The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 1034

"Don't worry! I won't let your stuff get messed up on my watch."

But...

Jeff could already foresee the moment Karen found out Everett had "ditched" Dorothy, he'd be caught in the middle, squished like a sandwich!

She'd spend the day ripping into him, finding fault in everything about him!

Watching Everett walk inside, Jeff finally headed back to his car.

Thinking about all this mess, he couldn't help but feel sorry for his buddy.

Sometimes, Jeff felt both sympathy and frustration!

Out of all the women, Everett had to fall hard for the most complicated one! If it were any other girl, Everett wouldn't have to be so proactive, treading on eggshells; he could just snap his fingers, and women would be throwing themselves at him!

But then again...

Maybe it was Dorothy's cool demeanor that Everett fell for, or perhaps her background, her story, that made him feel protective. With anyone else, he probably wouldn't have cared as much.

Just like himself.

Surrounded by women, yet he ended up falling for Karen, who wasn't particularly outstanding in any way.

"Ah, it's all fate!"

...

Without any clue about Everett's whereabouts, Dorothy felt like a small boat adrift at sea, aimless and soulless.

She messed up the documents Austin asked for.

The files her assistant sent her? She had no idea where she put them.

Sitting in front of her computer, staring at the Lopez Corporation's software, she noticed President Everett's account was offline.

It had been so long, she wondered if he had managed to catch a wink of sleep.

Was there anyone by his side, comforting him?

She remembered how devastated she felt when she found out Bella had passed away, as if nothing else mattered, as if she had lost her reason to go on!

If it weren't for the pregnancy discovery, her depression might have overwhelmed her already.

Dorothy couldn't focus on work, and after some thought, she told Austin she wasn't feeling well and asked for the day off.

"Mr. Lopez? He's in his office! But I think he's resting, I didn't dare go in."

"Alright, got it."

Hearing Everett was in his office, Dorothy quickly headed to the executive floor on the elevator.

She knew the passcode to Everett's office, so the door was no barrier to her.

Dorothy tiptoed inside and, sure enough, saw Everett's tall figure slumped on the sofa, asleep despite the uncomfortable position, seemingly exhausted.

The moment she saw him, Dorothy's heart settled.

She walked over, picked up a blanket, and gently covered him.

"Dorothy..."

Suddenly, Everett murmured in his sleep.

It was just a dream.

(This chapter doesn't count, making up for it with an update today~ Hehe)