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.

her flight. It wasn’t until she was on the plane that she remembered to ask Karen to explain

Dorothy arrived back in Eldorria City, it was almost

a taxi to the hospital.

transferred from the ER to the

seeing her mother’s pale face on the bed, Dorothy struggled to hold back her tears, but they slipped

cry…” Bella weakly opened her eyes. She even tried to reach out to wipe her daughter’s tears,

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

her primary doctor came over and

could my mother suddenly have a heart attack?

Dr. Oliver sighed. “What are you planning to do? If she

Dorothy immediately asked, “How much does

we get the

million was easy for the doctor to say, but for Dorothy, it would take years to eam. By then, it would be

about it.”

that, the doctor left.

corridor, filled with the smell of disinfectant.

she was still standing in the same