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.

you see? Every time you and Everett come close, disaster follows! Without him, your life might be

proud Mr. Everett Lopez!”

words seared into Dorothy’s

heavy stone was crushing her, making it hard to breathe, tears streaming uncontrollably. “I never meant to hurt

seen it yourself, even after what Heather did, the Lopez family

not interesting to Kenneth. His sole concern was to

herself and return.

for him here. As soon as I know he’s

As he reached to lift her he recoiled at the scorching heat of her fevered skin. “You’re burning

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

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

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 Everett!”

Chapter 458

Abigail and Langston, Dorothy finally settled her gaze

she’s okay,

finger on her. With Karen

about

thinned his lips and

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

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

had

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

to the scene earlier. By the time he arrived, Everett was already deeply unconscious, being whisked away in an ambulance along

the smell of blood hit him. Following the scent,

shook him to

thought Everett hadn’t

on, it was only after he held back Kevin, who was dealing with

him as soon as she woke