The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

But Karen couldn't find solace in those words.

Losing Kenneth, who loved her so dearly, was a reality she couldn't accept.

"Honey, I think Dorothy might be awake... Do you want to go check on her?"

He thought getting Karen to move around might help, instead of sitting there, drowning in tears.

But Karen's body stiffened, her eyes brimming with tears.

"I'll go in a bit, I just need a moment to gather myself."

Karen took a deep breath, her sobs breaking through now and then, her eyes red and swollen, her nose tinged with the same hue, "Even though I know that Kenneth made his own choice, it's just so hard. On one hand, there's Kenneth, who treated me like his own sister, and on the other, my best friend. I just "

She couldn't finish, but Jeffrey understood.

I could do it all over again, if it meant Kenneth could come back to life just once, I'd even kneel before Dorothy, begging her to accept my brother's love, even if just for a day! So he could leave this world

knew that even if given another chance, Kenneth, being so hopelessly devoted to Dorothy, would still choose

Dorothy, nor did she

was guilt that weighed

she helped Kenneth fulfill his

to speak continuously, "Anything I wanted that our parents wouldn't buy, I just

he worried. about me living in a rental,

my brother did so much for me... and now I feel so ashamed! Ashamed that

Kenneth had wanted

knew what he had longed for all

chest, Karen found herself

shed tears, moved by the depth of her

have to die... why? My brother was such a good person, why couldn't

Jeffrey could do was stroke her hair, feeling