Caroline’s POV:I took my phone back from his hand and gestured for him to calm down. He was stiff and on edge, his eyes full of expectation.“I saw it on the road,” I explained vaguely. I didn’t want to reveal all the details in front of these strangers just yet. Right then I could only trust Matth
Caroline’s POV:Steven Roland. I chewed on that horrible name. I couldn’t keep my hands from shaking. It was clear from the puzzled look on Matthew’s face that I wasn’t hiding my panic very well.“Hey, is everything alright?” he asked, leaning forward in his chair. “You don’t look too good. Do… Do y
Caroline’s POV:“Please forgive me. Mr. Anderson.” James bowed as if he made a severe misstep. William failed to say anything to his assistant. Instead, his focus was fixed on me. He must be judging how much I had gleaned from this conversation with James.To my surprise, William let me go. He just
Caroline’s POV:I hurriedly picked up the tray and the broken pieces of the cups, but William opened the door before I could make my escape. I jumped in surprise and one of the large pieces slipped from my hand, slicing my finger as it did so.Hissing in pain, I let go of the tray and clutched my bl
Caroline’s POV:I was flooded with information, and yet there were still so many questions that were left unanswered. I needed to know the whole truth and nothing but. “Tell me more,” I demanded. I had waited for the truth for so long and now I was mere feet from it. They all lay behind William’s m
Caroline’s POV:It seemed I had succeeded in even frightening William, because he gave up on trying to stop James. I let go of his collar and pushed him aside. He sat to the side and avoided my gaze. I gestured to James to continue.“Caroline, have you seen the video of Sophia and your father?” Jame
Caroline’s POV:Although I spit out the vitriolic words without a second thought, there was no pleasure in my heart. He was still Daniel’s father, after all. There was a time where I was happy to call him the father of my child, and those memories still stayed burned into my mind.William stayed on
Caroline’s POV:“William, did you forget you’re going to marry Sophia?” I said scathingly. “Then what are you doing now? Having an affair? You’re repeating the cycle all over again, William. No matter what you do, you can’t help but manipulate and cheat on women.” “No. I won’t marry her,” William r
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
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I watched as Selena began to pace anxiously around the room. She held the phone in her hands like it was a bomb ready to explode at the slightest touch.“Selena, just take a seat,” I urged. “It’s just a call from Elbert. Just answer it and tell him that you’re okay.”“What am
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:The drive back to my home was stark silent. I suspected it was because of Selena’s embarrassment about being too in over her head and having to be rescued. For that reason, I didn’t push her to talk, merely continuing to chauffeur her to safety. When we arrived, I opened the
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I rolled down my window to catch a glimpse of what the men were saying to Selena.“Come on, baby girl,” one of the creeps said. “Let us take you home. We’ll show you a good time.”One of his lowlife friends snickered in agreement. “Yeah, babe. We’ll take you for a ride. It’s
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:Thankfully Elbert had kept his word about having my car fixed. It was in the driveway in time for me to head home. The drive to the Lambert estate was a silent and uneventful one. My mind was filled with the images of the dinner catastrophe that had happened less than thirty