The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Chapter 70

As soon as he left, Heather, despite her fmil cerdition, managed to squeeze out a polite smile. “Sorry, Everett. I’m afraid III have to postpone a few contracts I’m working on! But don’t worry, Ill be back on track soon. Jeffrey promised to bring my laptop to the hospital!*

Everett admired her work ethic, but as president, he had to discourage such kind of reckless behavior

“You need to rest. The legal department doesn’t solely depend on you. 111 get Kevin and Dorothy to pick up the slack.”

‘Nol

Heather’s voice rose at the mention of Dorothy’s name. She realized her outburst was inappropriate, “Sorry, I just don’t like others getting involved in my work. It’s not personal! Besides, I have nothing to do in the hospital. Working might actually be fun.”

“Your health comes first.”

“I’m really fine‘ By the way, Everett, because of my sudden surgery, I can’t fly out to see Amanda this week. She called me just now, and ‘she’s heard about it. So she’s planning to come back to the country”

Everett’s mother was coming back?

His eyebrows furrowed, ‘She’s not fit for long fights.”

insists on coming to see me, worried that I won’t have anyone

hire more nurses for you. She won’t be able to take care

told her the same.”

on, “Til talk her out of

coming back because of her health, or because of

just gave her

switched back to her

it carefully

Dorothy returned to the Bay Residence, her sense of relief

the spacious house empty, she couldn’t help but imagine Everett and Heather at the hospital

each

was Everett gently stroking Heather’s face, tencerly applying medicine, just like

head to rid herself of

to do some housework!

have prevented her mind

from the bedroom to the living