The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

"I didn't say that, okay? You're the one jumping to conclusions!" He really didn’t let the peep slip out since Karen didn’t affirm him.

Everett chuckled, "Looks like Karen's pretty strict to you." "Dude, I'm all for the rules at home. Unlike you, who's practically begging for someone to take charge and coming up empty." "Jeffrey." "Whatever, I've said my piece. It's your call now." He'd lost enough sleep over their , and now with Karen's status, Jeffrey had to tread lightly. He never wanted to ruffle Kenneth's feathers too much.

If he'd laid it all out this clearly and Everett still didn't come back to keep an eye on his ex, it would just prove that he really had thrown in the towel just like Kenneth said. Then no one could save the situation.

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call from the court, she was so enraged she passed out and woke up in

soon as she came to, she

mad at their son and his wife! "Back then I told you not to get involved, but you wouldn't listen. And you even kept me in the dark about the details! Now look where we are. No one can fix this mess!" Amanda glared at her husband. Even now, she didn't think she'd

were the one who said Dorothy wasn't good enough for the Lopez family, that you didn't approve of her with our son! So why are you turning this around on me now that there's trouble?" "I may not like Dorothy, but I never told you to harm her! Everett's always been stubborn. If you'd reasoned with him and shown him some emotion, maybe he'd have given her up. But you had to go and push too hard! Now our son is at odds with us. I've tried carrot and stick and Everett hasn't even budged." Jonathan had even thought about just agreeing to let Dorothy

shot up, her laugh laced with scorn, "She simply doesn't have the face to join the Lopez family! Look at her background, she's not even fit to be a maid in our household! You don't need to worry about it, let her sue. She can't just decide on a murder charge as she pleases! If push comes to shove, I handled her mother, and I can handle her too!"