After uttering those words, Dorothy closed her eyes, her body starting to tremble ever so slightly as if bracing for the agony that was imminent.
But the pain didn't come.
Instead, what arrived was him propping himself up and withdrawing from her.
"I don't want you to compensate me in this way," he said, dropping the words like a stone before turning and walking into the bathroom.
Dorothy remained lying on the bed, her hair splayed out around her like strands of seaweed.
With his weight lifted, the air rushed back into her lungs in greedy gulps, and a bitter smile flickered across her lips.
Was this compensation?
Not really.
She just wanted to feel Everett. Truly feel him intimately.
Even if it meant pain, it was something real.
The sound of water from the bathroom started up again, a gentle patter.
Dorothy sat up in bed, didn't bother with the lights, and just sat on the edge, waiting for him.
When Everett emerged with a towel wrapped around his waist, she was there to meet him with an embrace.
"Just this once, no questions, okay, Everett?"
"About your mom?"
Dorothy nodded.
"Alright, I won't ask."
He was always the one to give in, and he was used to it by now.
Everett stroked her hair. "Were you scared today?"
"Yeah, I thought something happened to you."
He never willingly cut contact with her, and she worried—was it an infection, had his condition worsened, was he in a hospital somewhere, or had there been an accident...
Countless possibilities had flitted through Dorothy's mind, but she never imagined he'd gone to the cemetery.
"I'm tough as nails, nothing's going to happen."
"Kenneth wouldn't do that. Look, we brought our kids back, and although he was reluctant, he didn't stop us! We've talked privately many times, and he's agreed to start dating and find a girlfriend. Can't you stop being hostile towards him, please?"
"We'll see when he actually finds a girlfriend."
Everett didn't believe Kenneth would follow through.
Dorothy sighed softly, "I don't want to argue about this, make it seem like I'm defending Kenneth, and then you get jealous again. All I know is Kenneth and I can only be friends, nothing more."
In the darkness, Everett's gaze locked onto Dorothy's eyes.
They looked at each other for a long while before he finally exhaled deeply.
"I can never seem to win with you."
It felt like he was the only one ever caught in a bind.
"How could that be? You're the big boss, after all."
"With you in the way, how can I be?"
If it weren't for Dorothy, Kenneth would have been sent far from the country long ago, never to return! He could give Kenneth money, a place to stay, a house, a car, but he had to keep him away from Dorothy!
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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?...