The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

He was in no shape to work back at the office. But the last place he wanted to go was back to Bay Residence. He feared his act wouldn't hold up, that his eyes would betray him when he looked at her, and Dorothy would see right through him.

Standing outside the towering glass building of Lopez Corporation, Jeffrey watched him attempt to exit the car, his usually composed figure swaying slightly. Worried, Jeffrey hurriedly opened his door to steady him.

"Are you sure you're up for this? Maybe you should head back to Bay Residence and rest. Dorothy must be waiting for you at home, she sounded really worried when she called me!"

"Jeffrey." Everett looked up at him, "I've decided, I'm pulling Dorothy out of this mess."

It took a moment for Jeffrey to grasp the full meaning of his words.

"Starting now?"

"After my mom passed, it just seems like the natural course of action."

Otherwise, distancing himself from Dorothy suddenly wouldn't make Quincy believe it either! Given their past, it would add a layer of credibility.

"..." Jeffrey pursed his lips, his throat dry. Although it was his idea and he had advised Everett twice, thinking about their tumultuous relationship still made him sigh. After all this drama, who knew how long it would take for them to get back together?

my mom lying there, do you know what

"Dorothy?"

her lying there too." He'd rather die

let out a long sigh, "What do you think Dorothy would do if you told her

prediction would be the most accurate. After all, if it was all an act, they

to push me away." She might even consider ending her own

finding out I was

she insisted I shouldn't compromise with the

her." If there was a

is Jeffrey started to say but then stopped, unsure how to describe Dorothy. It's not that she didn't love Everett, she

overly cautious abound.ne

back at their struggles over the

about it, if you or I were in her shoes, we wouldn't want

"Yeah, especially Dorothy. She's not

of it,