The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 210

Perhaps it was due to her pregnancy, but Dorothy couldn't remember when she had drifted off to sleep.

When she opened her eyes again, it was nearly noon.

She hastily grabbed her phone to check the time, only to find a barrage of missed calls from Karen but nothing else.

Dorothy knew that it must have been Kenneth who told Karen not to keep calling, assuring her that she would call back once she was awake so as not to disturb her rest.

After all, with Karen's personality, she would never think of such things.

Instead of calling back immediately, Dorothy got out of bed and headed to the bathroom to freshen up.

She splashed a handful of cold water on her face, hoping to wake herself up. After all, fooling Everett would not be that easy; who knew how many times she would have to act out this scene before it was over?

While looking in the mirror, she gazed at her haggard face and the dark circles around her eyes. Dorothy suddenly felt the urge to join her mother.

After all, there was no one left in this world who was related to her. There was no need to work herself to death to pay medical bills. There was no one left to scold her while at the same time care for her.

Finally, she became a motherless child.

Dorothy stood in the bathroom for a while, waiting until she felt emotionally stable before stepping out.

When she got to the living room, she expected Everett to be waiting for her, ready to interrogate her, but surprisingly, he wasn't there.

Only her usual breakfast was waiting on the dining table, along with a note he'd left.

[You've been working too hard, so take a few days off. I'll talk to Kevin about your leave. Remember to eat breakfast.]

Everett was trying to turn the page on yesterday. He wanted to pretend it never happened.

If she could, she would too.

Dorothy held the note and read it over and over again. She then suddenly raised her hand, gently touching her own belly.

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