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.

cheeks with the corner of his jacket. “Don’t you see? Every time you and Everett

proud Mr.

seared into

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

are aware! But you’ve seen it yourself, even after what Heather did, the Lopez

His sole concern

herself and return.

let me wait for him here. As soon as I know he’s

again. Kenneth positioned the umbrella over her. As he reached to lift her he

the rain for so long. It was a miracle

“no” came out with undeniable clarity. “He hasn’t

his wit’s end. “Dorothy! Do you want to kill yourself with this stubbornness? If not for anyone else, think about your

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the mention of Abigail and Langston, Dorothy finally settled her gaze with a different light sparked in her eyes.

okay,

her. With Karen watching over

about Karen?”

thinned his lips and didn’t answer

her heart and grabbed his sleeve, urgent with worry,

the thought of what Heather had done to hersell, Dorothy was filled with instant terror!

that Karen had suffered

“You’re the one who got the worst of it, Dorothy Come back with me. Who knows how long you’ll have to wait here?”

scene earlier. By the time he arrived, Everett was already deeply

inside the warehouse. Upon entering, the smell of blood hit him. Following

a sight that shook him to

Everett hadn’t made

back Kevin, who was dealing with

would ask about him as soon