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?"

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

a plot

before, how could he just decide to leave Dorothy because

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

when Dorothy asked to drop the

way, Dorothy went to the hospital, right?

tell me

smirked, "Then it's not what you're thinking. If Everett really had some serious illness, Dorothy would have known, especially after visiting the hospital."

not push her then. If she's not free today, I won't make

have any bad impressions

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

the call, Dorothy

Everett's situation, she genuinely

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

already wasted too much time on

echoed from their

in that direction, feeling

wanted Kevin to free up and take