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.

vision blurred, and she could

It wasn’t until she was on

arrived back in Eldorria

taxi to

from the ER to

her tears, but they slipped

Bella weakly opened her eyes. She even tried to reach out to wipe her daughter’s tears, but she didn’t even have

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

Soon, her primary doctor came over and called Dorothy

could my mother suddenly have a heart attack? Didn’t you say she

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 to be

immediately asked, “How much

a million. After we get the surgery

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

think about

that, the

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