"What parent would repeatedly push their daughter into a corner?"Kirk's words shocked Charles. He was right. This was the first time Charles had seen such parents. At first, he had thought Sarah and Dan were driven by profits. But they had continued to sabotage Caroline time and time again. There was no way Caroline was actually their daughter."Yes, sir. I understand."…Meanwhile, Caroline bumped into Cheryl at the door when she returned to the office."Caroline, our problem is finally resolved!""Yeah. So, I want to invite all of you to dinner tonight. Book a table at a quiet place."Cheryl agreed, "All right, I'll handle it immediately." After saying that, she went to make a reservation in high spirits.After getting off work, they went to the hotel together.…Betty and Marietta had been traveling to other cities in Easton for the past few days. Since their search for Marietta's daughter hadn't been getting anywhere, Betty had thought of taking Marietta out for a tr
"Jack?" Cheryl murmured, suspecting that she was in a dream. The next moment, she couldn't resist throwing herself into Jack's arms. When she hugged Jack's muscular body, she was sure she wasn't dreaming.Jack was also taken aback by her strong embrace. After a moment, he pursed his lips and carefully raised a hand to pat Cheryl's shoulder. "Hey! I just got off the plane. Sir told me you guys were here for dinner, so I came too."Everyone knew Kirk's secret except for Caroline, who had lost her memories. Jack felt much more relaxed now that he no longer needed to put on any pretenses. It was tough for a brute like him to put on an act. Cheryl finally realized what she had done and quickly let go of Jack. "I'm sorry, Jack. I-I'm really excited because I haven't seen you for a long time."Jack looked at the curls in Cheryl's hair. After thinking about it, he mustered the courage to say, "Cheryl."Cheryl slowly looked up at him."I …" Jack was at a loss for words when Cheryl lo
Once Caroline was done reminding Sonia, she and Kirk got into their car and left. Everyone else followed suit and went their way as well.As Caroline sat in the back seat, she rubbed her belly and whispered, "I'm so full."Kirk heard her and turned to look at her. "Why don't I rub your belly?"Before Caroline could reply, Kirk placed his hand on her belly. Then, she felt a ticklish, warm feeling spreading throughout her body. She blushed slightly. "Kirk …" Kirk looked up at Caroline. "How do you feel?"Caroline wanted to say she felt even more uncomfortable. It wasn't because of her stomach, but because of Kirk's actions. However, she said with a smile, "I feel much better.""Really?" Kirk met Caroline's eyes, his gaze turning a little stern.Caroline couldn't help but straighten in her seat at his gaze. "Yeah, I'm really better now." Why did she get the feeling that Kirk was being a bit rough right now?"You liar!" Kirk said, giving Caroline no room for discussion. "You're cl
Eddy turned his back to Aurora and explained, "You don't need to know the reason at the moment. Just tell Caroline you want to apologize and ask her to bring the man by her side. I don't care how you do it, but she needs to bring him."As Aurora listened to him, she gradually understood his intentions. Eddy's target didn't seem to be Caroline, but rather the man by her side.Sure enough, Eddy continued, "When you meet them, you must find a way to remove the mask on that man's face."Aurora was silent for a moment. Realizing she had no choice, she said, "I'll try.""You can't just try. You have to succeed!"Aurora frowned. However, Eddy was still in charge here, so she nodded. "All right, Mr. Eddy. I'll head home and figure out a way to do that."Once Eddy nodded in agreement, she left. Even after she had gotten in the car, she still had a lot of questions.Her manager approached her and asked, "How did it go? Did Mr. Eddy agree to work with you?"Aurora replied, "More or less."
As Caroline spoke, she frowned. "You don't look so good. Did you not sleep well last night?"Cheryl quickly denied it, even though that was indeed the case."I'm sure you didn't rest well last night. How about this? Sonia and I will go there ourselves. You should stay behind and rest," Caroline suggested. Then, she turned to Sonia, who had already touched up her makeup. "Are you ready to leave, Sonia?"Sonia checked her makeup once more. After making sure everything was fine, she replied, "I'm ready.""All right. Let's go.""Caroline." Cheryl followed Caroline. "I'm fine. I don't need to rest, so take me with you."Caroline glanced at Cheryl with concern. "Are you really okay?"Cheryl assured her that she was fine once again. Caroline glanced at the time. They needed to go, so she told Cheryl, "Let me know if you feel unwell."Cheryl nodded. Then, they set off for their destination.Since Caroline had already gotten rid of the reporters at the back entrance in advance, they
Caroline and Cheryl returned to the office after telling Sonia to stay behind to discuss the advertising content.On their way back, Caroline said, "Soon, the other companies will find out that Sonia is promoting Mr. Mitchell's company." Caroline took her tablet out and opened the information about the remaining companies Evans Group worked with. "So I'll be visiting these companies.""All right. Then, I'll get off at the next intersection and take a cab back to the office.""No." Caroline looked at the documents. "I've already looked up their addresses. We'll pass by the office on the way to the next company. So you don't need to go through the trouble. I'll ask the driver to drop you off at the entrance.""Okay." Cheryl nodded.Half an hour later, they arrived at the entrance of Evans Group. Seeing that Caroline was still reading her documents, Cheryl said goodbye before getting out of the car. However, someone walked toward her before she could close the door, yelling and c
Cheryl watched uneasily as her mother entered the building before looking back at Caroline. "Caroline."Caroline said, "Cheryl, this is a family matter, so I can't really get involved. You should do what needs to be done." After that, she got into the car.As Cheryl watched the car drive away into the distance, she felt a warmth in her chest. The meaning behind Caroline's words couldn't be more obvious. She was telling her that she could use the company's resources however she wanted.Caroline wouldn't interfere with her decisions, even if she wanted to get security to drive her mother away. At the thought of this, Cheryl had mixed feelings as she caught up with her mother.…At this moment, Caroline was in the car. After thinking about it, she felt she should tell Jack about what had just happened.Yesterday, she had noticed Cheryl visibly becoming more cheerful after Jack arrived. She had also seen Jack stealing glances at Cheryl. They were probably in love with each other, a
The person standing at the door gave Willow a fright. The man was wearing a plain white t-shirt, and he had muscular arms. His gaze was fierce and vicious. Even a self-important person like Willow was frightened by him. However, Cheryl was startled when she hurried over and saw who the man was. She suddenly felt small. However, Jack didn't notice. He stared at Willow coldly and said, "Excuse me, this is an office. You shouldn't be causing a scene here. Please leave. I'll have to call the police if you don't."Willow finally regained her composure and said, "I just came to visit my daughter. Why would you call the police? Are visitors not allowed at this company?"She spoke loudly and attracted the attention of everyone at the office. They were Cheryl's colleagues, but Willow didn't care.She wanted the whole world to watch, if possible. Cheryl went pale.Jack put his manners aside and dragged Willow toward the elevator. Frightened, Willow started yelling. "Help! He's bullying
Soon, Kirk and Caroline met up with Thomas. When he saw the two of them, his eyes turned bloodshot from the rage boiling within him. "You won!" He spat with so much force that it seemed like he had used up all his strength for it. "Things didn't have to come to this," Kirk said calmly as he sat down beside Thomas. Thomas snorted derisively. "Oh really? If you hadn't chosen to marry Caroline at such short notice, do you think Eddy would have died? You two were the cause of the tragedy!" Caroline didn't feel like talking anymore after seeing how foolishly adamant Thomas was. She gave Kirk a look, and he hummed in acknowledgment. When he turned to face Thomas again, his eyes were frosty "I'm here to tell you something," he said.Thomas let out a bark of scornful laughter. "Why? What else do you have to tell me, huh? Are you going to tell me that you have a child now?" "It's not about me and Caroline's child. It's about yours," Kirk stated plainly as he stared at Thomas
"Yes, it's true! Why would I lie to you about something so important?" Betty said. "This is wonderful! Marietta's wish has finally come true." Caroline turned to look at Marietta, who had just stopped by the door. Marietta was so shocked by the results that she was too stunned to speak. All she did was stare at Caroline in silence. Caroline opened her lips to speak, but no words came out of her mouth. She and Marietta stood facing each other, tears streaming down their cheeks. The next second, the two of them rushed toward each other and hugged each other as tightly as they could. The words that were at the tip of their tongues turned into tears at this significant moment. The others felt touched as they witnessed the mother-daughter duo's reunion. After some time, Betty broke the silence. "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and call her 'Mom'!"Caroline had once used that word to address Marietta, but she hadn't known that Marietta was her biological mother back then.
Blushing, Caroline nodded. However, Kirk couldn't lift his head due to his injuries. So, Caroline took the initiative to bend over so that she was closer to him. Their lips touched. Yet before Caroline could get that warm, fuzzy feeling she always had when they kissed, she heard Gwen's voice. "Oh? Did we come at the wrong time?" Gwen grinned.It gave Caroline such a shock that she almost fell to the ground. Cheryl reacted quickly and gave Caroline an arm to hold on to for support. Steadying herself, Caroline stared daggers at Gwen, who giggled and placed the supplements she had brought on a table. Sean and Kirk started discussing what had happened that day, while Caroline led Gwen and Cheryl out of the ward. "Are you two back together?" Gwen asked. There was a sparkle in her eyes, which said enough about how eager she was to gossip. When Caroline nodded, Gwen patted her back gleefully and said, "Great! We all know how much Kirk loves you, even though he kept his ident
As Caroline mentally prepared to face death, there was a sudden, loud commotion. The noise was followed by gusts of wind that were so strong that no one could pry their eyes open to see what was going on. Still, Caroline could make out the silhouette of a helicopter above her. She had no idea what had happened next, though. …When she woke up, she was already lying on a bed in a ward. Beside her were Betty and Marietta, their eyes red and puffy from crying. When they noticed that Caroline was awake, the two of them shot up from their chairs."Carrie? You're finally awake!" Still groggy, Caroline forced herself to hum in response. After getting up, she grabbed Betty's hand and said, "Where's Kirk?" "He's fine," said Betty while wiping the tears off her cheeks. "He's in another ward, but he hasn't woken up yet." "Can I see him?" Caroline asked, tearing up. Betty nodded and asked Sean to push Caroline's wheelchair to the ward next door. Caroline couldn't hold back her
Kirk and Caroline hadn't even caught their breaths yet when they sensed a more intense attack coming their way. It didn't seem like these people were human. They seemed like monsters, bringing destruction wherever they went. Caroline watched the situation outside in concern. "Why hasn't Nightshade come back yet? Did he lie to us?" she asked. Kirk gritted his teeth and replied, "No, he wouldn't. They're all people from the dark web, and they're all honorable. Since he promised to bring the top two assassins, he'll definitely come back."As he spoke, he pushed her into a car. "But before that, you have to leave first," he insisted.Caroline noticed that his words were only directed at her. She grabbed his hand tightly. "What do you mean by that?"What did he mean she had to leave first?He replied, "Finn has sent over all his trump cards. If you don't leave, I have no doubt that he'll come here too. So, you need to leave now!" Caroline grabbed his hand. "We haven't gone to Ci
When she saw his reaction, Caroline couldn't help but smile. "What I mean is, let's head to City Hall to re-register our marriage certificate. The information we used to register our marriage before was all fake. "Can we update it with the real information now?"Kirk brightened up. "No problem."She looked at him and smiled again. However, it disappeared as quickly as it appeared. "Oh, I forgot about Thomas. Do you think he'll send someone to ambush us when we go to City Hall?"Kirk fell silent. He didn't want to change the plans, but he still said, "Then, let's wait for Nightshade to find the assassins—"Before he could finish his sentence, gunshots rang out from downstairs. His face dropped, and he rushed to the window, where he saw two groups of people engaged in a gunfight. One of the groups was Thomas' men."What's going on?" Caroline asked as she got up from bed."Thomas must have found out that Nightshade left, so he took the chance to ambush us."Kirk led her to a
"If you make up with Kirk, I'll help you find them both."Caroline and Kirk were stunned to hear Nightshade's condition. Kirk had never expected Nightshade to say such a thing. Caroline was also in disbelief. She felt somewhat reluctant to agree to it."You don't agree?" Nightshade asked when Caroline remained silent. "Alright then, if you disagree, I won't look for them. Besides, Thomas is already planning to go all out against you. "When the time comes, I can escape. But what about you two?"Caroline looked at Kirk. "Thomas plans to go all out against us? You're not lying to me?"Kirk met her eyes and gulped. "No."She pondered for a moment, then looked at Nightshade again. "Do you really have a way to help us find the two assassins?""Of course.""Okay." Caroline lowered her head. "As long as you can help us find those two assassins, I'll agree to your condition."On the other side of the room, Betty and Marietta exclaimed excitedly when they heard her words. "Carrie, do
When Betty noticed how confused everyone looked, she said, "Oh, dear. Did you all forget?"Back then, when Marietta did the DNA test with that girl from the Hackett family—no, the fake Ms. Hackett—Caroline was the one who went to the restaurant with her."She continued, "Didn't we look through the footage from that day? Then, we called in the people who were at the restaurant that day to do another DNA test."Although they had unfortunately been unable to find Marietta's daughter, Betty still considered it a great effort. "We had thought that we had tested everyone. But there was someone who we didn't test!" Betty's eyes lit up as she looked at Caroline. Marietta immediately understood what she meant. She looked at Caroline with excitement, but she didn't dare to get her hopes up. "Caroline…"Caroline also looked at Marietta excitedly. "I… Aunt Mary… this… Is it possible?"Betty replied, "Why wouldn't it be possible? We tested so many people back then, and you were the only
Sarah was about to tell Caroline, but Dan stopped her."Don't tell her. Let her live in pain without ever knowing who her real parents are. Besides, do you really think she will get us the best lawyer?"Caroline wasn't upset that they hadn't taken the bait. Instead, a small smile appeared on her face. "You still have some sanity left."Upon realizing her trick, Sarah shouted angrily, "You liar!"However, she was taken away before she could shout more. Caroline watched as Sarah and Dan disappeared in the police cars. The feigned strength on her face finally disappeared. She might never find her parents in this life. But she didn't regret it. She tilted her head and glanced at Kirk, Cheryl, and Jack beside her. She had no regrets anymore.Even though she couldn't get her parents back, she was content that she had so many friends."Let's head back." Caroline's voice was weary. She needed a good rest, but there was still a tough battle waiting for her. The news about Caroline n