But Karen couldn't find solace in those words.
Losing Kenneth, who loved her so dearly, was a reality she couldn’t accept.
“Honey, I think Dorothy might be awake… Do you want to go check on her?”
He thought getting Karen to move around might help, instead of sitting there, drowning in tears.
But Karen’s body stiffened, her eyes brimming with tears.
“I’ll go in a bit, I just need a moment to gather myself.”
Karen took a deep breath, her sobs breaking through now and then, her eyes red and swollen, her nose tinged with the same hue, “Even though I know that Kenneth made his own choice, it’s just so hard. On one hand, there’s Kenneth, who treated me like his own sister, and on the other, my best friend. I just—”
She couldn’t finish, but Jeffrey understood.
“If I could do it all over again, if it meant Kenneth could come back to life just once, I’d even kneel before Dorothy, begging her to accept my brother’s love, even if just for a day! So he could leave this world without any regrets.”
Karen knew that even if given another chance, Kenneth, being so hopelessly devoted to Dorothy, would still choose to sacrifice himself for her cure.
She couldn’t blame Dorothy, nor did she want to.
It was guilt that weighed on her heart.
Why hadn’t she helped Kenneth fulfill his wish while he was alive?
“Ever since we were kids… Kenneth always looked out for me.” Karen’s voice broke, unable to speak continuously, “Anything I wanted that our parents wouldn’t buy, I just had to ask him… and he’d get it for me!”
Jeffrey held her close, his own heart aching, “Stop, honey, please don’t.”
Time seemed to stand still as they cried together, until Karen had no more tears left to cry.
Crying so hard had nearly drained all the energy from her, especially being pregnant.
“Jeffrey, help me up. I want to see Dorothy.”
“Maybe you should rest a bit more!” he suggested, noting Karen's lack of energy, even her voice was weak.
“That’s the person my brother gave his life to protect. Now that he’s gone… it’s up to me to keep her safe.”
Jeffrey pursed his lips, nodding, “Okay, I’ll carry you there. But you have to promise me one thing, no more crying! Honey, I can’t bear the thought of any risk to you, losing you is my greatest fear.”
Carrying the weight of a pregnancy already fraught with danger, especially now, with the risk of a miscarriage ever-present, was a burden Jeffrey couldn’t bear to think about.
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The readers' comments on the novel: The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires
Why didn't Jeffrey call Everett from the office? Lock his door instruct security to not let anyone in and speak to Everett on the phone? Or send him a text giving him a quick summary of what's up and that he's on his way over. That way when he runs into Heather on his way out he informs her Everett already knows....
The children's stories are si boring. This book is like torture. I've put in so much time I have to see this through but it's becoming more difficult....
Finish this already...
Why are you delaying the updates? You wait over a month just to give us 5 chapters?...
Again no updates in weeks, is this where the story ends?...
Can you please just post the whole book this is dragging out and no updates in weeks...
Felicity s hold grow up n relise that craving is playing n finish getting back together correctly with mile n get married and Abigail needs to grow up n stop being shelter by her parent n realize that the other women is lying n getting her to hpget a divorce with Craig, n Craig needs to be to pride to see what's really going on n stop being dumb...
This story is getting boring already. Just wrap it up 🙏...
Can you please convey this to the person who owns this website? Update “find me in your labyrinth” novel please...author is MIA since 12/4......
I don't agree with not letting him in. That just seems cruel and besides wasn't the whole point of getting pregnant again was for him to experience and travel the journey of pregnancy with her?...