The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Indeed, Amanda was hospitalized.

The court had ordered the transfer of the suspect back to the detention center, and just one day after Amanda's return, her condition worsened.

Everett had been at the hospital for two days.

He hadn't told Dorothy because he was still undecided.

It was such a difficult decision to make...

The hospital felt especially cold in the dead of night.

Everett sat on a bench, his lips pressed tightly together, silent.

Suddenly, footsteps echoed from the other end of the hospital corridor.

He looked up to see Jonathan, who was supposed to have gone to rest, returning.

"Dad, I'll stay here tonight. You go get some sleep."

Jonathan's face was pale, as if he had been scared by something, and he shook his head, "No, I'll just sit here."

"What's wrong?" Everett offered his father a hand.

closed my eyes and...I dreamed that your mother was gone! It scared me awake, and I dared not sleep again. I thought it best to come back." Jonathan glanced at

lowered his eyelashes, listening to his father sigh beside

always had to attend social gatherings with drinking, and your mom would do everything to stop me, worried it would harm my

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end, those things...they don't amount to anything! Like now, if

But it wasn't possible.

many doctors

they kept ending up back in this

your mom! She certainly doesn't deserve Dorothy's forgiveness, but she hasn't

tone carried a rare

replaced with a

his father's words echoing in

Indeed.

would give up all

not understand

force you. After all, you're grown up, with your own thoughts! As parents, we really shouldn't impose our plans on you." Jonathan raised his hand, patting his son's shoulder, "In a blink, you've grown up so much. Time

words barely finished, the