all cozy and intimate.
The woman's face was a blur, but Dorothy figured anyone Everett fancied would have to begorgeous. 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!
Glancing at her phone, she saw it was only five in the morning. Work was still a couple of hoursaway.
But sleep had fled from Dorothy, and she decided to start her day with a shower and opened herlaptop 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 andwas 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 flashing red notificationat 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.]
Oh, of course!
Everett was in Liberty City, and it was already late afternoon there.
She always forgot about the time difference, probably because Everett always seemed to replyinstantly 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.]novelbin
She stared at the single word for a few minutes before closing the chat and taking a deep breath,opening up a work document.
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Karen had been on edge since the break of dawn, waiting for the inevitable call from her parentsinterrogating her about her pregnancy, a secret Kenneth had recently discovered.
But the call never came.
Had Kenneth 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 Kenneth's temper,he would've told them by now since you didn't agree to his terms. I'm worried they might comestorming 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 outrightreject his offer either. Let's use these few days to think of a plan," Jeffrey suggested, walking overand pulling Karen into an embrace. "I thought about it last night. If we can't hide it, then I should bethe 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 theirdaughter and am refusing to own up to it!"