The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

"Can Abigail and Langston come too?" Karen's voice lit up with excitement, "I've missed them like crazy!"

"That might disrupt your rest, though."

"Oh, screw rest! I'm about to grow cobwebs over here!"

Dorothy totally got where Karen was coming from.

Given her spirited nature, being cooped up all day would indeed drive her up the wall.

But Dorothy could also understand Jeffrey's concern.

Their second child was nothing short of a miracle, an absolute blessing, and he was understandably worried about even the slightest thing going wrong.

She figured if she were pregnant again, Everett would probably be just as protective...

"I'll talk to Everett about it and see. He's been swamped dealing with Quincy lately."

"Dorothy, aren't you worried that Everett might actually...you know, with Quincy?" Karen hesitated but felt it was necessary to voice her concern. "What if Quincy insists, and Everett goes behind your back? You'd be none the wiser." "I trust him, really, it's not a concern."

Thinking of Everett, Dorothy couldn't help but smile. "Unless he gets over his germophobia, even with a gun to his head... I doubt he'd say yes."

Everett was notoriously hard to deal with, after all!

over and had

Jeffrey pulling these kinds of stunts, I'd be worried about wearing

just because you're pregnant!

keep his word, or I

was Karen's

until the foreman called for

office, she hadn't even taken a

Dorothy reached out to steady herself against

The foreman noticed her distress and rushed

to dial Everett's number with

could finish,

the other end of the line, Everett

...

felt entirely different from any

grim association with

bear the sight of that

consciousness quickly, sparing him

her central nervous system. The poison will cause irreversible

heavier than anything he'd ever held. "And

now, Mr. Lopez.

worry,