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.

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

and proud Mr.

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

to Kenneth. His sole concern was to persuade

herself and return.

here. As soon as I know he’s

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, you need to come back with me now!”

drenched in the rain for so long. It was a miracle

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

was at his wit’s end. “Dorothy! Do you want to kill yourself with this stubbornness? If not for anyone

Chapter 458

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

okay, right?”

a finger on her. With Karen

about Karen?”

lips and didn’t

sleeve, urgent with worry, “Is Karen badly hurt?

Heather had done to hersell, Dorothy was

had suffered

her Kenneth quickly reassured her. “You’re the one who got

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

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

that shook him to his core!

Everett hadn’t made

held back Kevin, who was dealing with the aftermath, that he learned which hospital Everett had

would ask about him as soon as she