The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 582

Jeffrey was fuming, his frustration reaching top as he scooped up Langston and marched over to confront Karen.

"Why are you bringing up Heather again?"

"It's the truth, why can't I mention it? I hate her, plain and simple. Do I have to lie just to be with you?"

"You—"

He always said he loved to party, but he could change that. He could cut ties with his high-society friends. After all, they often needed him more than he needed them. But every time Karen brought up Heather, Jeffrey just didn't know what to do.

It was something from the past, unchangeable.

He couldn't rewrite history even if he wanted to.

Langston watched the back-and-forth, sensing something more but not quite sure what it was. Venturing a guess, he asked, "Aunt Karen, you dislike Mr. Turner?"

Without hesitation, Karen nodded. "Absolutely, I hate him."

"But Mr. Turner is really handsome! Aunt Karen, you always daydream looking at those hunky celebrities' pictures, even saying you wish to marry one. Why would you dislike Mr. Turner? I think he's way more handsome than those movie stars."

Karen was at a loss for words.

Jeffrey chuckled through his nose, rubbing Langston's cheek, "That's my boy, Langston, knows quality when he sees it! Unlike someone..."

"He's handsome? Langston, have you not seen the scar on his face? That thing’s gonna stick for life!" Karen, never one to back down, retaliated, "Let me tell you a secret, that scar is a lifelong reminder from Mr. Turner’s beloved woman!"