Chapter 23

Her body instinctively chose to trust Everett, and she fainted in his arms.

She didn’t see the man’s sharp face, but it was as tense as a bowstring. His usually stoic eyes now also held a layer of ice.

“Everett…” Mr. Robert was dumbstruck and trembling all over. He hadn’t expected to meet such a big shot today.

“You’d better pray nothing happened to her.” Everett’s voice was flat, but it was chilling to hear.

After seeing him carry the woman away, Mr. Robert was so scared that he slumped onto the chair, unable to stand.

Dorothy felt like she had had a long dream.

The scenes started with her mother’s suicide, where there was blood everywhere, then school classrooms, then Mr. Percy’s angry face. They were flashing past like a slide show.

Suddenly, a wave of great pain woke her up.

She opened her eyes slowly. The white ceiling of the hospital made her feel uncomfortable, so she instinctively wanted to raise her hand to block it.

her hand, she noticed someone

other tightly holding hers. The lights in the ward were on, so it must have been

at his worried face, Dorothy could clearly feel something was changing inside

it felt like to have someone with you when you were

how long it had been since she

been working tirelessly to make money for over ten years. She had gritted her teeth through minor illnesses, and when

bother her as much as

nap. Without speaking, he instinctively raised

normal, his tense face relaxed a bit.

“Still hurt?”

for your concern,

soon as she said this, Everett’s relaxed

when Dorothy addressed

person in charge of SinoSuccess Enterprises has been handed over

respectful yet distant gaze

you been working at the Prosperity Consortium?” Everett suddenly raised his voice. He was both

body, would

and a half.”

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