The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 410

“Amanda, when I saved you back then, I didn't think too much about it. I just wanted to protect Everett's mother because I knew he would be heartbroken if something happened to you.”

“That's why I've always believed you're the one who truly understands the big picture and loves my son the most! I don't acknowledge all those other girls, like Dorothy! When I was kidnapped, if those thugs had really taken those compromising photos and used them to blackmail the Lopez Corporation, our family would have been like lambs to the slaughter! My husband and I...”

“Please, Amanda, stop!” Heather interrupted quickly, “There's no need to dredge up the past! I have never regretted saving you, even if it meant that Everett and I wouldn't end up together.”

The more Heather spoke, the more guilt seeped into Amanda's heart.

Those thugs were after one thing, that was to humiliate Amanda, to take those lewd photos to threaten the Lopez Corporation! If they had succeeded, Amanda couldn't bear to think how she and her husband would have faced each other, let alone how the Lopez family would have been manipulated by others!

It was Heather who had barged in recklessly, offering herself in exchange for Amanda, claiming to be Everett's fiancée.

The kidnappers thought that pictures of Everett’s fiancée might be even more damaging, so they agreed to the trade.

To this day, Amanda vividly remembered how Heather looked when she was rescued – battered and bruised, her clothes torn to shreds, blood staining her legs…

She couldn't imagine the inhumane torture Heather had endured during those hours. Without her, Amanda would have had to bear that agony herself.

So even though those scandalous photos were intercepted before they could do any damage, and the whole incident was completely hushed up by the Lopez family, Amanda still insisted on Heather as her daughter-in-law, because it was a debt the Lopez family owed her!

“He'll marry you, I'm sure of it. Trust me, Heather. I'll clear every obstacle from your path, including Dorothy.”

“Okay.”

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