The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

After hanging up, Lane was stuck in a daze for a long while before finally snapping back to reality and looking up at Kenneth.

The two men locked eyes in the dim light of the hospital room before Kenneth finally broke the silence. "I was wondering what you wanted for breakfast." "I'll skip it. You go ahead."

With that, Lane hopped out of bed and headed straight to freshen up!

Hiding out here these past few days, Lane had let himself go quite a bit, not even bothering to shave.

Behind him, Kenneth didn't move towards the kitchen but remained standing still.

When Lane emerged from the bathroom, Kenneth was still there.

"You heading out?"

"Yeah. Dorothy wants to see me. She's been admitted to the hospital because there's no antidote available, and I've got to deliver it to her!"

A flicker of panic that couldn't be hidden crossed Kenneth's eyes.

"Admitted to the hospital? Did she say how she was?"

he was completely cut off from the outside world, he couldn't be sure if Dorothy was just putting on

serious," Lane said, before realizing something was off. "I thought you didn't

but she's still my sister's best friend. It's only natural for me to be

was quick, albeit a bit

to dwell on whether Kenneth's explanation made

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when he turned back to give one last instruction, "Once Dorothy and I come to an agreement, you're free to leave. Until then, stay put! I don't want to have to take drastic measures."

"Alright, I won't

quickly changed

he wasn't planning

was his goal all along,

claims of wanting to leave were just to throw Lane off the scent, to prevent any

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call to Lane was something Everett was

to always be the one taking

whole situation started because of Lane's obsession with her, it