The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 991

Dorothy eyed her, "Does your comment carry some deeper meaning?"

"Just talking off the cuff," Quincy waved dismissively. "Since I've explained myself, I won't keep you from your tasks."

This time Dorothy didn't stop her, but as she watched Quincy walk away, she couldn't help but feel that the Quincy standing before her now was different from the one back in Swevia Country, who was solely devoted to medicine and her patients.

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The hospital showed no signs of progress. The doctors had come out several times, but all Jonathan could get out of them was that the situation was still critical, and the outlook wasn't good.

"You should go home and rest. I'll stay here," Everett told his father, who looked completely drained, nearly falling asleep against the wall.

"No, I'll stay. Your mother might call for me if she wakes up."

In his own way, Jonathan had always been caring towards his wife, and Everett had inherited that single-minded devotion when it came to relationships.

"I can stay just as well."

Looking up at his son, Jonathan was struck by how much he had grown. He was far from the infant he once held in his arms, and no longer the quiet, reserved boy from his school days.

"The rift between you and your mom is deep. Seeing you might upset her, especially in her condition..."

He worried that another argument between mother and son could be disastrous.

"As long as she doesn't bring up Dorothy, I won't mention her."

"What choice do I have now?" Jonathan had already stepped back in the company, leaving the Lopez Corporation in his son's hands. He had no say anymore.

And even if he hadn't stepped back, it's not like the CEO position at the Lopez Corporation would have given him leverage over his son. He feared that if the standoff continued, his son might walk away, leaving the future of the Lopez Corporation uncertain.

"Don't interfere with Quincy's family anymore," Everett suddenly remembered to mention.

Jonathan frowned, "Are you aware of what Ronin is like? He might seem cheerful, but he's insatiably greedy and unprincipled. He'd sacrifice anyone to get what he wants. That's why their family is in their current state. Be careful."

"How's his relationship with his daughter?"

Caught off guard by the question, Jonathan paused, "I don't know for sure, but I can't imagine it's good."