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.

she noticed

wearing a 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 at the hospital with her the whole time? Otherwise, with his cleanliness, he would definitely have

looking at his worried face, Dorothy could clearly feel something was changing inside

what it felt like to have someone with you

long it had been since she had someone by her

had been working tirelessly to make money for over ten years. She

as much as possible because she felt that favors

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

her temperature was normal,

“Still hurt?”

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

she said this,

when Dorothy addressed him so formally.

has been handed over to the police.”

that’s good.” Her respectful yet

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

for her weak body, would have

year and a half.”