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.

Everett come close, disaster follows! Without him, your life

proud Mr. Everett

words seared into

pain clutched her chest, as if a heavy stone was crushing her, making it hard to breathe, tears streaming uncontrollably. “I never meant to hurt him…” She would rather

you’ve seen it yourself, even after what Heather did,

His sole concern was to persuade Dorothy to stop

herself and return.

wait for him here. As soon as I know

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

surgery and was covered in wounds, and now drenched in the rain for so long. It was

the word “no” came out with undeniable clarity. “He

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

Chapter 458

finally settled her

she’s okay,

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

about

lips and

his sleeve, urgent with worry, “Is Karen badly hurt?

had done to hersell, Dorothy was

that Karen had suffered

her up to take care of her Kenneth quickly reassured her. “You’re the one who got the worst of it, Dorothy Come back

earlier. By the time he arrived, Everett was

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

was a sight that shook him

thought Everett hadn’t made it.

was only after he held back Kevin, who was dealing with

him as

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