The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

With the sun, Dorothy arose the next day, her eyes fluttering open before Everett's for a change.

Propping herself up on her elbow, she gazed adoringly at his sleeping face. Even in slumber, he radiated a chiseled tranquility, the usual frost of aloofness melting away to unveil a softer side. Tousled hair added a boyish charm, reminiscent of a high school jock ready to hit the field for a game of hoops at a moment's notice.

Not wanting to let this rare moment slip by, Dorothy instinctively reached under her pillow for her phone to capture the scene. But after fumbling around, her phone was nowhere to be found. She could have sworn she placed it there before drifting off to sleep.

Frustrated with her unsuccessful search, she flipped the pillow entirely, only to come up empty-handed. The commotion was enough to stir Everett from his dreams.

When she looked back at him, his eyes were already open, watching her.

"What are you looking for?" he asked, his voice husky with the remnants of sleep, a deep and enticing timbre to his morning rasp.

missing." There was silence as Everett didn't respond but instead got out of bed. Dorothy's eyes fell upon her phone as he walked away, charging

to bed? She slapped her forehead, unable to recall, and decided to let

conversation, Dorothy was surprised to find him fresh from the shower, dressed and ready,

"Let's go," he said.

them to the

up the kids. Meet me downstairs,” he said, leaving the room without waiting

on Everett's words from the day before, "After these three days, you're free to go." It seemed Everett had shifted from planning

come home for the night. It was one thing not to return, but his phone was off too, unreachable! After waiting

he had