The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

"Ugh," Karen sighed, her voice laced with a blend of frustration and resignation. "Look, if things are too hectic over at Everett's, you really don't have to worry about me. I can just head back to my folks' place for a while, or they can come stay at the mansion to help out. And if things really hit the fan, Kenneth could lend a hand too."

She was acutely aware that her current condition-being pregnant-didn't exactly place her in the frontline when it came to rescuing Dorothy and securing the much-needed antidote. All she could do was fret from the sidelines, the only action within her power being to send Jeffrey on the mission.

Hearing his wife's words, Jeffrey couldn't help but probe with a hint of uncertainty in his voice.

"You're not... mad, are you?"

Women are known for their indirectness, after all.

Navigating this conversation required all the tact he could muster.

But Karen's glare cut through his hesitation. "Do you even hear yourself? My relationship with Dorothy is just as strong as yours with Everett! She's been poisoned, for crying out loud, and needs that antidote. How can you think I have the time to be petty right now? If you manage to get that antidote, I swear I won't hold a grudge against you ever again."

Jeffrey's eyes widened in disbelief. "Really?"

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more, especially since her pregnancies tended to be fraught with complications. But

"It's for Dorothy!"

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mental institution? Is

"No."

"Then why...?"

nothing quite like a sane person trapped in a mental institution. Letting her die easily would be too kind. I want

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off the chill that

her side, but Jeffrey's irresponsibility had turned it soor. Karen wasn't the type to blindly hate someone without

children she tried to harm,

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was something Karen could