Dorothy grabbed the phone with a sense of dread. Her mind seemed to freeze over. The number on the screen belonged to no one but Everett.
"What... what did I say?" she stammered.
"You kinda slurred that you'd had one too many, and asked him to pick you up!" the young man reminded her.
Dorothy's fingertips twitched, "And then?"
"And then?" he paused, looking puzzled. "That's it. He didn't say anything else, and you just handed the phone back to me."
"He... didn't try to contact you again?"
He shook his head, "Nope."
"Okay."
So, he really didn't want anything to do with her anymore.
But that wasn't surprising.
Everett was also a man with pride.
But suddenly, Dorothy found the whole drunken episode rather comical, yet utterly pathetic. She had insisted on reaching out to Everett; she had to use someone else's phone even when her number was blocked! Nevertheless, he had clearly shown enough signs of wanting to keep his distance!
What if Everett had already moved on and found someone new? Was she unintentionally messing up his love life?
"You still hung up on your ex-boyfriend?" the young man inquired, observing the myriad of expressions crossing Dorothy's face and also finding himself somewhat intrigued by this man who had won her heart.
"He's not my ex-boyfriend."
As soon as Dorothy spoke, the young man looked taken aback.
"So you two are..."
"He's my ex-husband," she said with a forced smile. "So, little boy, don't waste your time on me. Go find someone your own age to hang out with!"
The man was left speechless.
Dorothy deleted Everett's number from the phone and handed it back, "Thanks for letting me borrow your phone last night. Goodbye."
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires
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?...
Sometimes Karen can be such a drama queen and immature....
For some reason I am now feeling suspicious about Kevin's new girlfriend....