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 to explain

Dorothy arrived back in

a taxi

transferred from the

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

out to wipe her

smile. “Mom, I’m not crying. I just got something in my

her primary doctor came over

my mother suddenly have a heart attack? Didn’t you say

sighed. “What are you planning to do? If she doesn’t have surgery soon, today’s situation will happen often.

Dorothy immediately asked, “How much does the surgery

the surgery done, subsequent treatment is not so

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

about

the doctor

filled with the smell

she was still standing

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