Jeffrey peered at Everett whose expression had soured and instinctively followed his gaze.
"Uh... Your rival, man, he's really laying it on thick! His crush on Dorothy is practically neon-sign obvious."
Everett frowned, dragging his gaze back and shot Jeffrey a look. "Shut up."
Jeffrey grabbed the pack of cigarettes, lit one up, and didn't bother getting into the car. He just stood there taking a few drags.
"Seriously though, you throwing in the towel on Dorothy?"
Everett's fingers paused on his laptop, his voice barely audible.
"Yeah."
"Ha," Jeffrey chuckled, "Everett, buddy, ask yourself, can you really handle it if one day Dorothy falls for Kenneth and ends up marrying him?"
Everett's handsome face tightened, lips pressed into a thin line, "She won't end up with Kenneth."
"Then what the hell are you doing here? The Lopez Corporation run out of people?"
A private detective could've done the job cheap and easy. Why would Everett, the big boss of the Lopez Corporation, drop his billion-dollar deals to camp out in front of this apartment complex all day?
"Jeffrey, you got a death wish?"
"Not really." Jeffrey took one last puff and flicked the cigarette butt away, bending down to Everett's level, "I got played with the whole Paige thing. That kid ain't mine; she's Arthur's! He got me hammered and set the whole thing up. Lucky for me, Arthur's got a thing for Paige, or she would've ended up in my bed for real!"
"And then?"
"Aren't you worried that one day, Kenneth might pull a similar stunt and get Dorothy drunk?"
With Kenneth's stubborn streak, it was clear he wasn't just any guy.
Who else would willingly look after Dorothy's kids with another man for years? How many men could do that?
Now that Dorothy's back on the market and Everett's apparently out of the picture, wouldn't Kenneth be over the moon?
Who's to say he won't make his move, turn the tables, and if that happens, the one losing his mind would probably be Everett!
"You scared of him?"
"Scared! He's your rival; you can step on him and nobody would bat an eye. But he's Karen’s cousin. She treated him like a brother!"
Jeffrey wouldn't dare cross him!
...
Dorothy had been in touch with lawyers all day but with little progress.
One was close to saying yes, but somehow, in the end, backed out.
When Kenneth knocked on her door, Dorothy was in the kitchen cooking up some comfort food for Karen, who was feeling sleepy with the pregnancy. She didn't want to disturb her.
Quickly wiping her hands, Dorothy went to answer the door, and upon seeing Kenneth, she paused, "Kenneth?"
"I tried calling you. You didn't pick up, and I was worried something happened to you guys."
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?...