Karen glanced at his phone, her expression clearly stating she had no intention of taking it.
"No need."
No need?!
Jeffrey's face darkened and even got a little grim, "Not even going to give me your number?"
Looking up, Karen's eyes were filled with disbelief, as if the request was the most absurd thing she'd ever heard, "Why would I give you my number?"
"We just... you know," Jeffrey stammered, struggling to find the right words in his cracked brain during the early hours of the morning. "Don't you want to keep some sort of... memento?"
Karen laughed, "With all the souvenirs you've got, you won't miss one from me. Once you're back in home, just hook up a few more times and consider it on my behalf."
She wasn't about to get caught up in Jeffrey's long list of conquests or leave her mark there.
Her instinct told her to distance herself.
Yet Jeffrey, visibly panicked, grabbed her arm and pulled her back into the room.
"Karen, are you playing me? After all the effort I put in, you think I'm some gigolo?"
"As if you didn't enjoy it!" Karen retorted, pointing to the evidence in the trash can, "You went through all of that!"
Silence fell between them.
"Are you finished? I really need to sleep now!" she said; her exhaustion made her vision blur.
But Jeffrey stood there, immovable, with anger brewed in his eyes.
"Why did you suddenly decide to hook up with me?"
Karen paused, "I wanted to, so I asked. No big reason. It's not like I forced you. You agreed, didn't you?"
Grinding his teeth, Jeffrey felt a mix of embarrassment and humiliation.
"Great, just great!" Jeffrey sarcastically wanted to applaud her analogy, "I'm a piece of fruit?"
"Premium fruit!" Karen emphasized.
"To hell with premium fruit!"
Jeffrey's shout startled Karen, jolting her awake from her drowsiness.
"What's your problem? Are you sick or something?"
"I thought you wanted—" he began.
"Wanted what?" she asked.
"To... To keep this kind of relationship going!" He was adamant not to say the words 'boyfriend' and 'girlfriend' first. He wouldn't lose this battle.
"Oh." Karen's response was light and nonchalant, "That explains the phone number. Then you misunderstood. I'm not interested in that. Can I go now? I'm really tired!"
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?...