The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

He was in no shape to work back at the office. But the last place he wanted to go was back to Bay Residence. He feared his act wouldn't hold up, that his eyes would betray him when he looked at her, and Dorothy would see right through him.

Standing outside the towering glass building of Lopez Corporation, Jeffrey watched him attempt to exit the car, his usually composed figure swaying slightly. Worried, Jeffrey hurriedly opened his door to steady him.

"Are you sure you're up for this? Maybe you should head back to Bay Residence and rest. Dorothy must be waiting for you at home, she sounded really worried when she called me!"

"Jeffrey." Everett looked up at him, "I've decided, I'm pulling Dorothy out of this mess."

It took a moment for Jeffrey to grasp the full meaning of his words.

"Starting now?"

"After my mom passed, it just seems like the natural course of action."

wouldn't make Quincy believe it either!

idea and he had advised Everett twice, thinking about their tumultuous relationship

the funeral home, watching my mom lying

"Dorothy?"

of her

long sigh, "What do you think Dorothy would do

better than anyone, his prediction would be the most accurate. After all, if it was all an act, they

her power to push me away." She might even consider ending her own life to

Jeffrey started to say but then stopped, unsure how to describe Dorothy. It's not that she didn't love Everett, she was just overly cautious about everything. Yet, looking back at their struggles over the years, her actions were