Dorothy mulled it over carefully, her acting chops with Langston were bad, and yet, Everett had played along with barely a reaction. That in itself was a dead giveaway to his sharp mind!
The only plausible explanation was that he knew. He just pretended not to.
Everett looked up, Dorothy’s silhouette reflecting in his eyes. After a long pause, he spoke in a raspy voice, “If you don’t want me to know, then I don’t know.”
He had always been like that! Because Everett knew all too well that any abrupt move on his part would send Dorothy running away like a startled deer.
Even Kevin had been asking whether it was so hard to find out if the kid was really hers. A simple paternity test would do the trick! To everyone else, it seemed like Everett could just bulldoze his way through any issue with his clout. Why the need for schemes, for playing dumb, for such delicate handling?
But they didn’t understand! Everett wanted Dorothy to stay or leave according to her own thoughts. Her happiness and her contentment were what mattered most.
Everett’s words struck Dorothy hard, like a hammer to the heart.
The mighty CEO of Lopez Corporation, lowering himself to such a humble state for her sake, she didn’t know how to respond!
After all, no one ever had much faith in their relationship.
“Um... how about I help you clean up? You must be uncomfortable, lying there without being able to take a bath,” Dorothy deflected, opting to retreat into her shell like a turtle.
Everett was used to her ways by now, so he nodded, “Sure.”
Dorothy promptly went to fetch a towel, but as she entered the bathroom, she suddenly remembered, “Oh, Karen’s in Swevia Country too. She was worried about me and followed along. I need to sort out her accommodation and meals.”
“Don’t worry about it. I’ll have Jeffrey handle it. You’re not familiar with the place here,” Everett replied, his voice still weak from his recent brush with death, the volume much lower.
“Jeffrey? Is he up to it?” Dorothy didn’t have a good impression on Jeffrey.
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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...