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.

see? Every time you and Everett come close, disaster follows! Without him, your life might be dull, but at least it’s stable.

and proud Mr. Everett

words seared into Dorothy’s heart.

a heavy stone was crushing her, making it hard to breathe, tears

But you’ve seen it yourself, even after what Heather did, the Lopez family didn’t

interesting to Kenneth. His sole

herself and return.

let me wait for him here. As soon as I

he reached to

covered in wounds, and now drenched in the

the word “no” came out with undeniable clarity.

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

Chapter 458

finally settled her gaze with a different light sparked

she’s okay, right?”

finger on her. With Karen watching over

what about Karen?”

his lips and didn’t

and grabbed his sleeve, urgent with worry, “Is Karen badly

the thought of what Heather had done to hersell, Dorothy was filled

feared that Karen had

the one who got the worst of it, Dorothy Come back

Everett was already deeply unconscious, being whisked

of blood hit him. Following the scent, he stumbled upon a huge pool of blood

a sight that shook him to his core!

thought Everett hadn’t made it.

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

Dorothy would ask about him as soon as she

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