GoodRead"That didn't count. Have you guys actually tied the knot yet?" Everett asked.
Jeffrey was at a loss for words.
Facing Everett, Jeffrey's usually impeccable eloquence seemed to falter.
It took sdoing, but with everyone gathered, Jeffrey managed to keep them all seated for a family dinner.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWhile Dorothy and the others were lost in conversation, Jeffrey pulled Everett aside.
"Listen, Everett, I've been thinking. Quincy's only got this hold on you because she's sure you care about Dorothy, right? This... might actually be simpler to handle than we thought." Everett pressed his lips together, "You're suggesting we make Quincy believe I don't care about Dorothy." Jeffrey clapped his hands together, "Exactly! That way, all of this gets resolved. If Quincy's bold enough to demand money from you now to save her family, who's to say she won't up the ante tomorrow? Today it's a favor, tomorrow she might want the entire Lopez Corporation!" Greed was human nature. Especially when one realized the leverage they got was becoming increasingly effective, they'd be less likely to let go.
But surely, this was something Everett had already considered.
"So, what do you think Quincy will do to test if I've truly stopped caring about Dorothy?" he asked.
Jeffrey blinked.
"She'll probably cut off Dorothy's antidote supply, then watch to see how I react as Dorothy's life hangs in the balance," Everett's handsface grew cold, his eyes icy, "If anything goes wrong, and lead to Dorothy's real... I couldn't bear the consequences." The logic was irrefutable, something Everett had undoubtedly contemplated. But it was an approach fraught with risk.
If Quincy had conceived the idea to poison Dorothy, she'd certainly done her homework.
leffrey furrowed his brow, pacing .neg >ack and forth, "Or, maybe you coul gradually give Quincy the impression hat things between you and Dorothy are souring! That way, she night start looking for an exit strategy and might even hand over he antidote voluntarily!" "Dorothy has only just accepted me." Everett feared that this might be his one and only chance to have Dorothy's acceptance.
"Why not explain everything afterward? Do you really want to beunder Quincy's thumb forever?" Jeffrey understood his friend's emotional turmoil but insisted on a resolution, "The more you show you care for Dorothy, the more Quincy Will gloat. This won't end the way you want it to." Everett lowered his gaze, remaining silent. He understood all this. He had already gathered a team of medical experts to work on the antidote.
But then problems followed. Without the original poison, they couldn't conduct necessary clinical trials for the antidote. Certainly, Everett couldn't subject Dorothy to these trials.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmQuincy had mentioned that the sequence of creating the antidote was crucial. One misstep, and the poison's effects could intensify.
Using Dorothy for trials meant only one shot. One mistake, and it's all over.
"I'll think it over." He thus replied.
"Everett, you're letting your concern cloud your judgment! To save Dorothy, we have to make Quincy believe she's no longer of any use in believe this scheme!" Jeffrey understood Everett's dilemma all too well.
If Karen were in Dorothy's place, he'd be beside himself too. But to obtain the antidote, ssacrifices were necessary.
"Fortunately, Quincy doesn't have feelings for me. She's just looking to secure her own freedom." Everett said.
Not like Heather.
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