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.

wiping the 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

Mr.

seared into

sudden pain clutched her chest, as if a heavy stone was crushing her, making it hard to

you’ve seen it yourself,

Kenneth. His sole concern was

herself and return.

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

on fumes, both mentally and physically, clinging desperately to the hope of seeing Everett again. Kenneth positioned the umbrella over her. As he 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 me

was covered in wounds, and now drenched in the rain for so

Dorothy was weak and shaky in her voice, but 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 anyone else, think about

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of Abigail and Langston, Dorothy finally settled her

she’s okay,

her. With Karen watching over her, she didn’t even

about

and didn’t answer immediately.

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

done to hersell, Dorothy was filled with instant

feared that Karen 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 knows how long you’ll have

to the scene earlier. By the time he arrived, Everett was already deeply unconscious, being whisked away in an ambulance along

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

sight that shook him to his

hadn’t made

Kevin, who was dealing with the aftermath, that he learned which hospital Everett had

ask about him as soon as she woke up