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 hardly

her flight. It wasn’t until she was on the

Dorothy arrived back in

a taxi to

had just been transferred from the ER to

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

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

crying. I just got something in my eye. The doctor said you need to rest and not think

doctor came over and called Dorothy out

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

“What are you planning

Dorothy immediately asked, “How much does the

a million. After we get the surgery done, subsequent

to say, but for Dorothy, it would take years

think about it.”

that, the doctor

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