NovelEnglishBut before he could finish his sentence, Dorothy cut off Lane.
After such a long time, he still had that roguish charm mixed with undeniable handsomeness.
world.
Truth be told, if only he hadn't been so obsessed with her, Lane could have had a pretty decent life! At least back
in the day, his East Star Enterprises was doing quite well, not quite on the level of the Lopez Corporation, but it
had made a nfor itself in the banking And now, seeing him again....
He had beca fugitive, wanted for murder.
Dorothy couldn't hide her dismay.
"Lane, do you regret killing Quincy?"
Caught off guard by the question, Lane paused for a moment, his thin lips twitching, "No regrets! Only by killing
her could Everett be brought down!"
"Just because Everett bought out your company, you'd rather bear the weight of a life on your conscience, just to
see him dead?" Dorothy's gaze fixed on him, compelling Lane to meet her eyes, "I don't get it, | really can't
understand."
In the business world, being bought out by another company is nothing unusual!
If other companies can be acquired, why couldn't East Star Enterprises?
With the Lopez Corporation shining so bright, they could buy out any company they wanted.
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Does that mean every CEO should go after Everett with a vengeance?
Lane took a sip of the coffee he had ordered earlier, "Do you really not know why Everett bought out East Star
Enterprises? He was trying to force you back to the Lopez Corporation!"
"Yes, Everett did have that intention." Dorothy wasn't naive; she understood the underlying reason why Everett
went to such lengths to acquire East Star Enterprises. But still... "At the end of the day, it was all about me! You
could have just handedover, and all of this could have been avoided."
Dorothy felt that back then, at least at that time, Lane wasn't so fixated on her!
He liked her, sure, but a rogue's affection for a woman couldn't possibly turn into obsession overnight!
Especially when she hadn't shown any interest in return.
"End it? Why would | want to end it! Handing you over would mean I've lost."
Lane raised a hand to rub his temple. Because of the cap he wore, Dorothy couldn't see his expression as he
looked down.
"Dorothy, | hate it when someone so
blatantly steps on me! I'm a man have my pride! Besides... | actually thought Heather, that wench, genuinely
wanted to collaborate!"
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He truly believed that if his plan with Heather had succeeded, she would have gotten Everett, and he could
continue pursuing the single Dorothy.
After a long silence, Dorothy finally spoke, "Lane, turn yourself in. Stop running."
That was the only thing she could say to Lane now.
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