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

Mr.

words seared into Dorothy’s

her, making it hard to

I know, and even Everett’s parents are aware! But you’ve seen it yourself, even

Kenneth. His sole concern was to persuade Dorothy

herself and return.

him here. As

again. Kenneth positioned 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 to come back with

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

voice, but the word “no” came out with

stubbornness? If not for anyone else, think about your children! Abigail and Langston

Chapter 458

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

she’s okay,

on her. With Karen

what about

his lips and

worry,

to hersell, Dorothy was filled

feared that Karen had suffered those

the one who got the worst of it, Dorothy Come back with me. Who knows how

By the time he arrived, Everett was already deeply unconscious, being whisked

hit him. Following the scent, he

that shook him to his

hadn’t made it.

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

ask about him as soon

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