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

Turner, what can I do for you?”

your HR department check if someone named Karen used to work at The

sir! I’ll take care of

hanging up. Jeffrey put down his phone, grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge,

for a quick smoke,

shouldn’t be this hard

Jeffrey was about to reach for his car keys by the entrance,

answered it

lady named Karen on our records. She worked here but resigned years ago.”

you have her contact number? Any way

it to you right

and he snapped

was on

sent by The Prosperity Consortium manager, he was surprised to find the

timer, ready to speak, a female

“Hello?”

voice was

“Hello?” she repeated.

this Karen’s number? Why do you have her

of hearing Jeffrey’s voice, “She gave me her old number

didn’t answer promptly.

but Karen’s not that sort of girl And didn’t you say it yourself that

that question at me out of nowhere I didn’t