Sitting beside Everett, Kevin couldn't help but feel his eyes well up with tears for him.
He had always known that Everett was head over heels for Dorothy, but he never imagined the depth of his love.
It was as if he had saved all his tenderness and patience for her alone.
Over a decade—that was a terrifying amount of time.
The long, solitary, unpredictable wait before Dorothy reciprocated his feelings must have been agonizing.
"If I could do it all over, I wouldn't want to be born into the Lopez family. So, don't touch her. Don't push me."
Otherwise, he didn't know what he might do.
...
Karen couldn't get a wink of sleep.
Jeffrey wished he could install cameras in the bedroom to keep an eye on her every move.
"If you really can't sleep, I can take you for a stroll around the yard."
Their villa was on the outskirts of Eldorria City, sprawling over a vast area, so the yard was like a park.
But since Jeffrey seldom stayed there, only a few servants maintained it, and it didn't have any exotic flowers, just the common ones you'd see anywhere.
Karen, of course, jumped at the chance to go outside.
At the very least, she wanted to see where she was.
She got up and followed Jeffrey out the door, only to realize she had been too naive.
The place was so big that she couldn't even make out where she was.
"Let's take a walk, then go with me."
Jeffrey noticed she was shivering in her thin clothing, so he took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders.
Karen looked up, squinting against the midday sun to see his handsome face.
It was the same face, the same easygoing expression, but it felt so unfamiliar.
"Do you really have to do this?"
Karen's fear was evident, and Jeffrey was no blind man.
"That punishment you're giving out is way too harsh! That guy... what's his name? He'll die without the surgery, right?"
"Doesn't he deserve to? Karen, they should be grateful I stopped you before you went through with that procedure! If not—I would have them all pay!"
A cold sweat broke out on Karen's palms.
Realizing his words were too harsh, Jeffrey smiled, his expression instantly returning to his usual laid-back, roguish demeanor.
"Don't be scared. I'll never treat you that way."
He took her hand in his and rubbed it gently.
Karen pursed her dry lips and whispered, "Can you let them go, please?"
"No." Jeffrey's pupils contracted fiercely, "That guy named Arthur dared to curse my child, so he deserves to face the consequences!"
He could be affable and chummy when in a good mood, approachable even, but that didn't mean he was always nice.
Nobody except Everett could dare curse at him like that.
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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?...