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

proud Mr. Everett Lopez!”

words seared into Dorothy’s

it hard to breathe, tears streaming uncontrollably. “I never

parents are aware! But you’ve seen it yourself, even

was not interesting to Kenneth. His sole concern was to persuade Dorothy to stop

herself and return.

me wait for him here. As soon as I know

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

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

won’t leave.” Dorothy was weak and shaky in her voice, but the word “no” came out with undeniable clarity. “He hasn’t woken

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

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the mention of Abigail and Langston, Dorothy finally settled her

okay,

her. With Karen watching

what about Karen?”

and didn’t answer immediately.

her heart and grabbed his sleeve, urgent with worry, “Is Karen

Heather had done to hersell, Dorothy was filled with

that Karen had suffered those torments.

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

arrived, Everett was already deeply unconscious, being whisked away in an ambulance along with

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

was a sight that shook

hadn’t

back Kevin, who was dealing with the aftermath, that he

Dorothy would ask about him as soon as she