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?"

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 breakup all of

plot from a

all, Everett had shown such deep love before, how could he just decide

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

asked to drop the charges,

hospital, right? What

tell

"Then it's not what you're thinking. If Everett really had some serious

free

to have any bad

he could help, great; if not, he

ending the call,

situation, she genuinely didn't

of dislike or fear, but rather sooner and longer distanced herself,

wasted too much time on

laughter occasionally echoed from their room, creating a

that direction,

free up and take Everett away, not wanting him at