The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 604

Clad in a moonlit robe, his long legs crossed at the ankles. He appeared to have been seated there for some time.

Dorothy wasn't feeling guilty; she simply didn't want Everett to know the real reason behind her clandestine meeting with Byte 7.

"Did I wake you? Was I too loud?" she asked, slipping off her shoes and stepping into the living room.

Everett didn't interrogate her. Instead, he stretched out his hand, beckoning her closer, and pulled Dorothy into an embrace. He then gave a soft murmur, "Chilly outside, isn't it? You're not dressed warm enough."

"It's fine, nothing to worry about."

He rubbed her hands to warm them but didn't press for details.

It was Dorothy who couldn't hold back, "Aren't you going to ask where I've been?"

"If you want to tell me, you'd tell me."

He didn't want to coerce Dorothy into sharing.

"You don't think I was out seeing Kenneth, do you?" Dorothy wanted to clear the air, fearing Everett's jealousy might be aimed at Kenneth again. "It was Byte 7. I asked him to help recover some data from my flash drive. He ran into a problem and came to ask me about it."

After explaining, she showed him the text messages on her phone as proof.

He took the phone, glanced at it, and set it aside.

"I trust you."

"But you're upset," Dorothy could feel it.

Everett gazed into her eyes with his grim ones, "Because it feels like even though you're close, you're always just out of reach."

She kept her secrets, refusing to let him in, not even granting him the courtesy of knowing.

It felt like he was a criminal who perpetually awaited a verdict. He never knew when and where he might be cast aside.

"You're overthinking it," Dorothy patted his hand, "What's with this fear of loss after you've stared death in the face?"

This was Everett, for heaven's sake!

Even he was prone to insecurities.