The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

The woman spoke with an air of arrogance, but Karen was not one to be trifled with.

Competing with other women was not her thing, but she most certainly was not about to let anyone walk all over her.

"If I'm not mistaken, that guy sitting next to you — he your current boyfriend? Or just a... friend with benefits?" The woman's face paled. "l don't love him! He's the one chasing after me! I only came because I thought Jeffrey might show up tonight.” "Ah, better to have a stand-in than an empty seat, huh?" Karen chuckled. "I think I'm starting to see why Jeffrey never made you official." Karen had a way with words that cut deep without resorting to vulgarity.

"You!" The woman was left red-faced and clearly outmatched by Karen's sharp tongue.

Karen nonchalantly shook the water off her hands, standing beside the woman. Though she was shorter, she carried herself with the stature of someone over six feet tall. "If you're not the chosen one, maybe you should do some self-reflection! Bragging to me about your fling with Jeffrey only proves you're yesterday's news. I knew right away what kind of man Jeffrey was when he chased me. If you think you can make me jealous with that, you're sorely mistaken.” It would be a lie to say Karen was not bothered at all, but to make a scene with Jeffrey over it? To break up with him? That was out of the question.

party when the woman called out from behind, "Jeffrey's just playing with you, too! You won't end up any better than me! I bet you

are just not

Jeffrey was being grilled by his buddies about engagement rumors as Karen walked in. He immediately reached out and pulled her into his embrace. "You upset?" Jeffrey was perceptive

good." As Jeffrey stood up, their friends teased, “Mr. Turner, when did you become so whipped?” "Come on, Karen, keep this guy in line for us! We love seeing him taken down a peg!" Karen offered a polite

at his friends. "No trash talk, okay? If my lady gets mad,

restaurant, Jeffrey caught up to Karen with his long

"No, it's not that serious. Just standing out here in the fresh air is helping a lot." Karen looked up at

a light over Jeffrey's head, highlighting his chiseled

makings of