Chapter 471


    Chapter 471


    The nurse said with a smile, but when Dorothy heard her words, they twisted a knot in her stomach


    Everett had been injured trying to save her, yet it was her he kept asking for in his heart.


    “Don’t cry, honey,” the nurse blurted out, clearly flustered as she hurried to hand Dorothy a tissue.


    Dorothy managed a weak smile. Thank you”


    “You’re wee! I’m just d you could make it. Honestly, I think the first person Mr. Lopez would


    want to see when he wakes up you?” The nurse’s face brightened with a relieved smile. “During the


    surgery, there was a moment I thought we’d lost him, but it was your name that brought him back. It


    was like a miracle!”


    Dorothy paused, a bit embarrassed, and asked, “You performed the surgery?”


    “Yep!


    Dorothy had mistaken her for a nurse. But the young doctor didn’t seem to mind. Sheughed it off,


    “You think I’m too young to be in OR, huh?


    “Well, you do look very young. Now that Dorothy knew she was the surgeon, she eagerly asked about


    Everett’s condition.


    After leaming that Everett was out of danger, Dorothy’s worry finally eased,


    Outside the ICU, Amanda stormed in upon hearing that her husband had allowed Dorothy to visit their


    son without her consent


    “How could you let her in to see our boy without asking me?”


    “You and Heather went behind my back, too Jonathan retorted, his patience with his wife wearing thin.


    “I have my reasons for doing this”


    “You’re not seriously considering letting Dorothy into the Lopez family, are you?”


    Jonathan frowned. “If Everett wakes up, the first person he’ll want to see is Dorothy Having her nearby


    will help him recover faster


    For Jonathan, his son’s health was priority and now with the custody of his grandchildren secured, why


    not chase a little happiness for


    his son?


    our home and never leave?


    “Aren’t you afraid that Dorothy will just nt herself in o


    Im not worried. She’s not that kind of person.”


    Amanda huffed, clearly dissatisfied with her husband’s must in Dorothy.


    “How well do you think you know her? What if she-


    N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material.


    “if she was after money, she could’ve refused to divorce Everett years ago, and we wouldn’t have been


    able to do a thing. Plus, I looked into it when she got pregnant and had the kids. She never ined to use


    them to get money from Everett. She kept them hidden.”


    Jonathan was shrewd in business, and his conclusions were always based on thorough investigations.


    ‘Maybe she’s ying the long game, Amanda persisted, her dislike for Dorothy unwavering.


    But Jonathan cut through her objections, “It seems to me you’re the one who’s scared to face Dorothy


    ‘Scared? Of what? She’s not worth my time!”


    Jonathan sighed. “Sometimes feel like I don’t even know you anymore. How could you change so


    much over Heather?”


    Back in Eldonia City


    it would take at least live working days for Kennellis passport to rece, even with a rush order. There


    was no other choice, Karen suggested she would go first.


    They couldn’t just leave Corothy alone abroad.


    “Winght, you go ahead, and once I get my passport, Ill bring the kids over,” Keh said, concerned


    about Karen managing both Dorothy and the children on her own.


    Keh booked Karen’s Night, splurging on a first ss ticket to ensure herfort


    As Karen settled into her seat on the ne, her neighbor was a man


    –


    bandage wupped around his head, currently dozing off.


    His sharp features and handsome face caught Karen’s attention, and she couldn’t help but steal a few


    more nces his way