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.

she immediately changed her flight. It wasn’t until she was on the plane

Dorothy arrived back in Eldorria City, it was almost

hailed a taxi to the

from the ER

her tears, but they slipped down her cheek, landing

to reach out to wipe her daughter’s

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

her primary doctor came over and called Dorothy

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

dragging on.” Dr. Oliver sighed. “What are you planning to

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,

about

the doctor

with the smell of disinfectant. She stood there

was still standing in the same

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