When she spoke, it was with a familiar warmth never used for anyone else.
Dorothy had never called him "Everett."
It was clear, even now, that Heather still harbored love for Everett. Call it obsession or foolishness, but to love so fiercely was rare in this world.
"Yeah, I'm happy," Dorothy admitted without hesitation, nodding in agreement. "I've accepted him, and I've decided to really give this relationship my all."
Heather looked up at Dorothy, as if trying to peer through her facade, longing to see the face she missed day and night...
"Dorothy, I've messed up my life, but in the next one... can you let me have Everett?"
"No." Dorothy's rejection was swift and cold. "He was never mine to give. I don't have the right to decide who he belongs to. Besides, if there really is a next life, I still want to be with him."
She thought, this time around, she'd be the one to chase after Everett.
He had been through so much.
"I'm already like this, and yet you still compete with me." Heather forced a smile. "In prison, I often thought how great it would be if we could swap lives! I'd rather have grown up fatherless, with a mother constantly battling illness, so I could work and earn money, living your dignified life!"
Dorothy just smirked, choosing not to respond.
Heather always thought she had it hard, growing up ridiculed and living in the shadows, feeling aggrieved. But she didn't understand true despair, the feeling of life dragging you forward by the hair.
She could easily talk about swapping places, enduring the hardships.
But those hardships weren't as simple as lip service...
Every day, every night, every penny, wasn't easy to come by.
A guard immediately issued a warning.
"Heather, be mindful! Or we'll have to end this visit."
...
Clearly, Heather was frightened; she had been tempered into compliance here and shrank back at the guard's words.
Dorothy sighed softly. "After seeing me, will you have the chance to see your mom... and Maxton?"
She couldn't bring herself to call that man her father.
"Before the execution, there should be one last chance to see family, but I don't want to see Maxton."
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The readers' comments on the novel: The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires
Why didn't Jeffrey call Everett from the office? Lock his door instruct security to not let anyone in and speak to Everett on the phone? Or send him a text giving him a quick summary of what's up and that he's on his way over. That way when he runs into Heather on his way out he informs her Everett already knows....
The children's stories are si boring. This book is like torture. I've put in so much time I have to see this through but it's becoming more difficult....
Finish this already...
Why are you delaying the updates? You wait over a month just to give us 5 chapters?...
Again no updates in weeks, is this where the story ends?...
Can you please just post the whole book this is dragging out and no updates in weeks...
Felicity s hold grow up n relise that craving is playing n finish getting back together correctly with mile n get married and Abigail needs to grow up n stop being shelter by her parent n realize that the other women is lying n getting her to hpget a divorce with Craig, n Craig needs to be to pride to see what's really going on n stop being dumb...
This story is getting boring already. Just wrap it up 🙏...
Can you please convey this to the person who owns this website? Update “find me in your labyrinth” novel please...author is MIA since 12/4......
I don't agree with not letting him in. That just seems cruel and besides wasn't the whole point of getting pregnant again was for him to experience and travel the journey of pregnancy with her?...