The CEO’s Hidden Love Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires

Chapter 8

Finally, the matter was swept under the carpet, and Dorothy went back to her room to pack her bags.

Thankfully, this business trip was more bark than bite, and she wasn’t just referring to Mr. Percy’s tantrum.

Dorothy tried hard to put Everett’s face out of her mind, but her brain had a mind of its own. Suddenly, her phone on the table started ringing off the hook.

She quickly walked over, and the moment she saw the number from the hospital, her heart sank.

Even her hand pressing the answer button was shaking involuntarily.

“Is this Ms. Sanchez? Your mother just had a heart attack. It’s critical. She’s been rushed to the emergency room. You need to get here

ASAP!”

Dorothy fell silent.

Her vision blurred, and she could hardly stand.

to waste. After a few seconds, she immediately changed her flight. It wasn’t until she was on the plane that she remembered to ask Karen

back in Eldorria City, it was

taxi to the hospital.

been transferred from the ER to the

face on the bed, Dorothy struggled to hold back her tears, but they slipped down her cheek, landing on the white

weakly opened her eyes. She even tried to reach out to wipe her daughter’s tears, but she didn’t

her face and forced a smile. “Mom, I’m not crying. I just got something in my eye.

doctor came over and called Dorothy

suddenly have a heart attack? Didn’t you say she was

everything we could. Her disease has always been dragging on.” Dr. Oliver sighed. “What are you planning to do? If she doesn’t have

asked, “How much does the

After we get the surgery done, subsequent

say, but for Dorothy, it would take years to eam.

think about it.”

the

with the smell of disinfectant. She stood there

still standing in the same