"Um, didn’t you fall asleep?" Dorothy was startled by Everett's sudden movement.
Everett opened his eyes, and even in the dim moonlit room, he could precisely lock onto her gaze.
"Answer my question."
"I was heading to bed."
As Dorothy turned to leave, he caught her wrist as his tall figure rose abruptly from the couch, "Tell me, I want to hear it."
"Just because you want to hear it means I have to answer?"
"Yes." Everett's tone was unusually commanding when he forced a direct response from her.
Dorothy knew she couldn't dodge this, and after a moment, her demeanor softened slightly, "You want my trust, and I can't give it."
"What if you don't have to trust me? Can you be at peace by my side then?" he asked.
She frowned, "Everett, you have too much in your hand and that brings you to the height others wouldn't dare dream of in their lifetime! But being with me, you'd lose so much! You'd even... bear the stigma of being an unfilial son for life!"
"But…"
"Let me finish."
"Alright."
Dorothy took a deep breath, eyes downcast as she said, "I'm torn, too. I know if I give up clearing my mother's name, I could gain the approval of the Lopez family; I could be with you and also our kids. But... wouldn't that be like stepping over my mom's body to enter the Lopez family? I just can't do it!"
She even felt that any slight wavering in her resolve was a sin! Like she'd be damned to the deepest hell!
"You don't need their approval. If I acknowledge you as my wife, that's enough." He claimed.
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....