The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 1247

"Think of him as a kid, no need to waste your energy being on guard."

Everett snorted, "A kid? What if one day, he actually sweeps you off your feet? Would I still be naively treating him like a kid?"

If Byte 7 were, say, eight or nine, maybe that’d fly.

But he’s got everything a man needs.

Treating him like a child just won’t work.

"...How could he possibly sweep me off my feet? Everett, you’re really overthinking this, you know?"

He smirked, pinning Dorothy against the wall for a deep kiss before speaking in a gravelly voice.

"It’s not that I’m overthinking now. It’s you just noticing! I’ve been worried since... middle school."

Back then, nobody really cared about looks, so not many people noticed Dorothy.

She was quiet, not one to chat or make the first move.

But Everett knew! Once Dorothy grew up and stepped into society, she’d definitely catch eyes.

He could keep his distance from the opposite sex.

But he couldn’t control Dorothy!

If she really fell for someone, really wanted to date them, was he supposed to intervene, play the role of the spoiler?

Everett figured that if Dorothy got a boyfriend before anything happened between them, he’d just be mad and wait. He probably wouldn’t go breaking them up.

"That's way too early! Back in middle school, I hadn't even thought about dating."

Thinking back, her desk mate had been harboring a crush on her for years, and she was totally oblivious!

Kind of funny, when you think about it.

"Good thing you didn’t."

His teasing made Dorothy laugh.

Staying in that position was getting uncomfortable, and she tried to get up.

But in the next second, he picked her up and tossed her onto the bed!

At the last moment, he gritted his teeth and propped himself up on his elbow.

"Wait a sec..."

Dorothy’s gaze was hazy as she watched him get off the bed and hurriedly fetch a small square package.

"Everett."

"Hmm?"

"I really hope I get cured soon, so we can have another child."

He paused in tearing open the package, his brows knitting together, "I want to cure you, not just for that."

Everett wanted Dorothy to live, to stay by his side forever, never to part.

She reached out, hugging him.

"I know, but having another child with you is my obsession! I want to see you take care of me during pregnancy, just like Jeffrey did with Karen."