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 jealousy through his entire being,

Everett turned back to his seat, his posture rigid.

to revert to the Everett Dorothy

driving towards the meeting place they had arranged with their business

deal, and even when dropping Dorothy

though they had reverted to

was the CEO, and she was just a lowly

out, Dorothy was naturally in turmoil.

craving. But even though Everett hadn’t remarried, nor loved another, did that mean the barriers

No.

on because he didn’t know that for all these years,

just his mother, but his father and everyone who had aided

any of them off the

had promised Langston a visit to the hospital

company affairs, he headed back to Bay Residence to pick him up.

Langston was engrossed in his phone, a jumble of code refreshing on the

new virus concocted by his tech–savvy

son.

finally set aside his phone, leaning forward in