The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Chapter 484

You are the hardest person!”

The words slipped out of Dorothy’s mouth before she could stop them, and only after they were hanging in the air did she realize they had a certain ambiguity.

Everett, ever the troublemaker, chose to play along. “Yes, I am. I’ll own that.”

“Ugh, I can’t even deal with you right now!”

Dorothy turned to leave, but Everett’s grip was ironclad, unyielding.

She frowned in frustration, “Why do you have to be such a pain like Jeffrey, picking up his bad habits!”

During the takeover of East Star Enterprises, Dorothy had seriously doubted that the decision was unlikely Everett’s conduct. His demeanor was always collected, mature, and reserved, never acting like a petulant child.

But that decision might have been fatal for both camps!

“Because I’ve realized that sometimes you have to play the fool to keep someone like you close.”

Before Dorothy returned to his life, Everett’s world had been orderly and disciplined: waking up, attending meetings, travelling for work, domestic or international. Nothing seemed amiss. But after reuniting with her, Everett began to see that too much gentlemanship could be a losing game in a relationship.

sake of manner, he’d miss out on even

of twisted logic you learned from Jeffrey?”

realized it on my own.”

little irritation. “Let go.

Everett release her. “Alright! After you’ve eaten, I’ll have someone take you to rest. You must be exhausted.”

Dorothy’s brow furrowed slightly. With only a month to spare, she didn’t

Everett’s troubled expression, she pressed,

there was a problem!

him while being unable to touch

Everett struggled to find the words, eventually just sighing, “Never mind. Just

to bottle up

I supposed to know if you don’t tell me?” Dorothy

want to be with her, but

“It’s nothing.”

want to know!” Dorothy took

Everett’s voice dropped to a whisper.

him innocently, raising

you’re close, when I smell your scent, I start