The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Kevin let out a sigh that seemed to carry the weight of the world.

"Mr. Lopez, always thinking about Ms. Sanchez first," he mumbled under his breath.

Sometimes, witnessing the love between Mr. Lopez and Ms. Sanchez made Kevin swear off love for good. Falling hard for someone meant your heart was no longer yours to command, and the endless sacrifices that followed seemed like a steep price to pay.

Kevin had convinced himself that staying clear of love was his ticket to survival.

"By the way, is Dorothy wrapping up her project soon?"

"Yeah." Kevin nodded, "Everything is pretty much done. If all goes well, Ms. Sanchez won't even need to come to the office anymore. Mr. Lopez, do you need her to..."

Everett waved him off, "No, let's not have her come in for now. Best to minimize our encounters for the time being."

"Got it." Kevin couldn't help but probe a bit further, "And... what if Quincy wants to see you? Should I bring her up?"

"No, not her either," Everett replied, knowing all too well how suspicious Quincy could be.

If she sensed anything out of the ordinary, she'd be on high alert in no time.

decided it was best to keep things as they were, not getting too close, yet making sure she

and all she wanted was to rest early and forget about the kiss

as she lay in bed, tossing and turning, his presence seemed to linger all around

only after what felt like an eternity that Dorothy finally

she was woken not by the chirping of

It was Karen.

expecting it to be another request from Kenneth to meet,

"Karen."

I'm

sprang out of bed, threw on a robe over her pajamas, and there she was, Karen standing at her doorstep. Thankfully,

early, what's up?" Dorothy asked, genuinely surprised. Karen

there's something! I've been up all night

worked up as she

the door and followed her, "You stayed up all night over something? What's going

wanted to talk to you about my suspicions," Karen began, her

thought about it, the more convinced she became that something