The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 537

Karen was on edge the moment she heard those words. She had been willing to keep her cool, considering all the kindness she had received during her time in Swevia Country, but now all that was left was pure disgust.

"You eavesdropped on my call?!"

"Eavesdrop? With the way you were shouting, the whole airport could hear you blabbering about running off to some guy's place to sleep with him!" Jeffrey was fuming, and his words were far from sugar-coated.

No one had been paying them any attention at first, but their loud quarrel had now drawn the gaze of many curious onlookers, their eyes gleaming with gossip.

The words, heavy with humiliation, were more than any girl could bear.

Karen clenched her teeth tightly, "Jeffrey, say that again, I dare you!"

"Isn't it the truth?!" Jeffrey retorted. "You were the one on the phone saying you were going to his place to sleep over, even planning to bring him home to meet your parents! Karen, this is clear-cut—you've got a boyfriend. So, what was all that about asking me if you could sleep with me back in Swevia Country?"

No sooner had Jeffrey finished speaking than Karen strode over and delivered a resounding slap across his face.

"Jeffrey, you're disgusting!"

Spitting in contempt, she turned on her heel and bolted.

Tears streamed down her cheeks uncontrollably.

It was the first time Karen had ever felt such public humiliation. Although her family wasn't wealthy, she had grown up comfortable and spoiled as the only child, showered with love and never once subjected to such harsh words – thanks to her sharp tongue.

Jeffrey was stunned by the slap! It hadn't occurred to him that Karen could lash out like that.

The pain snapped him out of his rage, and as the fiery anger subsided, he became acutely aware of the snickers and entertained expressions of the onlookers.

Damn it, what had he just done?

Jeffrey's harsh words forced Karen to reflect on her own actions. Indeed, she had initiated the flirtation and proposed the intimacy. Who else could she blame? All she could do now was to not provoke him anymore.

International baggage usually took its time, and the crowd was indeed thick.

While waiting, Kenneth called again.

"Are you still in there?"

"Yeah, but I should be out soon."

Kenneth, ever so attentive, sensed something was wrong immediately. "Karen, have you been crying?"

His words made Karen's tears, which she had just fought back, start to sting her eyes again. She forced a cheerful tone to mask her red-rimmed eyes and said, "Yeah! I'm crying because I’ll see you soon, I'm so happy!"