The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 224

Just this was enough to shatter the facade Dorothy had been painstakingly maintaining.

Even in his unconscious state, he was still calling out her name.

"Forget about me, Everett."

If she could turn back time, she would have deleted Everett from her contacts without a second thought. She wouldn’t even have joined the same class group as him. That way, she would have never crossed paths with this man again.

He had given her the most precious and purest love in the world, something that was truly unique.

It was the most blatant favoritism she had ever experienced in her twenty-something years of life.

Alas, the 'love experience' coupon had expired, and she had to go back to the real world.

"Dorothy…"

Everett, with his eyes tightly shut, muttered once again, seeming to mumble something.

Dorothy leaned in cautiously to listen, barely making out the words.

He was saying, “Don't divorce me.”

…

Everett's hospitalization eventually couldn't be kept a secret.

When Heather rushed to the hospital, she saw Jeffrey and immediately started complaining.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? This is a big deal! What if something dangerous happened?!"

"It was his wish not to let others know." Jeffrey raised an eyebrow. "I only told you because I couldn't stand it!"

Heather detected something off with him. "What do you mean?"