The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 919

"Um, didn’t you fall asleep?" Dorothy was startled by Everett's sudden movement.

Everett opened his eyes, and even in the dim moonlit room, he could precisely lock onto her gaze.

"Answer my question."

"I was heading to bed."

As Dorothy turned to leave, he caught her wrist as his tall figure rose abruptly from the couch, "Tell me, I want to hear it."

"Just because you want to hear it means I have to answer?"

"Yes." Everett's tone was unusually commanding when he forced a direct response from her.

Dorothy knew she couldn't dodge this, and after a moment, her demeanor softened slightly, "You want my trust, and I can't give it."

"What if you don't have to trust me? Can you be at peace by my side then?" he asked.

She frowned, "Everett, you have too much in your hand and that brings you to the height others wouldn't dare dream of in their lifetime! But being with me, you'd lose so much! You'd even... bear the stigma of being an unfilial son for life!"

"But…"

"Let me finish."

"Alright."

Dorothy took a deep breath, eyes downcast as she said, "I'm torn, too. I know if I give up clearing my mother's name, I could gain the approval of the Lopez family; I could be with you and also our kids. But... wouldn't that be like stepping over my mom's body to enter the Lopez family? I just can't do it!"

She even felt that any slight wavering in her resolve was a sin! Like she'd be damned to the deepest hell!

"You don't need their approval. If I acknowledge you as my wife, that's enough." He claimed.