The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 1086

"Stop! Don't you dare tell your brother about this."

Karen looked at Dorothy for a long moment before sighing. "What's all this about, huh? You finally fall for Everett, and now he wants to break up with you! My brother has been waiting for you for years, and you haven't even given him a chance."

"...That's exactly why I can't lead Kenneth on."

"Everett managed to get with you because he waited long enough, right? My brother has waited just as long, and he wouldn't mind waiting a few more years. Honestly, you should give my brother a chance."

Karen wasn’t in a rush to find the next guy for her best friend; she was just in an awkward position.

On one hand, her lifelong friend; on the other, the brother who had always protected her.

If those two could end up together, well...

It would be a perfect match!

At least, Karen would be happy to see it.

"I'm not going to let anyone in, not anymore."

Dorothy's heart felt like a lake frozen solid.

Opening up once had taken all her strength.

"You can't spend the rest of your life alone!" Karen frowned. "You're still young. Don't be so pessimistic! Going abroad is fine, I support you, but take some time to heal, then start fresh! Don't give in to despair."

She couldn't follow Dorothy abroad, which was already worrying enough, and now this.

"Karen, I won't attempt suicide again, at least not over this."

Dorothy still had her pride.

Using suicide as a tactic to coerce a man into coming back was something she couldn't do.

...

Everett borrowed Kevin's car to return to Bay Residence.

If he had taken his car, Dorothy would have spotted it immediately.

The living room light was still on; probably Karen staying over to keep her company.

Everett's gaze lingered on the glass of the floor-to-ceiling window, barely making out a figure inside but unsure whether it was Dorothy or Karen.

Who talks sweetly to a rival in love?

"If you guys split, it does concern me."

"..."

"You had Dorothy's trust, promised to cherish her forever, yet you ended up breaking her heart! Everett, if that's how it is, then let her come back to me."

Kenneth was ready to take care of her, to protect her with all he had for a lifetime!

Come back to him?

That phrase really made Everett narrow his eyes.

"She was never yours to begin with. What do you mean, 'come back to you'?"

"After you two separated, we were doing just fine! Dorothy wasn’t as heartbroken as she is now. We just needed to gather evidence, look after the kids, and Dorothy was working hard, living earnestly! But then, you showed up, and everything changed."

Kenneth had tried countless times to convince himself to move on from Dorothy, that she was happy now.

But all those premises hinged on Everett treating Dorothy right!