The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Chapter 120

Kenneth didn’t have a clue when Dorothy’s flight would land. He only knew it was in the wee hours of the moming. So he’d been here since eleven in the evening, waiting.

Before Dorothy could even respond to his message, she heard Kenneth calling her.

She looked up, and there he was at the arrivals gate, donned in a dark coat, looking all beat.

“Dorothy, over here!”

She started walking toward him with her luggage, and, just like that, Kenneth took it from her.

“Tired, huh? Hop in. I take you to Karen’s. You need a good sleep. Ive got a bunch of pals coming over tomorrow morning to help figure things out. They’re all hotshots in this field. I wouldn’t trust myself with this, so I called them.”

Kenneth was talking a mile a minute, reminding her of Karen.

But in the dead of night, his words felt like a warm, comforting, and familiar embrace.

stand still, Kenneth

can’t reciprocate your enthusiasm, Mr. Nelson. I can’t just take your help without

then let out a resigned chuckle. “Why overthink things? Aren’t you Karen’s good friend?

you. If anything happens to you, it affects me too. I’m just

but Dorothy wasn’t born yesterday. She knew better than to take everything at face value.

car and

broke the silence. I haven’t been

of a

but he quickly regained his composure. “Your boyfriend’s a lucky guy then. It must’ve been a

you still going to

I’m helping you because you’re my friend.” He glanced at her through the rear–view mirror. “Dorothy, I’m not the kind of guy you think I am. I don’t have ulterior motives for everything. I admit that I admire

not be a corporate shark, but from what Karen told me, I understand the gravity of the situation. Let’s gather

anymore.”

flashed a gentle smile and parked the car at the

the inevitable, and staying awake all night won’t do