The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 1005

Everett, I don't want to be a burden on you anymore! Go be the CEO you are meant to be, focus on your work, and don't make exceptions for me all the time. You know it makes me feel guilty.

She didn't want her relationship to be muddied with guilt or obligations.

Everett had already sacrificed so much for her in the past. Dorothy knew that standing shoulder to shoulder with him might be a far reach, but at least she didn't want to be the one holding him back.

I do what I do out of my own free will.

Mimicking his tone, Dorothy smiled and teased, Come on, be a sport, will you?

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I promise you, I won't stay long. Just a few words with Heather and then I'll leave! She's at the end of her road now. If I don't go, I'll regret it once her sentence is carried out.

Throughout her life, Heather had always been competing with Dorothy, always trying to best her. Dorothy understood that a lot of Heather's resentment stemmed from their childhood experiences.

Her mother was the other woman, which inevitably led to Heather being the subject of gossip.

With Bella's scandal making rounds, Heather had to live a life of hiding from a very young age. It was normal for her to harbor some distorted form of hatred.

But now, everything was coming to an end. Her malice, her hatred, it was all drawing to a close.

Putting all that aside, as her sister, Dorothy wanted to be there for her in her final moments.

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Even though Dorothy managed to convince Everett not to accompany her to the prison, she couldn't dissuade Karen Miller from joining her.

On the day they went to see Heather, Jeffrey Turner drove them, with Karen accompanying Dorothy.

Dorothy, she's on her deathbed. No matter what she says, don't take it to heart. I'm worried she might say something awful or try to scare you... Maybe we should just go shopping instead?

Karen feared what Heather might say, something along the lines of never resting in peace until she had her revenge.

Anyone would feel uncomfortable hearing that.