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.

Kenneth crouched, gently wiping the rain from her cheeks with the corner of his jacket. “Don’t you see? Every time you and Everett come close, disaster follows! Without him, your life might be dull, but at least it’s stable. Without you, he’d still be the

untouchable and proud Mr. Everett Lopez!”

words seared into Dorothy’s

a heavy stone was crushing her, making it hard to

But you’ve seen it yourself, even

become of Heather was not interesting to Kenneth. His

herself and return.

him here. As soon as I know

the hope of seeing Everett again. Kenneth positioned the umbrella over her. As he reached to lift her he recoiled

wounds, and now drenched in the rain for so long. It was a miracle

but the word “no” came out with undeniable clarity. “He hasn’t woken up yet… I have to stay with him.”

not for anyone else, think about your

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her

she’s okay,

fine! Heather didn’t lay a finger on her. With Karen watching over her, she didn’t even lose a

what about

thinned his lips and

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

to hersell, Dorothy was

feared that Karen had suffered those torments.

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

he arrived, Everett was already deeply unconscious, being whisked away in an ambulance

Upon entering, the smell of blood hit him. Following the

shook him

thought Everett hadn’t made it.

only after he held back Kevin, who was dealing with the aftermath, that he learned which hospital

him

if she stayed by the dacr all

weakly. “He’s done so much for me.