The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Dorothy had a way of speaking that was much softer than Everett's usual brusqueness.

But even in her gentleness, there was an undeniable force that was all her own.

Craig found himself so overwhelmed by her questions that he couldn't even find his voice!

Dorothy sighed deeply, "You should go first. Abigail's about to have the baby, and whether you're getting a divorce or not, you're the child's father. You have every right to see your child." "I'm not getting a divorce."

That was the one thing Craig could say with absolute certainty.

...

By the time Aurora was in labor, she was too exhausted to even cry out in pain. Her face, no bigger than the palm of a hand, was as pale as a sheet, completely drained of color.

Even the attending doctor couldn't bear to watch, gently suggesting, "Ms. Lopez, perhaps we should consider a C-section? It might spare you some pain."

"No... a natural birth is better for the baby."

That was Aurora's firm belief.

She wanted the best for this child.

This was Craig's baby.

She wanted to bring him into this world healthy and strong, and then... she'd use all her strength to raise him on her own.

"But given your condition..."

endure. I can

finished her declaration, a new wave of

edge of the bed, the pale, thin back of her

agony, Aurora didn't

her parents must be waiting

why she had refused to have

like her brain was suffocating, on the verge of passing out. Suddenly, amidst the chaos, she thought she

It was Craig.

Aurora's husband. I need

delivery

"Let me in!"

eyes snapped open, forcing herself to

Just then,

"Ms. Lopez, there's a man outside named Craig, Says he's your husband, e wants

want to see

want to face

FUMS

her hard-won resolve would crumble

refusal, she could only nod and return to guard

contraction passed, Aurora could

the nurse exclaim, "Sir, you can't just barge in here!