The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Karen caught Kenneth's gaze from across the room.

"Let me have a word with my brother."

"Alright."

After hanging up the call, before Karen could even speak, Kenneth beat her to it.

"Is Dorothy not up for hanging out?"

"She does, but it's a bit complicated right now! Everett's at her place."

Kenneth furrowed his brows instantly.

"Why is he bothering Dorothy again? Didn't they already break up?"

"According to Dorothy, the kids asked him to come over! And then Everett got sick, and just when Kevin was tied up and couldn't pick him up, so Dorothy couldn't make it."

"...Everett is sick?"

doesn't seem like he's faking it; he ended up in the hospital." Karen paused, then suddenly added, "Do you think... maybe Everett broke up out of the blue because he's got some terminal illness? And he wanted to spare Dorothy the trouble, so he just asked for a

just like a plot from a

had shown such deep love before, how could he just decide to leave Dorothy because of his mother's

be understandable. But

asked to drop the charges, it

the hospital,

tell me that

what you're thinking. If Everett really had some serious illness, Dorothy would have known,

If she's not free today, I won't make it hard

to have any bad impressions of

life was complicated enough. If he could help, great; if not, he

ending the call,

situation, she genuinely didn't want

sooner and longer distanced herself, the faster I

on her; it couldn't go on

echoed from their room,

that direction, feeling

to free up and take Everett away, not wanting him at her