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

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

arrived back in

taxi to the hospital.

mother had just been transferred from the ER to

struggled to hold back her tears, but they slipped down her cheek, landing on the

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 you need

Soon, her primary doctor came over

mother suddenly have a heart attack? Didn’t

on.” Dr. Oliver sighed. “What are you planning to do? If she doesn’t have surgery soon, today’s situation

immediately asked, “How

a million. After we get the surgery done, subsequent

million was easy for the doctor to say, but for Dorothy, it would take years to eam. By

think about

that, the doctor

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