The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Chapter 543

“Dorothy, you’re the only one for me

Everett could tell she was thinking of her father again, so his grip on her hand tightened without him realizing it

Dorothy believed him, she really did But she didn’t want Everett to be set on just her

Jeffrey was completely dumbfounded.

How on earth had he not figured out that the person Karen was chatting with on the phone was Kenneth, her cousin?

Locking back, it made sense. Her laughter, the way she talked about crashing at his place, it all seemed so casual, lacking that coy vibe you get when talking to a boyfriend

It was all his own doing–acting on impulse without considering other possibilities

Now the question was, how could he find Karen?

Irritated, Jeffrey kicked the living room couch and grabbed his phone to scroll through his contacts list in a frenzy

Suddenly, it hit him that Karen had once mentioned working at The Prosperity Consortium! She was there with Dorothy before Everett had pulled some strings to get Dorothy transferred to the headquarters.

Jumping to his feet, Jeffrey started searching for the number of the manager at The Prosperity Consortium’s local branch

The phone was picked up promptly. The voice on the other end sounded deferential

I do for

if someone named Karen used to work at The

I’ll take care

bottle of water from the fridge, and checked his phone again

out to the balcony for a quick smoke, he returned to still find no update

be this hard

reach for his car

it instantly.

on our records. She worked here but

contact number? Any way to

send it to you right

spread across Jeffrey’s face, and he snapped his fingers without even

was on to

surprised to find the call connected –

watched the dialing screen switch to a call timer, ready to

“Hello?”

voice was

“Hello?” she repeated.

number? Why do

few seconds to recover from the surprise of hearing Jeffrey’s voice, “She gave me her old number and I’ve been using it.

answer promptly.

Karen’s not that sort of girl And didn’t you say it yourself that you are not marrying her?

nowhere I didn’t have anything serious with her then so I certainly hadn’t thought