The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Chapter 505

Sometimes, Jeffrey couldn’t help but wonder what he had done to rub Karen the wrong way from the get–go.

Sure, he might have gotten off on the wrong foot with Dorothy, but that was all down to misunderstanding and a touch of self–interest. Time had moved on, and Dorothy had let it slide So why was Karen still on his case?

His words, however, seemed to strike a chord of guilt in Karen.

She took a deep breath, her tone softening significantly. “Look, I think there’s no need to mingle with you since we will be strangers in the future. If my words come off harsh, just bear with them, alright? It’s not like you have much of a choice anyway, considering you won’t be seeing me around anymore.” The finality in her ‘you won’t be seeing me anymore” left Jeffrey with an uncomfortable twinge in his heart.

It wasn’t overt, but the feeling was there.

“Why wouldn’t I see you? We’re both in Eldorria City, he countered.

“If I don’t want to see someone, I won’t see them,” she snapped, leaving no room for argument and not sparing Jeffrey’s feelings one bit.

He had never been one to take such slights lying down. With a defiant twist of his heart, he withdrew his hand, “Fine, then let’s not see each other ever again! It’s not like I wanted to see you anyway!”

With that, he spun on his heel and stormed back to his room.

Karen watched his retreating figure, which seemed to be sulking and snorted.

“Psycho!”

put through a wringer every bone

Everett, who had been working on his laptop beside her bed,

Dorothy propped herself up, noticing that Everett had simply pulled up a chair to work at her bedside. Irritation flared within her. “When did you wake up? How could you get

a soft chuckle, “I never slept.”

Dorothy gasped.

be hungry. I’ll have something brought up for us.”

exasperation, “Just lie down first before you

review, then I’ll rest,” he said, nodding at the laptop screen cluttered with text.

knew his presence here was delaying important work back home, but

you lie down, and I’ll

into her eyes for a few seconds before nodding in agreement, “Sounds good.”

mindful not to jostle his wounds. Once he was settled, she took

to read, something occurred

clause, right? Is it okay for me

everything of

caught her off guard and made

and focused on the document,