And then he abruptly ended the call, as if he was terrified of hearing any more harsh words from Dorothy.
But wasn't the one who uttered harsh words also suffering?
Dorothy clenched her phone and closed her eyes, only to find that tears had unconsciously trickled down from the corners of her eyes.
She didn't even know when she had started crying.
The wind at the street corner still blew fiercely. The teardrops either fell on the back of her hand or on the hem of her clothes. Dorothy didn't dare to cry out loud.
Hurting Everett was the last thing she wanted to do.
But she had no other choice.
To protect her children from harm, to uncover the truth, she had to lie low and make sacrifices.
...
When Jeffrey received a call from Everett, he was still searching for the kid. He genuinely liked that child!
"Hello?"
"Let's get a drink."
Jeffrey was taken aback, "Did I hear you right? You said, let's get a drink?!"
"You coming or not?"
"Sure!"
Without a second thought, he knew that his buddy must have been hurt by Dorothy again! In all the years he'd known him, only matters concerning Dorothy could cause him such emotional turmoil.
After heaving a sigh, he rushed to the bar after handling his affairs.
Because Everett wasn't fond of crowded places, he had reserved the entire bar for the night. The music was still playing, the lights were still on, the drinks were still there, but aside from him sitting on the couch, there was no one else.
Jeffrey strode over and rolled his eyes as he sat down.
"Buddy, you seem to have a misunderstanding about drowning your sorrows in alcohol. You've cleared out all the girls in the bar, then where's the fun in that?"
Everett picked up the bottle of whiskey on the table, tilted his head back and drained it in one gulp.
"I thought that child was hers."
"I told you before that it's not hers! But you wouldn't believe me." Jeffrey also downed his drink, "You said before, besides Dorothy, you didn't have any other women, right? So could it be possible, that someone stole your..."
Everett looked up, frowning, "What?"
"Come on! You haven't been with a woman for so many years, and you've never taken care of yourself? I mean masturbation."
Everett was left speechless.
"Of course you have! What if someone with intentions stole your sperm? I've seen cases like this on the news." After saying this, he flipped out his phone and showed Everett.
Everett wasn't in the mood to look at that.
But it was true, he ‘had taken care of himself’.
A man always has those needs, but he could only do it while thinking about Dorothy.
Comments
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?...