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.

her 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, he’d

proud Mr.

into Dorothy’s

crushing her, making it hard to breathe, tears streaming uncontrollably. “I never meant to hurt him…” She would rather be

are aware! But you’ve seen it yourself, even after what Heather did, the Lopez family didn’t choose

Kenneth. His

herself and return.

let me wait for him here. As

desperately to the hope of seeing Everett again. Kenneth positioned the umbrella over her. As he reached to lift her he recoiled

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

and shaky in her voice, but the word “no” came out with undeniable clarity. “He

not for anyone else, think about your children! Abigail and Langston are waiting for you. They’re your kids with

Chapter 458

Langston, Dorothy finally settled her

okay,

Karen watching over her,

about

thinned his lips and

urgent with worry, “Is Karen badly hurt? Did Heather do

of what Heather had done to hersell, Dorothy was filled with instant

Karen had suffered those

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

Everett was already deeply unconscious, being whisked away in an

Following the scent,

was a sight that shook

thought Everett hadn’t

dealing with the aftermath, that he learned which hospital Everett had been

him as soon as she woke up