The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Everett was always the rock, unshakable, but even he couldn't hide his distress at Dorothy's panicked state. He did not want her to be so bothered by this incident.

The world was a roulette wheel of chance, and nobody could predict where the ball would land, so why torment herself with the ifs and buts after the fact? "I... I'm just so scared something's going to go wrong," Dorothy fretted, wringing her hands. "They're supposed to be getting married soon." Her emotions were a tangled mess, a whirlwind of worries that refused to settle. The images that crowded her mind were too messy to make sense of.

Compounding her anxiety was the fact that Jeffrey was missing, and there had been no update on Karen from the emergency room.

Without any resolution in sight, Dorothy couldn't find peace.

Everett wrapped his arms around her in an attempt to soothe her nerves. Before he could utter a word of comfort, the sound of hurried footsteps approached.

tuned towards

It was Jeffrey.

he ran towards them, gripping Everett's shirt as if it were a lifeline. "Karen, how is she?" Everett's brow furrowed, his tone full of reproach. "She's still in the ER. No word yet. Where the hell have you been?" "I..." Jeffrey's gaze fell, his jaw clenched. "I was so mad at myself, and I didn't want to take it out on

hot-headed and that I shouldn't have beat up her ex. It made me so angry, thinking she was defending him, so I just..." "They broke up years ago! And it was her ex who couldn't let go, can't you see that? Karen's pregnant, for heaven's sake! Didn't you know?" Dorothy couldn't hold back, her words spilling out before

the ground, but now visible teardrops were falling on the tile

"Let's just wait for Karen," Everett finally said, his voice steady. "See what the doctor says." He guided Dorothy to take a seat while Jeffrey remained standing, lost in thought until he suddenly turned to her. "Did you tell her parents?" "No, what could I say?" They

lecturing me, calling me impulsive and immature... she even said she needed

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