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 hardly stand.

flight. It wasn’t until she was on the

the time Dorothy arrived back in Eldorria

a taxi to

mother had just been transferred from the ER to the

Dorothy struggled to hold back her tears,

reach out to wipe her

wiped her face and forced a smile. “Mom, I’m not crying. I just got something in my

her primary doctor came over and called

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

we could. 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

this, Dorothy immediately asked, “How much does

should prepare a million. After we get the surgery done, subsequent treatment is not so

Dorothy, it

think about it.”

that, the doctor

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