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.

Every time you and Everett

Mr. Everett

into

hard to breathe,

parents are aware! But you’ve seen it yourself, even

would become of Heather was not interesting to Kenneth. His sole concern

herself and return.

wait for him here. As soon as I know he’s

her. As he reached to lift

covered in wounds, and now drenched in the rain for so long. It was a miracle she hadn’t gone into

leave.” Dorothy was weak and shaky in her voice, but the word “no” came out with undeniable clarity. “He

with this stubbornness? If not for anyone else, think about your children! Abigail and

Chapter 458

her

she’s okay,

lay a finger on her. With Karen watching over

what about

lips and didn’t answer

urgent with worry,

thought of what Heather had done to hersell, Dorothy was filled with instant terror!

Karen had suffered

parents picked her up to take care of her Kenneth quickly reassured her. “You’re the one who got the worst of it, Dorothy Come back with me. Who knows how long you’ll

arrived, Everett was already deeply unconscious, being

warehouse. Upon entering, the smell of blood hit him. Following the scent,

that shook

Everett hadn’t

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

would ask about him as soon as she

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