The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Afraid of being too busy alone at the hospital, after notifying the hospital, Karen called her parents.

The ambulance arrived in no time.

Paramedics jumped out and swiftly loaded Kenneth onto a stretcher.

"Bro, you better not scare me like this!" Karen's voice quivered, her hands trembling uncontrollably.

To Karen, Kenneth was more than a cousin; he was her brother.

Once at the hospital, doctors whisked him away into the ER for a battery of tests.

Karen settled the bills but couldn't follow him in; she was left to wait on a hard plastic bench for her parents to arrive. In the tense interim, she shot a text to Jeffrey.

busy?] Suddenly, she yearned for Jeffrey's

Kenneth's pallid face had sent her into a panic, her heart still pounding in

quickly: [Yeah, swamped at the office. Hang tight, babe. I'll try to head

especially with the Lopez Corporation's

He scanned the room and hurried over upon

the phone with your aunt and uncle. They're on their way from Eldorria City, but it might take them a while to get here." Karen looked up, her eyes brimming with tears, "They took him straight into the ER as soon as we got here.

"Right. Don't make him skip work for every little thing. It's not easy working at a big corporation like that; must be exhausting.” Karen nodded, "Don't worry, Dad. I'm grown up now." "Stop crying, kiddo." Derek handed her a tissue. "I'm here now, and your mom will be here any minute. She was picking up groceries at the market. I couldn't wait for her; I was afraid you'd be here all alone, so I took a cab." "I'm gonna step outside for some air. I'll be right back.” Karen needed a break; her eyes were sore from crying, and she felt

on the ground floor, just a few steps

your eyes," Derek said, passing her