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.

his jacket. “Don’t you see? Every time you and Everett come close, disaster follows! Without him, your life might be dull, but

proud Mr.

words seared into Dorothy’s

pain clutched her chest, as if a heavy stone was crushing her, making it hard to breathe, tears streaming uncontrollably.

it yourself, even

not interesting to Kenneth. His sole concern

herself and return.

here. As soon

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 he recoiled at the scorching

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

Dorothy was weak and shaky in her voice, but the word “no” came out with

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

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and Langston, Dorothy finally settled her gaze with a different light sparked in her eyes.

she’s okay, right?”

didn’t lay a finger on her. With Karen watching over her,

what about

and didn’t answer immediately.

grabbed his sleeve, urgent with worry, “Is Karen badly hurt? Did Heather do something to

done to hersell,

feared that Karen had suffered those torments.

quickly reassured her. “You’re the one who got the worst of it, Dorothy Come back with me. Who knows how

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

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

shook him to

thought Everett hadn’t made it.

who was dealing with the aftermath, that he learned which

about him as soon as