The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Chapter 410

“Amanda, when I saved you back then, I didn’t think too much about it. I just wanted to protect Everett’s mother because I knew he would be heartbroken if something happened to you.”

“That’s why I’ve always believed you’re the one who truly understands the big picture and loves my son the most! I don’t acknowledge all those other girls, like Dorothy! When I was kidnapped, if those thugs had really taken those

compromising photos and used them to blackmail the Lopez Corporation, our family would have been like lambs to the slaughter! My husband and I…”

“Please, Amanda, stop!” Heather interrupted quickly. “There’s no need to dredge up the past! I have never regretted saving you, even if it meant that Everett and I wouldn’t end up together.”

The more Heather spoke, the more guilt seeped into Amanda’s heart.

Those thugs were after one thing, that was to humiliate Amanda, to take those lewd photos to threaten the Lopez Corporation! If they had succeeded, Amanda couldn’t bear to think how she and her husband would have faced each other, let alone how the Lopez family would have been manipulated by others!

offering herself in exchange for Amanda, claiming to be Everett’s fiancée.

thought that pictures of Everett’s fiancée might be even

vividly remembered how Heather looked when she was rescued battered and bruised,

during those hours. Without

scandalous photos were intercepted before they could do any damage, and the whole incident was completely hushed up by the Lopez family, Amanda still insisted on Heather

it. Trust me, Heather. I’ll clear every obstacle from your path, including Dorothy.”

“Okay.”

the boardroom of the

the high–profile shareholders,

overseas or scooping up even the

in favor of expansion abroad, believing in leaving some breathing room for domestic investment firms rather than dominating to the point of

shareholders felt that it was foolish to pass

“You talked about setting up new branches domestically, but I’ve heard you’ve just acquired a local investment firm, East Star Enterprises. What’s the rationale behind