The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 1016

Dorothy's face turned ashen. She was being stubborn, insistent on seeing things in black and white, utterly unwilling to listen to anyone else. It didn't matter if it was Quincy, an outsider trying to talk some sense into her, or even if it was Everett or Karen. No one's words could penetrate her resolve.

"Dr. Quincy, you mentioned wanting a 'til death do us part' kind of love, something Everett can't give you!"

Quincy just shrugged, "So when you ask me if I like Everett, I say I don't know. I'm not lying."

Because her mind had always been on medicine—performing surgeries, saving patients time and again! Quincy hadn't really thought about what she wanted in a future partner, the expectations she had for a companion.

In her mind, men were all about loving every new face they saw. Her own father was like that, and Simeon was even worse, always chasing after women!

But then she saw Everett, saw how purely he loved Dorothy! Quincy would never forget that moment in the emergency room, the situation so dire she was almost ready to give up on a patient, but merely repeating Dorothy's name by his bedside miraculously turned everything around. The situation began to improve.

It was truly a miracle. Even with years of medical experience, Quincy had seldom witnessed such a case.

"You don't like Everett, you just like the way he is with me! But he will never be that way with you."

Dorothy's words were firm. But to Quincy, they sounded more like mockery.

"How would we know if we don't try? You and the Lopez family have too much baggage, it's all so messy, but I'm different, I don't have any of that."

That was her advantage.

"You won't get the chance."

"Oh, is that so?" Quincy stood up, still with that serene and gentle smile, "The bloodwork is done, you can leave now."

"..."

"Ms. Sanchez, you may have forgotten what you said in the past, but I haven't. It counts for something here! You were the one who gave up on Mr. Lopez first; now you want to go back on that decision. We're adults here, we need to be responsible for what we say."