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

and proud Mr. Everett

words seared into Dorothy’s

crushing her, making it hard to breathe, tears streaming uncontrollably. “I never meant to hurt him…” She would rather

parents are aware! But you’ve seen it yourself, even after what Heather did, the Lopez family didn’t choose to

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

herself and return.

me wait for him here. As soon as

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 burning up! Dorothy,

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

shaky in her voice, but the word “no” came out with undeniable clarity. “He hasn’t

yourself with this stubbornness? If not for

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the mention of Abigail and Langston, Dorothy finally settled her gaze with a

she’s okay,

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

about

his lips and didn’t answer immediately.

clenched her heart and grabbed his sleeve, urgent with worry, “Is Karen badly hurt? Did Heather

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

Karen had suffered those torments.

Kenneth quickly reassured her. “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?”

Everett was already deeply unconscious, being whisked away

the smell of blood hit him. Following the scent, he

sight that shook

Everett hadn’t made

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 as soon as she woke up