The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Jeffrey was battling his own nausea, trying to keep it together as he moved closer to assist.

"Quincy was tied up, and her arm was broken. She couldn't have left anything behind! Everett, you need to calm down!"

But Everett wasn't listening. His bare hands sifted through the clotted blood, searching desperately.

"Everett!"

"Everett, there's nothing here!"

"Shut up!" Everett barked back, his voice fierce, "I have to find it. This is Dorothy's only hope. I must find it!"

Watching Everett's almost obsessive behavior, Jeffrey felt a deep sorrow but also understood.

This chance at life was Dorothy's gift to him.

Jeffrey knew the depth of Everett's love for Dorothy, having witnessed their journey together.

antidote wasn't found,

find another

other way?" Everett snapped, his gaze piercing. "Do

Even when Quincy was alive, they

she

something. I'll get someone to bring them in for questioning, alright?" Before Jeffrey could finish, Everett froze. Right next to Quincy's left hand,

unclear what these numbers meant, especially since they seemed incomplete, any clue was better than

photos with his phone, not minding the blood that

Jeffrey also took

be a phone number?" It didn't seem

number, a sequence," Everett murmured, studying the

for

analysis of the antidote's composition, but the wrong sequence led to failure. The ingredients weren't overly complex, yet each was lethal if misused. A wrong sequence could turn an antidote into a deadly poison instead. "My God! Did Quincy have a change of heart

ignored Jeff's chatter, counting

ingredients identified in the antidote, but Quincy had only listed seven before