The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 808

Planning a wedding?

A baby bump?

Derek was stupefied for a few seconds before the realization hit him.

After all, he'd been around the block a few times; he knew what was up.

“Karen’s...pregnant?!”

Kenneth seemed just as stunned, “She didn’t tell you?”

Derek shook his head. It almost knocked him off his feet; he stumbled back a few steps.

Kenneth quickly steadied him and patted his back for comfort, “Uncle, don’t get too worked up. I know this news is a shocker, but think about how they stick together every single day, the pregnancy thing is bound to happen. Besides, Jeffrey’s given Karen the kind of commitment most guys wouldn’t be capable of.”

“Since when are you team Jeffrey?” Derek had the impression Kenneth wasn’t Jeffrey’s biggest fan.

“It’s not about taking sides, it’s about the fact that Karen’s already expecting. What’s the point of talking about anything else? Don’t you just want to make sure Karen's treated right?”

Derek nodded and let out a heavy sigh, “Yeah. The Turners are influential and loaded; if they decided to mistreat Karen, I fear she wouldn’t stand a chance!”

And now with a child on the way...

“Uncle, even if Karen ended up with a Joe Average, there’s no guarantee he'd be a stand-up guy.”

“You’ve got a point.”

Kenneth smiled, “Let’s just let them be. I can see Jeffrey’s sincerity, and him stepping up like this is no small feat.”

It took Derek a long while, but he finally nodded, “Well, well!”

Outside, Karen and Jeffrey were on pins and needles! They were too scared to barge in, yet worried Kenneth might bad-mouth Jeffrey to her dad.

After all, Jeffrey was Everett’s guy, so Kenneth disliking him made sense.

“Should I go knock on the door?” Jeffrey was the most worried.

“Yeah, go check on them!”

“Alright.”

Jeffrey nodded eagerly, his gaze flicking to Kenneth. He wondered if Kenneth thought he had agreed to whatever terms were set to get him on side-that must be why Kenneth had spoken up for him. Otherwise, Derek wouldn’t have taken this news lying down.

In the end, everything settled down without further drama.

Karen also breathed a sigh of relief.

While Derek pulled Jeffrey aside for a private chat, Karen looked up at her cousin.

“Kenneth, why did you suddenly…”

“Suddenly help you out, you mean?”

“Yeah.”

Kenneth curled his lip slightly, “Dorothy turned me down, quite definitively.”

Karen looked down, “It was to be expected.”

“Yeah.” He exhaled deeply, “So I figured, I might as well play cupid for someone, right?”