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

Mr. Everett Lopez!”

into Dorothy’s

as if a heavy stone was crushing her, making it hard to breathe, tears streaming uncontrollably. “I never meant to hurt him…” She would rather be the one dying!

it yourself, even after what Heather did,

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

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

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

her voice, but the word “no” came out with undeniable clarity. “He hasn’t woken up yet… I have to stay with

was at 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 kids with

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

okay,

Heather didn’t lay a finger on her. With Karen

what about Karen?”

thinned his lips and didn’t answer immediately.

heart and grabbed his sleeve, urgent with worry, “Is Karen badly hurt?

done to hersell, Dorothy

Karen had suffered those

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

the scene earlier. By the time he arrived, Everett was already

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

that shook

hadn’t made it.

only after he held back Kevin, who was dealing with the aftermath,

Dorothy would ask about him as