Karen cocked her head, a look of pure curiosity plastered across her face.
"After all that's gone down, do you think Dorothy and Everett... can they still make it work?" she asked.
Jeffrey's hand paused on the steering wheel, his lips thinning, "That's a tough one to call."
"Why's it hard to say? It's just us here, so spill it! Nobody's here to judge," Karen grumbled, "Nobody's gonna blame you if you make a wrong guess."
Jeffrey mulled it over for a second, then let out a sigh. "I honestly don't know. But I'll bet my bottom dollar that Dorothy's the only gal for Everett, now and forever."
"You think he'll stay single for the rest of his life if they don't patch things up?" Karen was skeptical. "You do realize that's decades we're talking about, right? You think he can handle being a lone wolf that long?"
"When a guy's at his most fickle, it's typically in his teens and twenties. Everett rode solo through those years, so I have zero doubt he can stick it out. Plus, the older you get, the less you want to put up with anyone else's baloney."
Karen's eyes danced as she turned Jeffrey's face towards her, locking eyes with him.
"What about you? If we ever broke up—"
"Knock on wood! We're not breaking up! Relax, my folks are rooting for us. They're dying for someone to tame me, so no roadblocks there."
"Tsk!" Karen clicked her tongue. "I'm talking hypothetically!"
"There are no 'ifs' unless I kick the bucket."
...
Back at her place, Dorothy had finished her nightly routine and was sprawled on the bed, watching a video Everett had sent.
Abigail was always the giggly one, clutching her storybooks, entwining her brother in her little world, utterly content.
Langston, on the other hand, was all about his lessons. He was seemingly enthralled with Math class, heads down and tackling problems, but when it came to English or Geography, he was out like a light.
After watching the videos more times than she could count, Dorothy exited the app, but then, on a whim, she dived back in and typed a brief message.
[Busy?]
The reply came swiftly.
But she had been so quick to retract it! Was Everett glued to their conversation the entire time?!
Dorothy hastily set her phone aside, covering her face with her hands.
Next time she talked to Everett, she'd have to weigh her words more carefully.
After laying there for a while, she got up to work on her project on her laptop.
The due diligence team had already sent over their findings for the day, and Dorothy diligently organized the data before posting an update to the group.
Once everything was settled, she glanced at the clock; it was nearly midnight!
Dorothy quickly washed her face and hopped back into bed, checking her phone one last time. Everett had sent a few more videos of the kids.
They must have been fresh off the presses. She only tucked her phone under her pillow and turned off the light after watching them.
Sometimes Dorothy thought if she could just keep this kind of connection with Everett, life wouldn't be half bad.
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?...