The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Chapter 414

Langston choked on his burger, coughing violently!

Everett quickly got up and patted his back, “Easy there, cowboy. Ain’t no one gonna rustle that burger from ya.”

“I’m fine!” Langston waved him off, avoiding Everett’s gaze.

At first, Everett was genuinely concerned about the choking hazard, but Langston’s shifty behavior tipped him off that something was amiss.

He was trying to play it cool, but the more he did, the more it screamed that there was something fishy.

But this time. Everett didn’t go for the direct approach. Instead, he played it off like he hadn’t noticed a thing and finished the meal as if everything was normal.

He knew Langston was onto his old tricks, but there were plenty more tricks up his sleeve.

Let Dorothy start working at the Lopez Corporation first. The rest… well, they would cross that bridge when they come

to it

showed no signs of improvement.

face was beyond healing, leaving a scar that would never fade. The multiple fractures throughout his body posed

lining was that

more than once. Eventually, Huxley had to strong–arm her back to the hotel to rest, leaving him to

she found Huxley staring at the ICU sign,

balanced a bunch of stuff in her arms

“Huxley.”

with the warmth he reserved for Everett. His demeanor was cooler, almost frosty.

“Yeah, you’re here.”

came to see how Jeffrey’s doing. Is he better?”

nodded grimly, “Just waiting on the doc and see

by after my shift to keep watch? I’m free anyway. and you and

okay. I’m worried someone might try to harm my boy.” Huxley’s

wouldn’t take offense. But if she were up to something, she needed

straight.

enough, he caught a fleeting look of discomfort

say it was an

habit of sticking his nose in your business with Everett. I’ve told him off for it, but he never listens. Said he