The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 28

Dorothy clearly hadn't expected Everett to take issue with this.

She laughed awkwardly. "Mr. Lopez, you don't know my mom. She's old-fashioned and can't accept the contract between us. I was afraid she'd get mad if she found out, so I didn't tell her the truth."

"So, you plan to make up with your boyfriend once the one-year contract is over?"

His question was too sharp, and his gaze was too penetrating, leaving Dorothy at a loss for words.

She wished she hadn't made up this out-of-the-blue boyfriend. Now she was shooting herself in the foot.

"Um... I haven't thought about that."

She couldn't say that she definitely wouldn't get back together with him, fearing that he would suspect that she was clinging to him.

"You've thought about it." Everett said coldly, "Otherwise, why wouldn't you tell your mother that you guys have already broken up?"

Dorothy, who wasn't good at making up stories, was now at a loss for words. "Um...I..."

"Think about the contract again." Everett stood at the end of the hospital corridor. His tall figure was half-immersed in the darkness, and his tone was cold and distant.

"Dorothy, I have cleanliness obsession. It's serious."

Huh?

She had no idea how Everett had ended up talking about his cleanliness obsession. By the time she wanted to speak, he had already disappeared.

"Everett's train of thought jumps too fast." Dorothy furrowed her brows, finding it difficult to figure her sugar daddy out. Not only did she have to handle his insatiable stamina in bed, but she also had to learn to read this man's mind.

Back in the ward, the doctor was monitoring Bella's heart.

Upon seeing her daughter walk in with a pained expression, she quickly asked, "What happened? Did your boss criticize you?"