The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

"Everett appealed?" Jeff nodded, throwing his hands up in exasperation. "Yeah, you should have seen it. His mother was so mad back at the hospital that she almost went for round two with a knife!" In criminal cases, both the plaintiff and the defendant have the right to appeal if they're dissatisfied with the verdict.

But clearly, the Lopez family was quite content with the initial sentence of one year of probation-no way they'd appeal.

Now Everett was essentially dragging his own mother back into the courtroom, risking a harsher sentence! He knew that could mean Amanda might face a much longer sentence, maybe even the death penalty, yet he went ahead with it.

"I pushed him away because I didn't want him to carry that burden." If he sent his biological mother to prison, the weight of public condemnation on Everett's shoulders would just be too much! This wasn't what Dorothy wanted. She had thought of many ways to clear Everett's nand still get her revenge! That was why, after the first trial, she decided not to appeal. Instead, she resolved to take Amanda down with her, so the scandal wouldn't taint Everett's reputation.

Once everything settled, Everett would still be the CEO of Lopez Corporation, and nobody would whisper about him betraying his own mother.

"Dorothy, do you have any idea how much he loves you?" She was silent.

"If this keeps up, I swear Everett's going to keel over. Why don't you just end it at the hospital? Go out with a bang, together!" Jeffrey was damn tired of it all. Tand again, he genuinely feared for Everett's life.

grim understanding: falling for Dorothy was a one-way ticket

just not in sync with normal people! All Everett ever

still didn't

but she wasn't in the mood

of Karen," she said, reaching for

was quicker, locking the doors

if you try to off yourself—"

to die, but I plan on staying

paused for a few seconds,

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