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 still

and proud Mr. Everett

words seared into Dorothy’s

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

know, and even Everett’s parents are aware! But you’ve seen it yourself, even after what Heather did, the Lopez family didn’t choose to accept

to Kenneth. His sole concern was to persuade Dorothy

herself and return.

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

he reached to lift her he recoiled at the scorching heat of her fevered skin. “You’re burning up! Dorothy, you need to come back with me now!”

was covered in wounds, and now drenched in the rain for so long. It was a miracle she hadn’t gone

Dorothy was weak and shaky in her voice, but the word “no” came out with undeniable clarity. “He hasn’t woken up yet… I have to stay with him.”

end. “Dorothy! Do you want to kill yourself with this stubbornness? If not for

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settled her gaze with a different light sparked in her eyes.

she’s okay,

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

about

his lips and didn’t answer

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

Heather had done to hersell,

feared that Karen had suffered those

alright! Her 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

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

a sight that shook

Everett hadn’t made it.

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

Dorothy would ask about him as soon as she