The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Chapter 515

“Come on, you can see me?” Jeffrey’s voice was laced with a provocation as he broke the silence.

Everett was about to retort, but Dorothy touched his arm, signaling that it was okay to let it slide.

“I’m not blind,” Karen said nonchalantly, continuing to eat her burger as if the exchange hadn’t affected her in the least. “Dorothy, this chef sure knows how to make a killer burger!”

“Good, then help yourself to some more,” Dorothy replied.

Jeffrey dropped his fork as his sight bore into Karen. He set his cutlery down with a clatter, “Didn’t you say you never wanted to see me again? So, I’ve been treating you like you’re not here.”

“That’s fine by me,” Karen replied, unfazed by his comment.

Her indifferent attitude was like a punch on a pillow for Jeffrey. He would have preferred a fiery exchange of words to this polite restraint, which felt almost the stiffness she showed the first time they met.

Jeffrey opened his mouth to snap back, but Everett cut in with a frosty reminder, “Let’s eat, shall we?”

“Right.”

own thoughts; though Dorothy and Everett seemed more interested in the unfolding drama.

meal to digest, which left Everett and

you always have to be

picked up on the tension

“She’s just…. different

was a catch–a man women chased after. He never had trouble wooing any woman. None of them would so much as raise their voice to

Karen. It was as if she

because she’s

if the women were willing, it wasn’t his

was Dorothy’s friend, and she had helped raise the kids for years. He had to

1. in.

doing anything. I know you wouldn’t be able to face Dorothy if I got together with Karen,” Jeffrey said, ruffling his hair in frustration. “But… heck, I’ll be honest with you. Life seems dull without someone like

mentioned wanting to go back home during the phone call. Was that because you thought Karen had

embarrass me by guessing everything right,” Jeffrey groaned, covering his face. “I went to knock on her door, thinking I was too good to stoop to her level, but

to the

“Yeah.”

about to, actually.”