The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

"Holy smokes." Jeffrey had to stifle the curse before it slipped past his lips.

Well, Derek was still there now. His desperate gaze flicked to Karen.

Karen reached over, taking the grocery bags from Jeffrey's hand, and said to Derek, "Dad, Jeffrey's got a call from work. Let's head upstairs.” "Well, sure," Derek wasn't born yesterday, but if his daughter didn't make a fuss, neither would he. He followed her up the stairs.

of earshot did Jeffrey turn his glare

had never met such

through his hair in frustration, grabbed a pack from his car, and tapped out a cigarette. "Met someone who changed my mind. What, I need your approval now?" "When you broke up with me, wasn't it because I wanted to get married and you didn't? All this time, I convinced myself that we split because we were different. You were a bachelor for life. I told myself to let go, to stop thinking about you, and then you turn around and propose to her?" Jeffrey wasn't interested in her roundabout complaints. He focused on his smoke, and when she finally stopped talking, he said nonchalantly, "Yeah, I'm marrying her." "And what about me?" "An ex, what else?" "Jeffrey! Are you blind? Am I not prettier, don't I have a better figure? Look at

hitting women." "Ha. Then kill me. It's better than watching

didn't listen. So a month later, I found out I was pregnant.” "But that's... that was two years ago." "Right,