The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 123

It seemed that, for Dorothy’s sake, he could even put his project in Lumina Bay on hold.

Everett got out of the car, looking like he hadn't gotten much sleep last night. His handsome face looked a bit tired, and his eyes were shadowed with dark circles.

"What happened?" Amanda, noticing her son's unusual state, asked as she approached him.

"Nothing. I’ve just been busy with work and didn't get much shut-eye." He didn’t want to reveal these issues to his mom, so he turned his gaze to Heather, who was standing beside her. "Ms. Heather, can I have a word with you in private?"

Heather nodded and smiled. "You can give me a lift to the office. It saves me from having to drive. Amanda, Everett's gonna take me. I'll be heading off with him."

"Off you go!" Amanda was all too happy to see this.

She was thrilled to see her son finally warming up to Heather.

With his mom around, Everett didn't say much. "Let's get going then."

"Alright. Come back after work."

"Sure."

Everett started walking, not bothering to wait for Heather, who was lagging behind.

She almost twisted her ankle. She couldn’t keep up with him in her high heels.

Once they got in the car, Heather acted as if nothing had happened. "What made you come back from Lumina Bay all of a sudden?"

"Why are you targeting Dorothy?"

Everett's question wasn't really a question, but a statement.

Heather looked at him with disappointment written all over her face. "You think I did this? Because Dorothy told you I was out to get her?"

"Then what?"

From any angle, Dorothy was the one with a motive.

"She's not that kind of person."

"So, I'm the one who'd sell the company for money?" Her retort was quick.

Disappointment and bitterness were the only things that could be heard in her tone.

And it made sense. Over the years, she had given so much to the Lopez Corporation. Even now, with her surgery scar still healing, she was still at work, never missing a beat at the legal department.

"So, I'm asking you, why target Dorothy?"

Everett didn't believe Heather would do this for money either.

She laughed. "Couldn't it be Dorothy envying me? Couldn’t she be selling the company's secrets and then framing me? Everett, she's from a poor background. You can't apply your thinking to her. A poor person, when they're desperate, can do anything!"