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.

and Everett

and proud Mr.

words seared into Dorothy’s heart.

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

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

not interesting to Kenneth. His sole concern was to persuade Dorothy to

herself and return.

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

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

now drenched in the rain for so long. It was a miracle she hadn’t gone into shock.

came out with undeniable clarity.

yourself with this stubbornness? If not for anyone else, think about your children! Abigail and Langston are waiting for you. They’re your

Chapter 458

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

she’s okay,

finger on her. With Karen watching over her, she didn’t even lose a hair!”

what about

his lips and didn’t

her heart and grabbed his sleeve, urgent with worry,

to hersell, Dorothy was filled

Karen had suffered

better than alright! Her parents picked her up to take care of her Kenneth quickly reassured her. “You’re the one who got the

the time he arrived, Everett was already deeply unconscious, being

Following the scent,

was a sight that shook him

Everett hadn’t made it.

held back Kevin, who was dealing with the aftermath, that he learned which hospital Everett had been taken to.

would ask about him as