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.

see? Every time you and Everett come close, disaster follows! Without him, your life might be dull, but at least it’s stable. Without you, he’d still be the

proud Mr. Everett

words seared into Dorothy’s

was crushing her, making it hard to breathe, tears streaming uncontrollably. “I never meant to

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

become of Heather was not interesting to Kenneth. His sole

herself and return.

let me wait for him here. As soon as I

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

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

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

“Dorothy! Do you want to kill yourself with this stubbornness? If not for anyone else, think about your children! Abigail and Langston are

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the mention of Abigail and Langston, Dorothy finally settled her

okay, right?”

With Karen watching

about

and didn’t

sleeve, urgent with worry, “Is Karen badly hurt? Did Heather do something to her?”

done to hersell,

Karen had suffered those

better than alright! Her parents picked her up to take care of her Kenneth quickly reassured her. “You’re the one who got the worst of it, Dorothy Come back with

he arrived, Everett was already deeply unconscious, being whisked

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

sight that shook him to

thought Everett hadn’t made

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

knew Dorothy would ask about him as soon as she