Dorothy knew that Everett's insistence on having her return to the Lopez Corporation was a setup—a chess move in his grand strategy. And sure enough, barely a day back and he was already itching to introduce her to Langston, and then he would find out what was going on!
As Dorothy pieced this together, she reminded herself to tread carefully around this man. Traps could lurk in the most innocuous of places.
She hoped that when she did see Langston, nothing would give them away.
Deep down, though, she yearned to see her son, to know how he was doing.
"You don't seem surprised about my having a son," Everett suddenly said, breaking into her thoughts.
Dorothy snapped back to the present, shrugged nonchalantly, and said, "Should I be? We've been divorced for over four years. You're a grown man, so remarrying and having kids is hardly unusual."
"I announced my marriage this year."
"Oh, well then, congratulations!"
She had zero interest in prolonging this conversation.
And she certainly didn't want to dive into a chat about Everett's new bride, which would only remind her of the bite marks she had seen on his shoulder!
"I thought you'd be curious about my marriage."
With a practiced, professional smile, Dorothy deflected, "Mr. Lopez, we're here on business. This isn't the time to discuss your wife. I still have a mountain of paperwork to get through. Let’s meet the project manager sooner, so I can get back to the office and finish my other work."
Everett didn't push her. With a slight nod, he continued driving towards Bay Residence.
Soon, they arrived outside his home.
Dorothy was all too familiar with the place, having just been there a few days ago.
Everett got out first, then came around to open the car door for her.
Hesitating, Dorothy said, "Do I really need to come in? If you’ve arranged for your son to be taken care of, can’t we just head out?"
"Considering his nutritional needs, I prefer to cook myself. You haven’t had lunch, right? Join us."
Quickly, she waved him off, "No, that's fine! You're married, I'm married—it's not appropriate for us to have lunch together."
"It's precisely because we're both married that there's nothing to be concerned about."
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The readers' comments on the novel: The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires
Sometimes Karen can be such a drama queen and immature....
For some reason I am now feeling suspicious about Kevin's new girlfriend....
I really hope this Perdita person is not a new villain....
I too echoed the sentiments of pppplllleeeaaaassssseeeeee bring this drama to an end. I beg of you!...
Really please finish this book and upload the full story so it can end. It's been drugout for so long!...
The intimate scenes in this story or uncomfortable to read. They either come off as being forced, painful, or simply not enjoyable....
Okay I left a long while ago and came back. Looks like it's been updated but still not done lol. I'll maybe wait 6 months before coming back and it'll probably still be going on. It's like a soap opera instead of a novel...
Kenneth is confirming something I've been thinking about him for several hundred chapters ago and that is he is a future murder suicide perpetrator. And after reading chapter 1275 yeah it's just brought the thought back....
How could Jeffrey throw the knife down at the scene of the crime with both their fingerprints on there?...
Again no update, so is this where it ends? Or post the whole book. Your dragging this out...