The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Chapter 16

After seeing her daughter’s tired face, Bella could only heave a long sigh.

“Sorry, it’s all my fault. I’ve dragged you down with me.”

She knew she shouldn’t always feed her daughter with fears of men. After all, she’d get married someday, but she was scared that her daughter would get hurt again out of foolishness.

“What are you talking about, Mom? After your surgery, the doctor said you might be able to walk again. Promise me you’ll make pastas

for me then. I miss it.”

“Alright Bella nodded, then suddenly thought of something. ‘Call your boyfriend over. I want to meet him.”

Dorothy was taken aback and quickly averted her gaze to peel an apple. “He’s too busy with the company”

“Just like your father back then…..”

“Mom” She interrupted softly. “Not everyone is like him.”

intuition told her Everett wasn’t

like her daughter was defending her boyfriend. She immediately frowned and didn’t

the sky was gradually

had to return to work early the next morning. So, after

breath before hailing a taxi and heading to Everett’s place as

phone in her

a number she didn’t recognize.

Everett’s deep and magnetic voice was too distinctive to be mistaken.

“Yeah, I’m here.”

to attend a last-minute event, so I’ll be back later. You

sudden mention of the

shoes, Dorothy thought that the meaning behind 0825 was probably deeper than she initially thought He didn’t remove the tattoo or change the code, which meant this person still

to spite this person in his heart. It was probably that lawyer named Heather

sure how she felt at the moment. She was most likely being used

as she looked up, her gaze was drawn to a large bag of condoms sent

were at