The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

"Think of him as a kid, no need to waste your energy being on guard."

Everett snorted, "A kid? What if one day, he actually sweeps you off your feet? Would I still be naively treating him like a kid?"

If Byte 7 were, say, eight or nine, maybe that'd fly.

But he's got everything a man needs.

Treating him like a child just won't work.

"...How could he possibly sweep me off my feet? Everett, you're really overthinking this, you know?"

He smirked, pinning Dorothy against the wall for a deep kiss before speaking in a gravelly voice.

"It's not that I'm overthinking now. It's you just noticing! I've been worried since... middle school." Back then, nobody really cared about looks, so not many people noticed Dorothy.

She was quiet, not one to chat or make the first move.

But Everett knew! Once Dorothy grew up and stepped into society, she'd definitely catch eyes.

He could keep his distance from the opposite sex.

couldn't control

really fell for someone, really wanted to date them,

if Dorothy got a boyfriend before anything happened between them, he'd just be mad and wait. He probably wouldn't

been harboring a crush on her for

when you

"Good thing you didn't."

made

uncomfortable,

second, he picked her up and

giving Dorothy

"Mmm... Eve..."

if he needed to confirm that she belonged to

to heat up, and their

managed to say, "Everett,

wait a

pressing matters at

"Langston's waiting for you-Mmm!"

as his hands