The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

"No way! Absolutely not!" Karen immediately shot back, her voice laced with determination. "Have you ever stopped to think that if you change, will Dorothy still be Dorothy? Everett fell in love with you for who you are, not for someone you might become."

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But it was Dorothy who caught his eye, and his affection for her wasn't fleeting; it was deep and enduring. It was her uniqueness, her own kind of magic that charmed him.

"He's struggling."

"Then show him more love! Everett doesn't want you to change. If he did, he could've made it happen a long time ago. Does he really need to scheme and strategize for something simple?" Dorothy blinked, slightly confused... Karen always had a way of making weirdly good points.

"Look, he planned on marrying you from the start. Could he have forced you? Sure, if Everett wanted, he could've made it happen. He could've dragged the whole city hall to Bay Residence to get your signature if he wished!"

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"And when you guys hit a rough patch, he waited for you. Don't tell me Everett couldn't have tracked you down and kept you by his side forcefully?" Karen scoffed, "Even Jeffrey could come up with such a scheme, and there's no way Everett wouldn't know that. But he didn't want to force you; he wanted you to be with him willingly, happily."

"You're right."

Karen put an arm around her, "Dorothy, once all this is over, you should really take care of Everett."

Dorothy looked at her, "How should I do that?"

Everett... seemed to have everything.

"You know, Jeffrey mentioned that Everett has always regretted not being the first to hold his child outside the delivery room."

"Mhm."

"Have another child with him. After all, Everett can afford it, and it's something he truly cares about. I wouldn't want him to live with that regret."

Dorothy nodded, "If it's something he's asking for, it must be important to him. I don't want him to have any regrets either."

"Seeing you two like this makes me feel relieved!"

"And don't just focus on you and Everett. You've got to think about yourself too! Jeffrey really cares. about you. Stop being so headstrong and saying whatever comes to mind."

Karen pouted when it came to her own matters.

"If there's nothing shady going on, why worry about the shadows? If Jeffrey really has moved on from Heather, why does it bother him when I mention her?" She was clearly still upset, "When Jeffrey and I were dating, he had exes coming out of the woodwork, and never made a big deal out of it But Heather... I know he had real feelings for her."

Heather held a special place in Jeffrey's heart, unlike any other.

Despite not being together, it was different.

"The past is the past, and Jeffrey knows that. Heather never cared for him."

For Everett's sake, Heather would have gone to any lengths against Jeffrey! Dorothy felt Jeffrey should no longer have feelings for Heather.

"Is that what's bothering you? If he's

moved on, why does it matter if you

bring her up? It should be like

mentioning any random person; if he truly doesn't care, there shouldn't be any reaction."

Dorothy finally understood.

"So, you came all this way just because of that?"

"Not just for that. I also came to see you." Otherwise, Karen would have just gone back to her parents' place.

"This isn't worth fighting over! You should head back, Jeffrey must be worried by now!"

Karen pulled out her phone, waving it dismissively, "Worried? Has he called? See for yourself."