The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Everett suddenly slumped, his entire frame leaning on Dorothy's shoulder, his six-foot-three stature making it hard for her to breathe.

He was silent, simply resting against her.

Dorothy tried to speak several times but held back, deciding to let him catch his breath first.

Then, abruptly, she felt a dampness on her neck. The tears trailed down her collarbone, slowly slipping away.

Everett was crying, soundlessly.

The last time he cried, he blamed it on the whiskey, but this time, he was sober.

"Everett." "Dorothy, you can't keep leaving me," his voice was hoarse, his chest trembled with each word, "Once is enough.” He couldn't bear it happening again.

Karen had landed a job.

working remotely as an event planner, no need to clock in at an office; she could work

that she should drop the idea of working

a month for your salary?" "There's benefits too, you know, health, dental, and retirement plans. It all adds

back into the couch, "If you ask me, you should just come work at Lopez Corporation as my secretary. We could even... you know, during lunch breaks." "Don't you think about anything else?" Karen leaned back into the

find some other women? You've got too

just called my folks, and I told them I got a job. They want me to come over for dinner tonight. So cut it out.” Every time she tangled with

she was leaving, he quickly cozied up, "I'm free tonight. I'll come with you to see the folks." "Those are my parents." "Sooner or later I'll have to call them mine, right? Might

time he visited Karen's parents, he'd come bearing

someone for being too

then you're not going anywhere either." Jeffrey had become

they drove to her parents’ place

hands full of groceries. When he got home, he immediately