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.

and she could

flight. It wasn’t until she was on the plane that she remembered to ask Karen to explain this to Mr.

the time Dorothy arrived back in Eldorria

a taxi to the hospital.

just been transferred from the ER to

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

to reach out to wipe her daughter’s tears, but she didn’t

forced a smile. “Mom, I’m not crying. I just got something in my eye. The doctor said you need to rest and not think about anything.”

her primary doctor came over and called Dorothy

how could my mother suddenly have a heart attack? Didn’t you say she was stable?”

are you planning to do? If she doesn’t have

“How much does

the surgery done, subsequent treatment is

for Dorothy, it would take

about

the doctor

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