The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 790

But the premise was that Everett remained solo.

If he ever got himself a girlfriend, or even a fiancée, then she would cut off all voluntary contact with him.

That night, Dorothy's dreams were a chaotic whirlwind.

She dreamed of her childhood days when her mother would cradle her, tears streaming down her face, vowing that her daughter would never follow in her footsteps. Then she kept cursing the day she met Maxton Sanchez, calling him a heartbreaker and wishing him a life of misfortune.

Then, in another dream, Dorothy found herself searching for Everett, only to catch him hand in hand with another woman, looking all cozy and intimate.

The woman's face was a blur, but Dorothy figured anyone Everett fancied would have to be gorgeous. Suddenly, the woman turned and walked towards her.

As the face came into focus, it morphed into Quincy's!

Jolted awake, Dorothy sat bolt upright in bed.

What a ridiculous heap of dreams!

Glancing at her phone, she saw it was only five in the morning. Work was still a couple of hours away.

But sleep had fled from Dorothy, and she decided to start her day with a shower and opened her laptop to get some work done—might as well, since it was her responsibility anyway.

Logging into the Lopez Corporation's system, she habitually checked the conference channel and was surprised to see Everett in a video meeting.

Did this guy ever take a break?

Dorothy didn't join the meeting. She quietly closed the tab, only to notice a flashing red notification at the bottom of her screen.

Lopez Corporation CEO—Everett: [Up so early? Feeling under the weather?]

"How did he even notice that?" she murmured to herself.

She hesitated before replying: [No, aren't you also awake?]

Lopez Corporation CEO—Everett: [Time difference.]

Oh, of course!

"What's up?" he asked.

"Just waiting for a call."

"Whose call?"

Leaning back on the couch, Karen replied, "Who else but my parents? Knowing Kenneth's temper, he would've told them by now since you didn't agree to his terms. I'm worried they might come storming over."

"They probably won't."

Karen sat up straighter, "Why not?"

"Your brother said he'd give me a few days to think it over. I didn't agree, sure, but I didn't outright reject his offer either. Let's use these few days to think of a plan," Jeffrey suggested, walking over and pulling Karen into an embrace. "I thought about it last night. If we can't hide it, then I should be the one to tell them."

"My dad might punch you."

"If he wants, just let him. If your brother tells them about the pregnancy, it'll look like I eat up their daughter and am refusing to own up to it!"