Everett was always the rock, unshakable, but even he couldn't hide his distress at Dorothy's panicked state. He did not want her to be so bothered by this incident.
The world was a roulette wheel of chance, and nobody could predict where the ball would land, so why torment herself with the ifs and buts after the fact?
"I... I'm just so scared something's going to go wrong," Dorothy fretted, wringing her hands. "They're supposed to be getting married soon."
Her emotions were a tangled mess, a whirlwind of worries that refused to settle. The images that crowded her mind were too messy to make sense of.
Compounding her anxiety was the fact that Jeffrey was missing, and there had been no update on Karen from the emergency room.
Without any resolution in sight, Dorothy couldn't find peace.
Everett wrapped his arms around her in an attempt to soothe her nerves. Before he could utter a word of comfort, the sound of hurried footsteps approached.
Both turned towards the commotion.
It was Jeffrey.
"Everett!"
Jeffrey was a mess, stumbling as he ran towards them, gripping Everett's shirt as if it were a lifeline. "Karen, how is she?"
Everett's brow furrowed, his tone full of reproach. "She's still in the ER. No word yet. Where the hell have you been?"
"I..." Jeffrey's gaze fell, his jaw clenched. "I was so mad at myself, and I didn't want to take it out on Karen, so I went for a walk around the resort gardens."
He had returned only to find an empty room and a carpet stained with blood—Karen was gone. It was the hotel staff who had informed him that everyone had rushed to the hospital, and so he followed suit.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires
Sometimes Karen can be such a drama queen and immature....
For some reason I am now feeling suspicious about Kevin's new girlfriend....
I really hope this Perdita person is not a new villain....
I too echoed the sentiments of pppplllleeeaaaassssseeeeee bring this drama to an end. I beg of you!...
Really please finish this book and upload the full story so it can end. It's been drugout for so long!...
The intimate scenes in this story or uncomfortable to read. They either come off as being forced, painful, or simply not enjoyable....
Okay I left a long while ago and came back. Looks like it's been updated but still not done lol. I'll maybe wait 6 months before coming back and it'll probably still be going on. It's like a soap opera instead of a novel...
Kenneth is confirming something I've been thinking about him for several hundred chapters ago and that is he is a future murder suicide perpetrator. And after reading chapter 1275 yeah it's just brought the thought back....
How could Jeffrey throw the knife down at the scene of the crime with both their fingerprints on there?...
Again no update, so is this where it ends? Or post the whole book. Your dragging this out...