The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Dorothy's mind raced back to the look in Everett's eyes that day.

His gaze, red and raw, bore into her as he asked whether she had ever considered him, even just a little.

At the time, Dorothy thought he was pleading for her to forgive his mother for his sake, to spare him from being stuck in the middle. But now, it struck her that he was actually questioning the trust she had never given him.

Yes.

Dorothy was at a loss for words.

She truly hadn't trusted Everett. Right from the start, she was wary of letting him get involved, fearing he might show favoritism or shield his mother.

There was no excuse she could make for that.

in her room, refusing to come

Serena beside themselves with

they didn't dare push too hard, pacing anxiously

bedroom

to check on Kenneth, to see if he's been eating well, and find out if he can be discharged today.” "Oh, yes! Kenneth might be discharged today. It's good for you to go see him!" Serena had been fretting over her daughter stewing in her room, so Karen wanting to step out was a welcome relief. "I'll have your dad drive you!" "No need, I'll just grab a taxi," Karen said with a smile, taking her mother's hand. "Mom, it's just a breakup. It's not my first rodeo with boyfriends. You don't have to fear I'll do anything rash! Sure, it hurts, but life can't stop for Jeffrey,

Hospital, please." As she sat in her bedroom earlier, her anxiety had

days, and in the heat of the moment, he'd insisted she not

that if she got pregnant, she'd keep the baby, given how much he loved kids. But she hadn't anticipated the

counted the days; her period was indeed a day late, though it wasn't unusual for her cycle

get checked at the hospital, just

way, her mind