The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 1444

He was dead set on having his daughter live a life without ever tying the knot!

"Ha, he's just feeling guilty! That's why a simple comment got to Jeffrey," Karen never bothered with such thoughts. "My daughter? She couldn't possibly face any kind of karma!"

Even though Jeffrey had indeed dated a lot of girls and was quite the player, Karen wasn’t about to whitewash that, but she firmly believed that her daughter was a separate matter entirely.

Karen couldn’t control what Jeffrey had done in the past, but she had always taught her daughter to be loyal, ideally to find a Mr. Right like her own dear Mr. Lopez, who loved only one woman his whole life!

"I think so too, Felicity is such a sweetheart. She’s bound to be blessed."

"I just hope that blessing comes from Langston!"

She truly had her heart set on this son-in-law!

...

The baptism party wasn't huge, but it did keep them busy all day.

After tucking Abigail and Langston into bed, Everett, breaking from routine, didn't bring their little daughter over but instead went straight to their bedroom.

This deviation immediately brought Karen’s words to Dorothy’s mind!

"Have you showered yet?"

Everett came over, casually placing his hand on Dorothy's shoulder, giving it a little squeeze.

"Not yet." She lightly tapped his hand away. "You've been the busiest today, the most tired, why are you offering me a massage?"

"I'm busy like this every day, I'm used to it. You just finished your postpartum period and already you were up and about at the party, I was worried you might be uncomfortable."

"I'm fine, really not tired."

Everett picked up on the keyword, "Not tired?"

"Yeah."

Before Dorothy could finish her next sentence, she found herself being swept off her feet!

"Ah!" Startled, she quickly wrapped her arms around Everett’s neck. "What are you doing?"

He smirked, "Taking a bath together."

...

Everett, acting like a greenhorn who’d just discovered women, was all rush and no tact, and after all this time, it was still she who had to plead for mercy several times before he reluctantly paused.

"One more time, the last one!"

"I really can't..."

"Then you sleep, I'll manage on my own."

...

How could she possibly sleep with him still going at it?

Dorothy wanted to negotiate when she caught Everett's pitiful gaze.

"Honey, it’s been so long since we’ve been together, how could once be enough?"

"But when I wasn’t with you before, you managed four years without..."

"How can that be the same? Without you by my side, I didn’t even want to think about those things."