The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Chapter 425

Everett furrowed his brows, tuming around to lock eyes with her, their gazes ensnaring each other in a silent battle.

“I haven’t lied to you”

His gaze was fiery, laden with a sincerity that seemed to threaten to pull Dorothy into its depths entirely!

Now she regretted bringing up such matters with Everett. It was she who found herself unable to end the conversation. Clearing her throat with feigned composure, Dorothy averted her eyes. “Mr. Lopez, let’s stick to business, shall we?”

“Sure, business,” Everett responded. “You’re working late today.”

“Everett…”

Annoyance clenched at Dorothy’s teeth, “What exactly are you playing at? When we divorced, you said that you hated me. What now? Has the mighty Mr. Lopez decided to go back on his word? After being dumped by me once, are you really going to shamelessly chase after me again?”

Perhaps her words were too harsh, as Everett’s handsome face paled slightly, a flicker of rationality returning to his eyes.

He had been thrown off balance by a call from Kenneth.

about Kenneth coming to pick her up after work had sent a surge of

breath, Everett turned back to his seat,

to the Everett Dorothy knew – aloof, reticent, and untouchable.

driving towards the meeting place they had arranged with their

professionally. From negotiation to finalizing the deal, and even when dropping

they had reverted to square one.

CEO, and she was just a

heart out, Dorothy was

physical craving. But even though Everett hadn’t remarried, nor loved another, did that mean the barriers between them had dissipated?

No.

these years, her energy had been focused on

his mother, but his father

let any of them off

promised Langston a visit to the hospital to see Jeffrey.

he wrapped up his company affairs, he headed

was engrossed in his phone, a

this was undoubtedly a new virus concocted

son.

finally set aside his phone, leaning