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.

Everett come

Mr. Everett Lopez!”

seared into

it hard to breathe, tears streaming uncontrollably. “I never meant

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

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

herself and return.

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

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

just undergone surgery and was covered in wounds, and now drenched in the rain for so long. It was

came out

for anyone else, think about your children!

Chapter 458

and Langston, Dorothy finally settled her gaze with a

she’s okay, right?”

Karen watching

about Karen?”

his lips and didn’t

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

to hersell, Dorothy was

had suffered those torments.

her Kenneth quickly reassured her. “You’re the one who

time he arrived, Everett was already deeply

him. Following the scent, he stumbled upon

that shook him

thought Everett hadn’t made it.

only after he held back Kevin, who was dealing with

him as soon as she

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