The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

"You seem to really like that." She must be. Dorothy was the stoic type, the kind who wouldn't bother with anything that didn't catch her interest.

"Yeah, I do. Which girl doesn't adore flowers? Plus, if I get them into a vase sooner, they'll last longer. They've been wilting on my desk all afternoon.” Dorothy felt that these flowers were cultivated just so that their brief blooming period could be cherished and meaningful.

Naturally, if you could delay the inevitable wilting, you'd want to draw out their vibrant days as long as possible.

In that way she wouldn't waste those flowers, and the flower wouldn't let her down as well. Since they ended up in her care, she intended to extend their lifespan as much as she could.

As she arranged them, she realized something was off.

Everett wasn't speaking, nor was he hanging up. He just watched her handle the flowers, taking them apart one by one and placing them into the vase.

"You're not busy with work today?" Dorothy asked tentatively.

deep and gravelly, as if he hadn't quite shaken off

Another conversation starter that fell

fourth project team?" Surprisingly, Everett picked up

To land a job at Lopez Corporation, they've got to have skills.” It was a different mindset and atmosphere compared to

even

it'll transfer to a new director, and it wouldn't be fair if my name were still attached then!" While being credited on big projects is crucial in investment banking, a key part of one's resume used by companies to gauge competence, Dorothy couldn't be

so would deter capable directors from taking on a project they couldn't claim as their own. Even with

too well from her years of

the lawsuit and all..." She regretted

and Everett were torn open, causing pain on

your job. You've been leading the project, and nobody would object to you completing it." "Thanks for the offer.” That was her

few seconds, murmured an acknowledgment, and then ended the video call. sᴇaʀᴄh

they couldn't be in the bedroom, so she set them in the foyer where