The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Dorothy's brow furrowed slightly, a sign that she was on the verge of saying something more, but Everett gently patted the back of her hand in a comforting gesture.

"You've sacrificed so much to get to where you are today, I can't let you give it all up because of me," he said, his voice laced with empathy and concern.

The thought of Dorothy, pregnant and receiving the devastating news of her mother's passing, still haunted Everett.

He couldn't bear to think of her shattering at that moment.

enduring a difficult childbirth, working tirelessly to

of Dorothy's relentless efforts dissipate into nothing just because she wanted to be with him-especially since the defendant in question was his own

chose this," Dorothy assured him, her voice steady. "You're not forcinginto anything." He offered her a small smile, "I love butterflies, but I wouldn't trap one. Instead, I'd plant the flowers they love and wait for them to cto me, to choose to stay by my side. Dorothy, I want you to always feel free."

believing that without her, Everett would merely be saddened for a few days before finding someone

shame. It was an overwhelming feeling of unworthiness. "You're so stubborn,"

her hair, "I prefer to call it devoted." The car filled with noise as they picked

him big brother!" Abigail rarely retorted against Langston, but this time, she wolclearly upset by her brother's diminishment of her "big brother." "If you call him big brother, doesn't that makeyounger than him too? Abigail Sanchez! We share the sbirthday!" "Okay, okay, whether it's a big et brother of a little brother, it doesn't matter. Let's not fight," Dorothy interjected, hoping

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to resist, peeked over and snorted, "So young and already throwing around 'I love you's. Kids are so naive!" He seemed