The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

"Call your dad, Karen," Jeffrey pleaded, his voice strained with desperation. "Tell him it's all a big misunderstanding, and I'l explain everything, okay?" What was gnawing at Jeffrey more than anything was the thought of losing the good graces of his future in-laws, whom he had worked so hard to win over. And this wasn't just any setback—it was the kind that you couldn't bounce back from.

But Karen was unyielding.

She just stood there, waiting for her father to come and take her away.

"Karen! For heaven's sake, I'm begging you! Just call your dad and ask him to hold off for a bit! Let's talk this through, and then I'll drive you back myself, alright?" Instead of responding, Karen turned her face away, refusing to communicate with him at all.

Out of options, Jeffrey reluctantly pulled out his cell phone to call Derek, but he couldn't bring himself to press the buttons.

The more he’d try to explain, the more tangled the

call, okay? Give me a chance to explain,” he implored

takes my dad at least fifteen, twenty minutes to get here. If you have

his hair in frustration, marched back to his car

I swear. Just wait and I'll show you

and snorted with laughter. "Your ex's kid, and you're all concerned? What's the deal, Jeffrey?

when I saw your car at the hospital, I only asked why it was there. I thought maybe you'd lent it to someone because you said you were busy at work. I never

Paige called me..." "And you answered?" Karen's voice was sharp. "What about all those promises you made? You said you wouldn't contact any exes, that you'd pretend not to know them if you