The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Chapter 457

Dorothy found herself abandoned outside the hospital, her gaze locked on the relentlessly closing doors. A lock clicked into place, sealing off her hopes as she lay powerless on the cold ground.

Her heart swelled with frustration, cursed her helplessness, and loathed her inability to do anything in that critical moment.

In her relationship with Everett, Dorothy had always been the passive one, while Everett, the gallant hero, had always been the one to shield her from the storms of life.

As dusk turned to night, the sky darkened ominously.

The evening breeze grew stronger, carrying the earthy scent of an impending downpour.

Soon, the rumble of thunder rolled through the air!

Dorothy’s eyes remained fixed on those closed doors. They seemed to draw a clear line between two worlds.

No one could come out and she couldn’t go in.

Giant raindrops began to fall, driven by a biting wind, washing away the dried blood on Dorothy’s skin and soaking her thin clothes. Yet Dorothy stayed put, even mustering the strength to prop herself up, inching closer to the barrier that separated her from Everett

This was as close as she could get to him.

Time lost meaning, and the rain’s duration blurred into oblivion. Suddenly, the rain above her ceased.

Slowly, Dorothy looked up to find Kenneth standing beside her, shielding her with a vast black umbrella,

“Dorothy, let’s head back,” he urged.

“No… she croaked with her hoarse voice.

his jacket. “Don’t you see? Every time you and Everett come close, disaster follows! Without him, your life might be

and proud Mr. Everett Lopez!”

seared into

making it hard to breathe, tears streaming uncontrollably. “I

Everett’s parents are aware! But you’ve seen it yourself, even after what Heather

not interesting to Kenneth. His sole concern was to persuade Dorothy to

herself and return.

just let me wait for him here. As soon as I know he’s alive,

reached to lift her he recoiled at the scorching heat of her fevered skin. “You’re burning up! Dorothy, you need to

now drenched in the rain for so long. It was a miracle she hadn’t

word “no” came

his wit’s end. “Dorothy! Do you want to kill yourself with this stubbornness? If not for anyone else, think

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mention of Abigail and Langston, Dorothy finally settled her gaze with a different light sparked in her eyes.

okay,

a finger on her. With Karen watching over her, she didn’t even lose a

about Karen?”

his lips and didn’t answer

her heart and grabbed his sleeve, urgent with worry, “Is Karen badly hurt? Did Heather do something to her?”

Heather had done to hersell, Dorothy

had suffered those

to take care of her Kenneth quickly reassured her. “You’re the one who got the

the time he arrived, Everett was already deeply

Upon entering, the smell of blood hit him. Following the scent, he stumbled upon a

that shook him

Everett hadn’t made

it was only after he held back Kevin, who was dealing with the aftermath, that he learned which hospital Everett had

knew Dorothy would ask about him as soon