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

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

in

taxi to

transferred from the ER to the

on the bed, Dorothy struggled to hold back her tears, but they slipped down her

She even tried to reach out to wipe her daughter’s tears, but she didn’t even have the strength to grasp her hand.

crying. I just got something in my eye. The doctor said you need to

Soon, her primary doctor came

Oliver, how could my mother suddenly have a heart

disease has always been dragging on.” Dr. Oliver sighed. “What are you planning

asked, “How much does the

we get the surgery done, subsequent treatment

easy for the doctor to say, but for Dorothy, it

about

that, the doctor

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