The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

"Think of him as a kid, no need to waste your energy being on guard."

Everett snorted, "A kid? What if one day, he actually sweeps you off your feet? Would I still be naively treating him like a kid?"

If Byte 7 were, say, eight or nine, maybe that'd fly.

But he's got everything a man needs.

Treating him like a child just won't work.

"...How could he possibly sweep me off my feet? Everett, you're really overthinking this, you know?"

He smirked, pinning Dorothy against the wall for a deep kiss before speaking in a gravelly voice.

"It's not that I'm overthinking now. It's you just noticing! I've been worried since... middle school." Back then, nobody really cared about looks, so not many people noticed Dorothy.

She was quiet, not one to chat or make the first move.

But Everett knew! Once Dorothy grew up and stepped into society, she'd definitely catch eyes.

He could keep his distance from the opposite sex.

But he couldn't control Dorothy!

If she really fell for someone, really wanted to date them, was he supposed to intervene, play the role of the spoiler?

boyfriend before anything happened between them, he'd just be mad and wait. He probably wouldn't go breaking them up.

had been harboring a crush on her for years, and she

funny, when you

"Good thing you didn't."

made

position was getting uncomfortable, and

next second, he picked her up and

rained down, not giving Dorothy a chance to

"Mmm... Eve..."

kissed her urgently, as if he needed to confirm that she belonged to

air seemed to heat up,

to say, "Everett, Langston is waiting for

can wait a

pressing

"Langston's waiting for you-Mmm!"

chill as his hands started

self-control

not

wanting to sink with him, to please

gritted his teeth and propped himself

"Wait a sec..."

hazy as she watched him get off the