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.

and Everett come close, disaster follows! Without him, your life might be dull, but at least it’s stable. Without you, he’d

and proud Mr. Everett Lopez!”

into

to breathe,

I 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 you.”

Kenneth. His sole concern was to persuade Dorothy to stop

herself and return.

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

on fumes, both mentally and physically, clinging desperately to the hope of seeing Everett again. Kenneth positioned the umbrella over her. As he reached to lift her he recoiled at the scorching

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

came out with undeniable clarity. “He hasn’t woken

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

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settled her gaze with

she’s okay,

didn’t lay a finger on her. With Karen watching over her,

what about

his lips and didn’t

worry, “Is Karen badly

Heather had done to hersell,

feared that Karen had

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

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

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

that shook him to his core!

thought Everett hadn’t made it.

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

ask about him as soon as