The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Not long after, Dorothy jogged back with a handful of quarters, flaunting them in front of him with a shake.

"Pick any plush you want, and I'll win it for you!"

Everett scanned the lineup seriously before pointing at a strawberry bear plush, "That one."

"Got it!"

Dorothy immediately started feeding quarters into the machine, sliding the joystick around while explaining with focus, "I used to work at an arcade, you know. After closing, we'd play with the leftover quarters. There's a knack to it, you gotta shake it a bit, then-then, ah!"

She let out a yelp.

It was because she had almost won the plush, only to watch it fall back down!

"This machine's definitely rigged! I would've had it otherwise! Let me try again."

Everett nodded, quietly watching from the side.

Before Dorothy could insert another quarter, the sound of a camera shutter caught her attention.

She glanced over to see two girls taking snapshots of Everett.

Him being stealthily photographed wasn't unusual, so Dorothy didn't dwell on it, focusing instead on her next attempt.

tries, she felt

if I give it a shot?"

his milkshake, instructing, "Drop the coin here, then move this stick around to navigate. Easy." She was secretly

But, to her surprise...

had

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luck. The

just happened to have stronger grip strength this time around," she reasoned,

I win another? It'll be lonely by

if you

She was skeptical.

was, Everett

was that he succeeded

"tutorial" seem utterly useless. As a "teacher," she hadn't

There's a

"Alright, lead the way."

but staying close. Whenever someone got too close, possibly bumping into her, he'd reach out

around, Dorothy ended the day empty-handed, all the

her wanting

"Done playing?"