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 come close, disaster follows! Without him, your life might be dull, but at least it’s stable. Without you,

proud Mr. Everett

seared into Dorothy’s

a heavy stone was crushing her, making it hard to breathe, tears streaming uncontrollably. “I never meant to hurt him…” She

you’ve seen it yourself,

His sole concern was to persuade Dorothy to stop

herself and return.

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

running on fumes, both mentally and physically, clinging desperately to the hope of seeing Everett again. Kenneth positioned the umbrella over her. As he reached to lift her

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

voice, but the word “no” came out with

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

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finally settled her gaze with a

she’s okay,

With Karen watching over her, she didn’t even lose

what about Karen?”

his lips and didn’t answer immediately.

and grabbed his sleeve, urgent with worry, “Is Karen badly hurt?

Heather had done to

Karen had suffered

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

the time he arrived, Everett was already deeply unconscious, being whisked away in an ambulance along

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

was a sight that shook him to his core!

Everett hadn’t made

on, it was only after he held back Kevin, who was dealing with the

Dorothy would ask about him as soon as she