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.

rain from her cheeks with 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. Without you, he’d

proud Mr. Everett

words seared into Dorothy’s heart.

her, making it hard to breathe, tears streaming uncontrollably. “I

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

interesting to Kenneth. His sole concern was to persuade Dorothy to

herself and return.

just let me wait for him here. As soon as I know

umbrella over her. As he reached to lift her he recoiled at the scorching heat of her fevered skin. “You’re burning up! Dorothy,

wounds, and now drenched in the

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

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

Chapter 458

Dorothy finally settled her gaze with a different

she’s okay,

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

what about

thinned his lips and didn’t

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

done to hersell, Dorothy was filled with instant

feared that Karen had

better than alright! Her parents picked her up to take care of her Kenneth quickly reassured her. “You’re the one who got

the time he arrived, Everett was already deeply unconscious, being whisked

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

was a sight that shook

Everett hadn’t

only after he held back Kevin, who was dealing with the aftermath, that he

would ask about him as soon as she woke