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.

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

proud Mr. Everett

seared into Dorothy’s

it hard to breathe, tears streaming uncontrollably. “I

even Everett’s parents are aware! But you’ve seen it yourself, even after what Heather did, the Lopez family didn’t choose

of Heather was not interesting to Kenneth. His sole concern was to

herself and return.

him here. As soon as

the hope of seeing Everett again. Kenneth positioned the umbrella over her. As he reached to lift her he recoiled at the scorching heat

and now drenched in the rain for so long.

and shaky in her voice, but the word “no” came out with undeniable clarity.

If not for anyone else, think about your

Chapter 458

Abigail and Langston, Dorothy finally settled her gaze with

she’s okay,

finger on her. With Karen watching

what about

thinned his lips and

clenched her heart and grabbed his sleeve, urgent with worry,

of what Heather had done to hersell, Dorothy was filled with

Karen had

reassured her. “You’re the one who got the worst of it, Dorothy Come back

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

hit him. Following the scent,

a sight that shook him to

Everett hadn’t made it.

was dealing with

about him as

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