The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Chapter 23

Her body instinctively chose to trust Everett, and she fainted in his arms.

She didn’t see the man’s sharp face, but it was as tense as a bowstring. His usually stoic eyes now also held a layer of ice.

“Everett…” Mr. Robert was dumbstruck and trembling all over. He hadn’t expected to meet such a big shot today.

“You’d better pray nothing happened to her.” Everett’s voice was flat, but it was chilling to hear.

After seeing him carry the woman away, Mr. Robert was so scared that he slumped onto the chair, unable to stand.

Dorothy felt like she had had a long dream.

The scenes started with her mother’s suicide, where there was blood everywhere, then school classrooms, then Mr. Percy’s angry face. They were flashing past like a slide show.

Suddenly, a wave of great pain woke her up.

She opened her eyes slowly. The white ceiling of the hospital made her feel uncomfortable, so she instinctively wanted to raise her hand to block it.

her hand, she noticed someone was holding

wrinkled shirt, sleeping with one hand on the bed and the other tightly holding hers. The lights in the ward were on, so it must have been the middle of the night. Had he been

Dorothy could clearly

felt like to have someone

been since she had someone by her side when

hospitalization, Dorothy had been working tirelessly to make money for over ten years. She had gritted her teeth through minor illnesses, and when

tried not to bother her as much as possible because she

up from his nap. Without speaking, he instinctively raised his hand to touch her

confirmed her temperature was normal, his tense face relaxed a bit.

“Still hurt?”

head. “Thank you for your concern, Mr. Lopez. I’m

soon as she said this, Everett’s

when Dorothy addressed him

Enterprises has been handed over to the

good.” Her respectful yet distant gaze was irritating.

many years have you been working at the Prosperity Consortium?” Everett suddenly raised his

would have

and