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.

rain from her cheeks with the corner of his jacket. “Don’t you see? Every time you and Everett come close, disaster follows! Without him, your life might be dull, but at least it’s

proud Mr.

into

crushing her, making it hard to breathe, tears streaming uncontrollably. “I never meant to hurt

I know, and even Everett’s parents are aware! But you’ve seen it yourself, even

Kenneth. His sole concern was to persuade Dorothy

herself and return.

me wait for him here. As soon as I know

he reached to lift her he

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

weak and shaky in her voice, but the word “no” came out with undeniable clarity. “He hasn’t woken up yet… I have to

you want to kill yourself with this stubbornness? If not for anyone else, think about your children! Abigail

Chapter 458

Abigail and Langston, Dorothy finally settled her gaze

she’s okay, right?”

fine! Heather didn’t lay a finger on her. With Karen watching over

about Karen?”

lips and didn’t answer immediately.

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

Heather had done to hersell, Dorothy

had suffered those

Her 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

was already deeply unconscious, being whisked away in an ambulance

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

that shook him

Everett hadn’t made it.

with the aftermath, that he learned which hospital

Dorothy would ask about him as soon