The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 867

Everett ended the call with the same detachment one might show when instructing an underling to take out the trash.

In his eyes, Heather was probably less than that. She was the instigator of all this mess.

Had it not been for Dorothy's insistence on a verdict demanding the death penalty, Everett would never have let Heather live this long with all her limbs intact.

...

In the dimly lit basement, a musty, moldy stench hung heavy in the air.

Heather had become a shadow of her former self, all skin and bones, save for the slight bulge of her pregnant belly. It was clear she was with child.

Her seduction of a guard and the subsequent pregnancy had been reported to Everett promptly. After all, such matters were serious business, and no one wanted to be held accountable should things go south.

But Everett showed no interest, saying only to let her be as long as she didn't die.

This led the guards to speculate that he intended for the child to be born. But it turned out it was just another means to torment her...

"Heather, take this pill," a guard ordered, part of the new rotation put in place to ensure no further... indiscretions. They feared being responsible for her death on their watch.

Heather looked up, her eyes dull, her face etched with defeat. "What's that? I won't take it..."

"You're in no position to bargain," the guard said with an exasperated eye roll. "Your choice is simple: take it willingly, or we'll make sure you swallow it."

"You want to harm my baby!" Heather clutched her belly and shook her head vehemently. "Please, no! I'm begging you!"

"We're just following orders. If we don't do it, we can't do our jobs," the guard confessed, revealing the pill's purpose. "And don't kid yourself into thinking that kid will save you."

"I never wronged the Lopez family!"

"Save your breath; if you were innocent, you wouldn't be here." The guard grasped her jaw and forced the pill down her throat.

Heather choked, coughing violently.

"My child... you're committing murder!" Her cries were heart-wrenching.

She sounded truly like a mother in agony over the loss of her child, but her anguish swayed no one.

"Cut the act! We all know how that child came to be. Did you actually fall for that guard? You're just trying to save your own skin!"