At that moment, it all clicked for Dorothy.
She was being played.
Heather was trying to bump her out of the Lopez Corporation. Hell, she was trying to bump her out of
the entire investment banking Industry!
She raised an eyebrow. âIâve told you before. Iâm not here to pick a fightâ
Dorothy knew her place. But clearly, Heather had no intentions of backing off
âI have no idea what youâre talking about.â Heatherâs voice was still pleasing. She even sounded kind of
patient, the way an adult would speak to a child. âIf thereâs nothing else, I have work to do.â
âYou know damn well what Iâm talking about! Youâre targeting me because of Everett Lopez, arenât you?
Youâre trying to frame me!â Dorothy had no interest in playing along. She decided to lay her cards on
the table.
âBecause of Mr. Lopez? Ms. Sanchez, I suggest you think before you speak.â
With that, she hung up.
Dorothy tried to call back, but she hesitated and didnât press the call button.
Heather was basically declaring war on her
Looking back, she had been scheming since their business trip to Havenbrook There was no way
Dorothy would get any useful Information now.
She had never been in a situation like this before. One wrong move could ruin her entire career Forget
about being credited for the new research project.
The Lopez Corporation would surely fire her to save dignity. With such a stain on her record, no other
company would hire her.
Her phone rang again. It was Karen
âDorothy, whatâs the deal with the SinoSuccess Enterprises project? Mr. Percy is throwing a fit; he even
smashed the office glass! Isnât this your responsibility? Are you in trouble?â
Dorothyâs hands were shaking, and her voice went hollow. Tve been set up.â
âBy who?â
âHeather. She asked for the core technical blueprint and used tech to erase our text conversation. I
canât find any record of it.â
Karenâs voice shot up. âHeather? Do you have beef with her or something? Are you sure? Heatherâs
loyalty to the Lopez Corporation is well known. She wouldnât do something that could damage the
companyâs reputation.â
Even Karen didnât believe Heather would do such a thing.
Dorothy felt a pounding headache coming on and didnât bother explaining much to Karen. She just
hung up.
As she looked at her phone, she couldnât think of anyone who could help her at this point.
Everett was definitely out of the question.
Even if this didnât affect the Lopez Corporation, the mere fact that Heather was involved meant she
knew whose side he would be on.
If she told him that Heather leaked the core technical blueprint just to frame her, he would never believe
it
What about Kevin?
She couldnât just all around and wait for the end.
Dorothy decided to call Kevin. After finding out that he was in a meeting with Everett at the branch
office, she quickly cleaned up and hailed a cab to wait for him there.
In the meantime, Mr. Percy nearly blew up her phone with calls. But none of which Dorothy answered.
She thought shed ask Kevin for advice first.
Dorothy felt pathetic.
Here she was, having to rely on Kevin, a recent acquaintance with whom she had little rapport.
When she arrived, the meeting ended shortly after
Keyin invited her upstairs.
Dorothy took the elevator to the branch office meeting room, knocked on the door, and the first thing
she did when she entered was to see if Everett was there.
Thankfully, it was just Kevin.
She quickly briefed him on the situation, and his face grew more serious as she spoke.
âI always thought you were cautious. How could you do something like this?â
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