The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Chapter 439

Dorothy knew the answer was already within her heart, but she longed to hear what her son thought.

Langston furrowed his brow in contemplation, and after a moment, he pouted and exhaled deeply. “If he never bullied you, then I like him! He’s nice to me! But… but if he bullied you, I can’t forgive him!”

She smiled gently. “He never bullied me, darling

“Then why did you guys split up?” Before meeting Everett, Langston had conjured an image of him as a playboy scion, a man who had won his mother’s deep affection, fathered children with her only to carelessly indulge in his pleasures, leaving his mother heartbroken.

However, since moving in with Everett, Langston found him to be nothing like the rogue he had imagined. Everett would come home from work on time to cook dinner, postpone meetings to help him troubleshoot computer issues, and countless nights, he would tuck Langston in, a gesture Langston was well aware of.

couldn’t understand why

thought, if his sister were here too, Everett would

up reasons. You might not understand now, but remember your dad is a

you just tell me? Mom,

a conversation with Kenneth crossed Dorothy’s mind. Kenneth had mentioned how skilled Langston

after a moment’s hesitation, she chose to remain

with computers.

other kids his age, he was thoughtful and perceptive. Exposure to surveillance footage depicting violence against his grandmother

for her mother at the expense

she patted him gently, watching him drift off to sleep,

the room, he found Dorothy asleep beside Langston’s bed.

at the office had been heavy that day, and the recent

moved closer and scooped Dorothy up, laying her alongside Langston so she could