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.

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

Mr. Everett

seared into Dorothy’s

stone was crushing her, making it hard to breathe, tears streaming uncontrollably. “I never

seen it yourself, even after what Heather did, the Lopez

Heather was not interesting to Kenneth. His

herself and return.

As soon as I know he’s

umbrella over her. As he reached to

undergone surgery and was covered in wounds, and now drenched in the rain

her voice, but the word “no” came out

was at his 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 waiting for you. They’re your kids with Everett!”

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

okay,

With Karen watching over her, she didn’t even lose a hair!”

what about

and didn’t

worry, “Is Karen badly hurt? Did Heather

of what Heather had done to hersell, Dorothy was filled

Karen had suffered those torments.

Her parents picked her up to take care of her Kenneth quickly reassured her. “You’re the one who got the worst of it,

was already deeply unconscious, being whisked away in an

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

a sight that shook him

Everett hadn’t made

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

about him as soon as