Chapter 8

Finally, the matter was swept under the carpet, and Dorothy went back to her room to pack her bags.

Thankfully, this business trip was more bark than bite, and she wasn’t just referring to Mr. Percy’s tantrum.

Dorothy tried hard to put Everett’s face out of her mind, but her brain had a mind of its own. Suddenly, her phone on the table started ringing off the hook.

She quickly walked over, and the moment she saw the number from the hospital, her heart sank.

Even her hand pressing the answer button was shaking involuntarily.

“Is this Ms. Sanchez? Your mother just had a heart attack. It’s critical. She’s been rushed to the emergency room. You need to get here

ASAP!”

Dorothy fell silent.

she could hardly

changed her flight. It wasn’t until

arrived back in Eldorria City, it was

taxi to the hospital.

from

mother’s pale face on the bed, Dorothy struggled to hold back her tears, but they slipped down her cheek, landing

She even tried to reach out to wipe her daughter’s tears, but she didn’t even have

a smile. “Mom, I’m not crying. I just got something in my eye. The doctor

came

mother suddenly have a heart attack? Didn’t

Her disease has always been dragging on.” Dr. Oliver sighed. “What are you planning to do? If she doesn’t have surgery soon, today’s situation will happen often. You need

“How much does the surgery cost now?”

the surgery done, subsequent

for Dorothy, it would take years to eam. By then,

think about it.”

the doctor

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