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.

you and Everett come close, disaster follows! Without him, your life might be dull, but at least it’s

and proud Mr. Everett Lopez!”

into

her chest, as if a heavy stone was crushing her, making it hard to breathe, tears streaming uncontrollably. “I never meant to

But you’ve seen it yourself, even after what Heather did, the Lopez family didn’t choose to

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

herself and return.

As soon as I know he’s alive, I’ll

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

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

came out with undeniable clarity. “He hasn’t woken up yet… I have to stay

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

Chapter 458

Dorothy finally settled her

okay, right?”

a finger on her. With Karen watching

what about Karen?”

and didn’t answer

urgent with worry, “Is Karen badly hurt? Did Heather do

the thought of what Heather had done to hersell, Dorothy

had suffered those torments.

reassured her. “You’re the one who got the worst of it, Dorothy Come back with me. Who knows how long you’ll have

Everett was already deeply unconscious, being whisked away in an ambulance along

hit him. Following

was a sight that shook him

Everett hadn’t made

with

ask about him as soon