The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 422

Dorothy knew that Everett's insistence on having her return to the Lopez Corporation was a setup—a chess move in his grand strategy. And sure enough, barely a day back and he was already itching to introduce her to Langston, and then he would find out what was going on!

As Dorothy pieced this together, she reminded herself to tread carefully around this man. Traps could lurk in the most innocuous of places.

She hoped that when she did see Langston, nothing would give them away.

Deep down, though, she yearned to see her son, to know how he was doing.

"You don't seem surprised about my having a son," Everett suddenly said, breaking into her thoughts.

Dorothy snapped back to the present, shrugged nonchalantly, and said, "Should I be? We've been divorced for over four years. You're a grown man, so remarrying and having kids is hardly unusual."

"I announced my marriage this year."

"Oh, well then, congratulations!"

She had zero interest in prolonging this conversation.

And she certainly didn't want to dive into a chat about Everett's new bride, which would only remind her of the bite marks she had seen on his shoulder!

"I thought you'd be curious about my marriage."

With a practiced, professional smile, Dorothy deflected, "Mr. Lopez, we're here on business. This isn't the time to discuss your wife. I still have a mountain of paperwork to get through. Let’s meet the project manager sooner, so I can get back to the office and finish my other work."

Everett didn't push her. With a slight nod, he continued driving towards Bay Residence.

Soon, they arrived outside his home.

Dorothy was all too familiar with the place, having just been there a few days ago.

Everett got out first, then came around to open the car door for her.

Hesitating, Dorothy said, "Do I really need to come in? If you’ve arranged for your son to be taken care of, can’t we just head out?"

"Considering his nutritional needs, I prefer to cook myself. You haven’t had lunch, right? Join us."

Quickly, she waved him off, "No, that's fine! You're married, I'm married—it's not appropriate for us to have lunch together."

"It's precisely because we're both married that there's nothing to be concerned about."