The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 513

Everett couldn't care less about curiosity and gossip. His concerns were far more immediate.

“Hey, you're not mad at me over this whole mess, are you?” he asked tentatively.

She didn’t reply.

“Jeffrey is always so impulsive and he’s a man who speaks before he thinks like he's never grown up. Don't be mad, okay? He picked on your friend, but I'll make it right.”

Dorothy couldn't help but smile at the hasty earnestness in his eyes.

“I never said I'd drag you into this! I know my bestie. She can handle herself.”

With a mouth like Karen's, she could run circles around Jeffrey in a verbal showdown.

...

The moment Everett mentioned he was treating her to dinner, Karen was all in.

Who could say no to a feast of delicacies?

And Everett was nothing if not sincere, even arranging a limo to pick her up from the hotel.

Holding a bag of groceries and stepping inside, Karen gave a dry smile, “Just swung by a fruit stand. I couldn't understand a word they were saying so I just grabbed what I could recognize. Can't visit a patient empty-handed, right?”

She knew all about proper etiquette!

With a sigh, Dorothy laughed, “I could get used to the sudden etiquette of yours.”

Karen squinted playfully and strolled over to Everett's hospital bed, “Mr. Lopez, feeling better?”

“Yeah,” Everett nodded.

“Good, good. With you looking after Dorothy, I can head back home without worrying. Otherwise, my brother—”

Karen caught herself mid-sentence, slamming the brakes on that thought.

“It's fine. I know he's good to Dorothy,” Everett smoothly carried on the conversation.

She gave an awkward laugh, “Don't get it twisted, Mr. Lopez. It's all one-sided. Dorothy never said yes. Her heart's always been with you.”