GoodReadHe caught the hint right away and quickly shifted the topic. "Everett, as long as you don't push things too far, there's always room for compromise. But if you persistently disregard everything for that woman, who's going to have a good impression of her?" "I rushed over here without even getting a chance to tell her. | just want to let her know in case she needs me." "What could she possibly need? The one lying in the hospital bed is your own mother! If she doesn't consider your difficult position at this moment, does she really have feelings for you?" Everett didn't want to argue with his father at this moment. He just cast his eyes on the phone in his hand.
But the screen never lit up. Dorothy hadn't replied.
It seemed like she didn’t need anything.
Dorothy felt like she had been thrown into a deep pit.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe felt like she had been consumed by darkness, unable to see her hand in front of her.
She wanted to scream but couldn't make a sound. She wanted to run but couldn't move.
Suddenly, she heard someone calling her name from behind her. After listening closely, she realized that it was her mother's voice.
"Dorothy, Mommy won't be able to protect you anymore. Mommy is leaving." "Dorothy, remember, Mommy loves you very much.” Dorothy desperately wanted to rush towards the source of the sound, but she abruptly opened her eyes.
Then the somewhat dazzling white ceiling of the hospital came into view.
The darkness was gone, and so was the voice of her mother.
By her side, Kenneth quickly came over to hold her wrist, sounding like an elated husband rejoicing the return of his wife.
"Dorothy, you're finally awake!" Dorothy slowly shifted her gaze to his hand.
Kenneth realized that he was too excited and had overstepped his bounds. He quickly let go of her hand as he began laughing awkwardly. "Um, Karen was called away by the doctor. I'll go get her." After he left, Dorothy suddenly saw a man in a bright white coat walking in.
She didn't recognize him by his face, but the man was obviously there to see her.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Dorothy, someone asked me to deliver a message to you." She looked up, her vision somewhat blurred. "Who are you?" "Who | am is not important. What's important is that you know how to proceed. Otherwise, the consequences you'll face will be worse than just this." Dorothy clenched her fists abruptly. "Did Heather send you?!" "Haha, she doesn't have that capability.” The man laughed a few more times. "Don't tell me you have no idea who you've offended.” "Is the Lopez family threatening me? Now that you've killed my mother, what more can you do to me?" Dorothy deliberately led the man to reveal the truth to confirm her own suspicion.
But the man didn't explicitly say it, nor did he deny it. He only kept laughing, a laugh that made one's heart tremble with fear.
"Do you only have your mother around you? No, you have many weak spots that can be threatened. Like... the Kenneth who just left, or... your best friend, Karen Miller." Dorothy's heart sank. "Don't you dare touch them!" "We're not interested in small fry like them. As long as you behave, everyone will be better off." After saying this, the man adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses on his nose and walked out.
The man disappeared; all she heard was the thud of the door closing. It was as if he had never been there, almost like an illusion.
But Dorothy knew that this was not an illusion.
How could she not understand what was going on at this point? The Lopez family was not something she could fight against.
"Dorothy!" Karen's voice came from a distance. She pushed the door open and ran to her bedside while panting in both exhaustion and fear. "You're pregnant! Do you know?!" Dorothy fell silent.
"You do know?!" Karen understood after seeing her silence.
Dorothy moistened her dry lips as she spoke in a hoarse voice, "Please help me keep it a secret.”
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