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?"

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

like a plot

could he just decide to leave Dorothy

would be understandable. But that had been dragging on for years, Everett should

to drop the charges, it was

the hospital,

didn't tell me

what you're thinking. If Everett really had some

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

to have

help, great; if not, he didn't want to add

ending the call, Dorothy sighed in

genuinely didn't want

but rather sooner and longer distanced herself, the faster I move on with

much time on her; it couldn't go on

echoed from their room, creating a harmonious

in that direction, feeling

take Everett away, not wanting him