The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Chapter 23

Her body instinctively chose to trust Everett, and she fainted in his arms.

She didn’t see the man’s sharp face, but it was as tense as a bowstring. His usually stoic eyes now also held a layer of ice.

“Everett…” Mr. Robert was dumbstruck and trembling all over. He hadn’t expected to meet such a big shot today.

“You’d better pray nothing happened to her.” Everett’s voice was flat, but it was chilling to hear.

After seeing him carry the woman away, Mr. Robert was so scared that he slumped onto the chair, unable to stand.

Dorothy felt like she had had a long dream.

The scenes started with her mother’s suicide, where there was blood everywhere, then school classrooms, then Mr. Percy’s angry face. They were flashing past like a slide show.

Suddenly, a wave of great pain woke her up.

She opened her eyes slowly. The white ceiling of the hospital made her feel uncomfortable, so she instinctively wanted to raise her hand to block it.

her hand, she noticed someone was

head and saw Everett, wearing a wrinkled shirt, sleeping with one hand on the bed and the other tightly holding hers. The lights in the ward were on, so it must have been the middle of the night. Had he been at the hospital with her the whole time? Otherwise, with his cleanliness, he would definitely have changed

worried face, Dorothy could clearly feel

what it felt like to have

been since she had someone by

attempt and her hospitalization, Dorothy had been working tirelessly to make money for over ten years. She had gritted her teeth through minor illnesses, and when she had

friend, she tried not to bother her as much as possible because she felt that

her movement, Everett also woke up from his nap. Without

was normal, his tense face relaxed

“Still hurt?”

shook her head. “Thank you for your concern, Mr. Lopez. I’m sorry

this, Everett’s relaxed eyebrows

hated it when Dorothy addressed him so

has been

Her respectful yet distant gaze

at the Prosperity Consortium?” Everett suddenly raised his voice. He was both

her weak body, would

year and