The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Chapter 426

Everett’s voice camed a hint of defeat, a stark contrast to his usual assertive demeanor. Seeing him this way. Langston couldn’t help but feel a pang of discomfort. After a moment’s thought, he reached out his small hand and gently wrapped his fingers around his.

Everett suddenly looked up, locking eyes with him

What did this gesture mean? It was an acknowledgment of the words he had just said.

As Everett began to speak, his throat tightened, his voice quivering with emotion. “She… she’s really your mom, isn’t she?”

Langston instinctively wanted to feign ignorance, but after spending these past days together, he knew all too well that his so called acting skills were no match for Everett’s sharp perception. The look of loss in Everett’s eyes, the sorrow in his words–they didn’t seem feigned.

So after a few seconds of contemplation, Langston gave up the charade “Just… promise me you won’t tell her I said anything.” Everett froze, even though he had suspected Dorothy all along, the confirmation of the truth left him speechless with shock.

child with him. No, not just

a sister too, night? Is she

a boyfriend! It’s

“And Kenneth?”

said it all, he quickly added, “You have to promise me, you absolutely cannot let my mom know that

mother’s repeated warnings to

rat me out You figured this out on your own, not from me! Everett

won’t

I get on your side? Langston muttered, puzzled, but he seized the opportunity to make a request. “I helped you out today, so you gotta teach

you Everett agreed, nodding slightly, trying

that remained over his heart betrayed his current state

long since he had felt this way, his mind a