The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 1244

Karen blinked at him, tears welling up in her eyes before cascading down her cheeks like raindrops.

Jeffrey reached out, torn between comforting her and catching her tears.

"Oh, for heaven's sake, please don't cry! Alright, alright, I'll listen to whatever you say, okay? My bad, I shouldn't have messed around with Paige, I was a fool, I deserve whatever this is—" He grimaced, letting out a helpless sigh. "Honestly, before I met you, I scoffed at the idea of love, of marriage. I never thought I'd fall for someone, let alone consider spending my life with them."

So, he lived his life recklessly, doing whatever pleased him without considering the consequences.

His parents often tried to intervene, but Jeffrey never took their advice.

He figured he was just in it for a good time, not a long time, with his parents and his brother Everett to fall back on financially.

Jeffrey had the means to live this way for the rest of his life.

But then Karen happened, unexpectedly throwing his world into disarray.

Sometimes he even wondered if Karen was some sort of divine punishment!

"You don't need to say any of this. I'm just... I'm just feeling really down," Karen couldn't quite put her feelings into words—whether it was fear, worry, or something else entirely.

She just needed to vent.

Jeffrey pulled her into his arms, gently rubbing her back.

"Darling, please stop crying! Remember, no matter what happens, I'm here with you, always got your back. Even if... even if we couldn't keep the baby, it won't change a thing between us."

Karen looked down, her eyes red and swollen from crying.

"Jeffrey, I know how much you were looking forward to their arrival."

"More than that, I just want you to always be the carefree, happy-go-lucky Karen."

"..."

"Stop crying, you've been upset about the pregnancy long enough. Let's go spend some time with our daughter, okay?"

"What's the rush?"

"Quincy, I'm warning you. If you keep playing games, I'll report you for blackmail. Even if they can't make the charges stick, having the future Mrs. Lopez dragged into a police investigation over something like this will be quite the scandal."

He had hit a nerve with Quincy.

Being Mrs. Lopez meant avoiding any and all scandals.

"You've got some nerve!"

"The antidote, hand it over."

"Why the hurry? I didn't say I wouldn't give it to you! These things take time to prepare. Give me three days, then contact me. I'll have it ready for you."

Though displeased, the man didn't argue further.

He simply wanted to end the conversation with her as soon as possible.