The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

From the moment Quincy concocted that poison, Everett found himself hemmed in on all sides.

Even the matter of breaking up had turned into a debacle, and ironically, the antidote ended up being ingested by himself, yet Dorothy remained poisoned!

Everett had always prided himself on his successes, believing that anything he set his mind to, he could achieve. Yet, when it came to Dorothy- He felt utterly powerless.

"Everett, I won't allow you to talk like that!" Dorothy furrowed her brows slightly, her face etched with seriousness, "The reason you feel trapped is because you care about me! Take Quincy, for example, you could easily make her suffer a fate worse than death if you wanted to! But you didn't, not because you're incapable, but because you're cautious."

Dorothy understood that unless she was completely certain the poison was neutralized, Everett wouldn't let Quincy meet her end immediately even if she handed over the antidote.

He had too much at stake, too many considerations to weigh, especially when it came to anything that might affect Dorothy. He couldn't afford to gamble with her life.

"I don't want to analyze the process; I just feel useless right now." Everett sighed deeply, covering his face with his hand.

"Who wants to feel like they're being led by the nose? Everett, how can you be useless? Without you, there wouldn't even be a 'me' to speak of!"

"I truly regret it," Everett clenched his fist, his eyes cast down, casting shadows across his face, "Why didn't I guard against you? Why did I drink the water you gave me!"

He had sensed something was off with Dorothy that day!

But...

But Dorothy's sudden gesture of goodwill had truly thrown him off.

She had never acted this way before.

The thing Dorothy was best at was rejecting him, driving him away, setting clear boundaries between them! It was the first time she had made such an effort to show kindness, even inviting him into her home.

Upon reflection, how could someone suddenly change their personality like that?

It was clearly a premeditated move!

"Everett, are you actually fretting over this?" Dorothy was momentarily stunned before she moved to embrace him, "Do you have any idea that I think the best thing I've ever done in my life was giving you that antidote!"

"But you could die!" The mere thought of Dorothy suddenly collapsing, devoid of all vitality, made him feel as if his heart was being squeezed, leaving him breathless.

"If you were the one poisoned, that would have been truly problematic! Lane would never have given you the antidote!"

Dorothy was genuinely grateful she had given Everett the antidote.

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Lane had his own motives regarding her.

There was room to maneuver in that situation.

But Lane's feelings towards Everett were nothing but hatred! Seeing how resolutely he had killed Quincy, it was clear he left no room for Everett's survival.

The extent of his hatred for Everett was palpable.

"But now, whether Lane has the

antidote or not is uncertain, and è whether he'll give it to you, we'll need to strategize!" Everett admitted he was somewhat out of sorts today.

He rarely lost his composure.

Upon seeing Quincy's body, he nearly lost his mind.

It felt as if the tightrope in his heart had suddenly snapped, beyond any hope of repair.

Everett was devastated... because he wasn't a deity, devoid of the power to bring the dead back to life.

"Then we'll strategize! Don't you

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think, as long as we're together, sharing a common goal, trusting each other, any difficulty is just that-@difficulty, and nothing we can't overcome!" Dorothy smiled, "I have faith in you."