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.

gently wiping the rain from her cheeks with the corner of his jacket. “Don’t you see? Every time you and Everett come close,

Mr. Everett Lopez!”

words seared into Dorothy’s

crushing her, making it hard to breathe, tears streaming uncontrollably. “I never meant to hurt him…” She would

Everett’s parents are aware! But you’ve seen it yourself, even after what Heather did, the Lopez

interesting to Kenneth. His sole concern was to persuade Dorothy to stop torturing

herself and return.

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

running 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!

in the rain for so long. It was a miracle

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

not for anyone else, think about your children! Abigail and Langston are waiting for you.

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of Abigail and Langston, Dorothy finally settled her gaze with a different light sparked in her eyes.

okay,

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

what about Karen?”

lips and didn’t answer immediately.

with worry, “Is

Heather had done to hersell, Dorothy was

that Karen had

quickly reassured her. “You’re the one who

the time he arrived, Everett was already deeply unconscious, being whisked away in an ambulance along with

had headed inside the warehouse. Upon entering, the smell of blood hit him. Following the scent, he stumbled upon a huge pool of blood on

that shook him to his core!

thought Everett hadn’t made it.

was dealing with the aftermath,

Dorothy would ask about him as soon as