The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

He was dead set on having his daughter live a life without ever tying the knot!

"Ha, he's just feeling guilty! That's why a simple comment got to Jeffrey," Karen never bothered with such thoughts. "My daughter? She couldn't possibly face any kind of karma!"

Even though Jeffrey had indeed dated a lot of girls and was quite the player, Karen wasn't about to whitewash that, but she firmly believed that her daughter was a separate matter entirely.

Karen couldn't control what Jeffrey had done in the past, but she had always taught her daughter to be loyal, ideally to find a Mr. Right like her own dear Mr. Lopez, who loved only one woman his whole life!

"I think so too, Felicity is such a sweetheart. She's bound to be blessed."

"I just hope that blessing comes from Langston!"

She truly had her heart set on this son-in-law!

...

The baptism party wasn't huge, but it did keep them busy all day.

After tucking Abigail and Langston into bed, Everett, breaking from routine, didn't bring their little daughter over but instead went straight to their bedroom.

This deviation immediately brought Karen's words to Dorothy's mind!

"Have you showered yet?"

his hand on Dorothy's shoulder,

busiest today, the most tired,

finished your postpartum period and already you were up and about at the party,

picked up on the

"Yeah."

sentence, she found herself being swept off her

wrapped her arms around Everett's neck. "What are you

"Taking a

...

admit, Karen's advice was rough

knack

weren't for Karen, Dorothy wouldn't have even considered this

simple "Not tired", what followed

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her late pregnancy. and coupled with

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