Caroline’s POV:In my unconscious state, I was plagued by an awful nightmare.In my nightmare, I was adrift in a neverending stormy sea. A thunderstorm raged around me, tossing and turning my raft. I clung on for dear life, trying desperately to stay afloat, but that’s when I heard a tragic noise: t
Caroline’s POV:When I jumped, I knew at that moment that I truly wanted to die. The world was just too horrible. It wasn’t fair to my father because he needed me now more than ever, but I couldn’t live my life full of shame and void of my dignity. There was a terrifying chance that I might survive
Caroline’s POV:I stared at the report with wide eyes, my lips parted in awe. Someone had clearly changed the diagnosis for me, but who could have done that? Who would have had the power to do so?Stunned, I briefly thought back to the few suspects who could have had a reason to hide the results fro
William’s POV:The second I was done with Martin, I snatched up the phone and called my assistant to get the location of Caroline’s deadbeat father. It turned out he was in another hospital, pathetically lying there in a deep coma. Regardless of my feelings about him, he was my key to finally figuri
Caroline’s POV:My world was spinning out of control. I could feel myself fading in and out of consciousness as it felt like my whole body was on fire. I couldn’t even muster up the strength to flush the toilet and wash away all that blood. I didn’t fight William when he carefully lifted me into hi
Caroline’s POV:William stood stock still with a mixture of shock and anger scrawled over his face. He must have overheard Laden speaking, but from the confusion that flitted over his expression, he clearly hadn’t heard everything. I scrambled to find anything that would calm him down and get him t
Caroline’s POV:I stared at William disbelievingly, his words ringing in my ears. They were said with such vitriol that one would think I was his worst enemy.William’s behavior was as to be expected: a kind and generous man one second, but when he doesn’t get what he wants, he explodes in a ball of
Caroline’s POV:The horrific sight of my father being wheeled into the operating room had fear gripping my heart. My father must have been terribly injured in some sort of accident to require surgery, but how? “Dad?” I worriedly called, hurriedly following them into the operating room to demand ans
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:My stomach dropped like an anvil at Jean’s reminder. If the people found out that one of the country’s top designers was the supposedly dead ex-wife of billionaire William Anderson, I’m going to face a crisis of public opinion. The press wouldn’t leave me alone.Worse still,
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:After stepping away from Jean, I was met with Daniel, whose face was lit up with nothing but joy. “Mommy! Mommy, did you see me? Daddy say they like me!”A smile renewed itself on my face and I squeezed his hand. “I did! You were so handsome up there! The judges passed you wi
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:Whatever Jean and Bella were talking about looked fairly serious. Bella seemed outright afraid of Jean, and while I respected my former mentor, I didn’t want there to be any quarrels just before the fashion show.So, I eased myself closer, pretending to listen to a different
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:Numerous eyes studied my stolid expression looking for that sign of weakness that I had honed myself to never show. I didn’t blame them — who didn’t love a bit of gossip? Perhaps three years ago, I would have been steeped in humiliation. That was not the woman who I was anym
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I felt only discomfort at William’s words. The mask was off, and there was no pretending that I wasn’t the woman he thought I was. He used Daniel to lure me out of the woodworks, and now utilized his own son as a way to keep in contact with me. The aspects of myself I had wor
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I returned to the office building with a scowl written over my face. I came to stand outside my office, taking a deep breath to prepare myself, before barging through. “Alright, William, let’s not waste any—” I stopped when I was met with an empty room. My brow furrowed and
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:We woke up early the next day, where Selena complained of a light hangover. It was quickly rectified by some water and a light snack, and we spent the morning chatting over our shared interest in fashion. Though she did most of the talking, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Selena co
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:A crack of thunder echoed from outside my open window. I closed my book and took a look outside, only for the first droplets of rainfall to hit my nose. A yawn was drawn out of me as I closed my window, and I got ready for a nice rest in bed. Just as my eyes were beginning t
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:The cut was accidentally caused in the brawl with the creeps that tried to take advantage of Selena. I had ignored that I’d been cut so deeply, too distracted by caring for Selena. Had she not spoken a word, I would have almost forgotten about it.“I can take care of it mysel