Everett, the CEO of Lopez Corporation, was not known for taking the humble road in love. Yet, here he was, head over heels for a woman for more than a decade, enough tfor men like Jeffrey to father a soccer team's worth of children...

"I can't stand seeing fear in her eyes," Everett admitted.

Everett had tried to be more assertive. He had thought about keeping Dorothy close, disregarding her personality and her fears, making her his and his alone. But all it took was a glimpse of panic in her eyes, and he was defeated.

No strategy could work against that.

of myself until I saw you. Next to you, I look like a brute, as if I don't love Karen." "Karen and Dorothy are entirely different,"

the difference was night and

the weight of her family on her shoulders from a young age. "Everett, whenever I see how far you're willing to go for Dorothy, it's like you're radiating motherly love," Jeffrey teased. "I never imagined that capturing your heart required a damsel

suddenly lost power, Dorothy was completely devoid of consciousness. When she woke up, she even thought she was still in the car, heading back to the hotel with

up here?" Trying to sit up, Dorothy noticed the IV needles in each of her arms. Her movement caused a bit of blood

rest." "How long was I out? What tis it?”

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