The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Seeing Everett frozen in place, Dorothy sauntered up to him, effortlessly snatched his phone from his grasp, and with a few swift swipes, she arched an eyebrow, "Here, Kevin's number." Everett's gaze lifted, his eyes swirling with a tumult of emotions.

With a playful laugh, she urged, "Come on, what time is it already? If we don't call now, let's forget bothering Kevin and just drive out ourselves, shall we?"

"Dorothy, what's going on with you?"

Their eyes locked.

He felt more and more like this was all just a dream, far from reality.

Dorothy tilted her head, pondering for a moment, "Nothing's wrong, really."

"Did Quincy say something to you, upset you?" Everett was now worried Quincy had spilled the beans about her poisoning plan to Dorothy!

But she hadn't mentioned anything of the sort, leaving him in limbo.

"Yes, her words did upset me," Dorothy admitted openly. "She said she likes you, wants to marry you, and even boasted about it to me! I couldn't stand it, couldn't bear it, so why can't I fight to have you back, huh?"

for you, while she can just swoop in and take you away from me

furrowed

you're doing this just

I already tell you the other reasons?" Dorothy took the initiative to grab Everett's hand, placing it in hers to feel the warmth, "Everett, stop overthinking and second-guessing! If I didn't love you, I wouldn't be the type to get jealous or compete. Take Kenneth, for instance... he got a girlfriend, and no matter what his girlfriend said to me, whether it was a

throat, as if he had so much to say but couldn't voice a

you're in my heart that I want to compete

isn't like

the more he felt

perhaps the poison was

were all hallucinations, figments of

like before? Was I too proud, loving you but never saying it, keeping it all bottled up? Or... was too aloof, watching

"I..."

it won't happen