The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Chapter 549

“When you were at East Star Enterprises and leading the project for Everglow City Resort, I thought you did a great job.”

Dorothy grunted, “That was all Austin’s show; I was just his sidekick, mainly supervising! For each project in the Lopez Corporation, its budget was an astronomical number. I don’t dare to lead any of them.”

“You’ll have to step up eventually.”

“Huh?”

Everett leaned in close and whispered in her ear, “The CEO’s wife of the Lopez Corporation has to have the ability to stand on her own two feet, right?”

CEO’s wife…

Those words sounded like a cruel joke to Dorothy.

That ship had sailed for her.

“I’m not the one.”

Everett’s face darkened in an instant, his gaze fixed on her, “So you’re not planning on registering our marriage after going back home?”

guiltily, “Let’s focus on your recovery first. Those things

that recently, whenever such topics arose, Dorothy either changed the subject or dodged the question – she never really wanted to talk about it.

Abigail and Langston to keep growing up in a broken home?” he asked.

Now they even have

at

was a cold command

and stepped farther away, “I’m going to find Dr. Quincy to

Everett might

was closed behind her, Dorothy leaned against

was close, too close!

to escape! Dorothy didn’t want to give Everett false hope, and didn’t want to plan a future that was never going to happen. If things changed, he’d be too disappointed.

beautiful

woken by the playful

her hair all over the place, she shuffled out,

you guys up

slept in!” Abigail chirped as she ran over, clutching the candy Kenneth had bought her the day

the couch, “Aunt Karen,

snatch that laptop away!” Karen threatened as she moved

scampered off in

of the kitchen just in time to see