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.

the corner of 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 it’s stable.

and proud Mr.

words seared into Dorothy’s heart.

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

it yourself, even

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

herself and return.

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

reached to lift her he recoiled at the scorching heat of

wounds, and now drenched in the rain for so long. It was

came out with undeniable clarity. “He hasn’t woken up yet… I have to

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

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her gaze with a different light sparked

okay, right?”

Heather didn’t lay a finger on her. With Karen watching over her, she didn’t

about Karen?”

his lips and didn’t answer

sleeve, urgent with worry,

to hersell,

that Karen had suffered

the one who got the worst

scene earlier. By the time he arrived, Everett was

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

that shook him to

hadn’t made

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

knew Dorothy would ask about him