With butterflies in her stomach, Dorothy hailed a cab right after work and headed straight to Bay Residence.
She was halfway through punching in the door code when she suddenly thought better of it. What if she walked in on something awkward? So, she quickly rang the doorbell instead.
In no time, the door was opened.
Everett had already changed out of his daytime suit. His usually immaculate hair was slightly disheveled. Dressed in white lounge wear, his tall figure no longer carried the aura of a business elite. Instead, he gave off a lazy, boyish vibe.
He looked like he had just finished playing basketball at the gym, like a student who was a little tired and ready to head back to his dorm for a rest.
Fearing he might be in the company of his "true love," Dorothy didn't go in. She stood where she was, all business. "Mr. Lopez, about the SinoSuccess Enterprises project you mentioned…"
"Dorothy."
He cut her off, calling her by her first name with his brows furrowed in a frown. "I'm off work now."
Dorothy was taken aback, not understanding what he meant. Wasn't it him who texted her to come over?
"So, should I leave?"
Before she could finish her sentence, Everett had already pulled her into the house. His towering figure pressed Dorothy against the wall and started kissing her.
"Mr. Lopez!"
What the heck was going on?
She could even feel a certain part of Everett stirring.
Wasn't she here to discuss the termination of their contract?
In a blink of an eye, she had been relocated from the foyer to the bed.
"Everett, you, uh…"
Dorothy was cut off again. In her ear, his voice sounded strained. "Dorothy, I'll try to be gentle."
…
"Karen, can I ask you a question?"
"Shoot."
"I have a friend who… got into a contract marriage with a guy for money. But the guy has someone he deeply loves, who went back to her home country recently. But the guy doesn't seem to want to divorce my friend. Why do you think that is?"
Karen thought for a moment, trying hard to analyze. "I guess maybe his true love already has a boyfriend. Or something else; anyway, they can't be together for some reason. But guys, you know, they have needs. If he divorces your friend and his true love is out of reach, then he'd be left high and dry."
Dorothy was taken aback. This reasoning, although crude, seemed to make sense.
After thinking of Everett's relentless demands in bed last night, she realized that it might be as Karen described.
"So do you think ‘my friend' should take the initiative to bring up divorce?"
"That depends on whether your friend has feelings for him. If there's no emotional attachment, then both are getting what they need. They're physically compatible, and there's money to be made. So why divorce?" Suddenly, Karen raised her eyebrows suspiciously.
"Wait a minute, this 'friend' you're talking about isn't you, is it?"
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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?...