The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

"That didn't count. Have you guys actually tied the knot yet?" Everett asked.

Jeffrey was at a loss for words.

Facing Everett, Jeffrey's usually impeccable eloquence seemed to falter.

It took sdoing, but with everyone gathered, Jeffrey managed to keep them all seated for a family dinner.

While Dorothy and the others were lost in conversation, Jeffrey pulled Everett aside.

"Listen, Everett, I've been thinking. Quincy's only got this hold on you because she's sure you care about Dorothy, right? This... might actually be simpler to handle than we thought." Everett pressed his lips together, "You're suggesting we make Quincy believe I don't care about Dorothy." Jeffrey clapped his hands together, "Exactly! That way, all of this gets resolved. If Quincy's bold enough to demand money from you now to save her family, who's to say she won't up the ante tomorrow? Today it's a favor, tomorrow she might want the entire Lopez Corporation!" Greed was human nature. Especially when one realized the leverage they got was becoming increasingly effective, they'd be less likely to let go.

But surely, this was something Everett had already considered.

to test if I've truly stopped caring about Dorothy?"

Jeffrey blinked.

Everett's handsface grew cold, his eyes icy, "If anything goes wrong, and lead to Dorothy's real... I couldn't bear the consequences." The logic was irrefutable, something Everett

to poison Dorothy, she'd certainly

give Quincy the impression hat things between you and Dorothy are souring! That way, she night start looking for an exit strategy and might even hand over he antidote voluntarily!" "Dorothy has only just accepted me." Everett

really want to beunder Quincy's thumb forever?" Jeffrey understood his friend's emotional turmoil but insisted on a resolution, "The more you show you care for Dorothy, the more Quincy Will gloat. This won't end the

they couldn't conduct necessary clinical trials for the antidote. Certainly, Everett couldn't

the sequence of creating the antidote was crucial. One