The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 1319

"Lane! Touch me and I'll drop dead right here for you to see!"

But even as Dorothy screamed those words, Lane didn't stop. Not even for a second.

"Drop dead?" He chuckled darkly, his thin lips curling up in amusement. "You mean, die of pleasure? Don't worry, I've got way more tricks up my sleeve than Everett ever did. I'll make sure you're well taken care of!"

As Lane's hand reached out for her—

Dorothy braced herself, ready to fight with every ounce of strength she had.

Suddenly!

Lane let out a sharp cry of pain.

"Ah!"

It was Kenneth.

Grimacing in pain, he got up from the ground and, like a madman, threw his body at Lane!

It was a suicidal move.

Especially considering Lane was armed!

"Damn it, I'll kill you!" True to form, as soon as Lane recovered, he charged at Kenneth!

"No!" Dorothy ran over, grabbing hold of Lane's shirt, clutching it tightly in her fist. "Kenneth, run!"

"He's not going anywhere!" Lane, though physically restrained by her, could easily shake her off if he wanted to. "You think this place is some sort of come-and-go as you please?"

Dorothy looked up at Lane, defiance in her eyes. "This all started because of me. It has nothing to do with anyone else! Kenneth has been an outsider from the start. Let him go!"

"You're pleading for him."

A murderous glint flashed in Lane's eyes. "Dorothy, you're pleading for Kenneth! Didn't you say you had nothing to do with him? Why plead for him now!"

Why could she lower herself for other men but never for him!

In a flash, Lane raised his gun, aiming straight at Kenneth's head!

"Lane!" Dorothy, terrified, stepped in front of the barrel. "If you're going to kill him, you'll have to kill me first!"

After all, she owed Kenneth too much already. If it came down to using her life to repay him, she couldn't consider it unjust.

"You'd die for him? You love him?" This was beyond what Lane had expected.

He had always thought Dorothy was the type of woman whose heart had room for Everett alone.

And Kenneth? At best, it was unrequited love.

But now...

These two were staging some kind of tragic love story right in front of him!

"Lane! To you, it's all about romance, isn't it? But there's more to life than that; there's friendship, there's family. But I guess you wouldn't understand any of that."