The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Chapter 23

Her body instinctively chose to trust Everett, and she fainted in his arms.

She didn’t see the man’s sharp face, but it was as tense as a bowstring. His usually stoic eyes now also held a layer of ice.

“Everett…” Mr. Robert was dumbstruck and trembling all over. He hadn’t expected to meet such a big shot today.

“You’d better pray nothing happened to her.” Everett’s voice was flat, but it was chilling to hear.

After seeing him carry the woman away, Mr. Robert was so scared that he slumped onto the chair, unable to stand.

Dorothy felt like she had had a long dream.

The scenes started with her mother’s suicide, where there was blood everywhere, then school classrooms, then Mr. Percy’s angry face. They were flashing past like a slide show.

Suddenly, a wave of great pain woke her up.

She opened her eyes slowly. The white ceiling of the hospital made her feel uncomfortable, so she instinctively wanted to raise her hand to block it.

her hand, she noticed someone was holding

The lights in the ward were on, so it must have been the middle of the night. Had he been at the hospital with her the whole time?

looking at his worried face, Dorothy could clearly feel something

like to have someone with

it had been since she had someone by her

ten years. She had gritted her

not to bother her as much as possible because she felt that favors needed to be returned and she

also woke up from his nap. Without speaking, he instinctively raised his hand to touch

her temperature was normal, his tense face relaxed

“Still hurt?”

head. “Thank you for your concern, Mr. Lopez. I’m sorry for the

said this,

it when Dorothy addressed him so

in charge of SinoSuccess Enterprises has been handed over

yet distant