With that, Willow got up and left. However, as she left, she took some food along with her. It was a sharp contrast to what she had been doing just a few seconds before.After she left, no one had the appetite to eat anymore. They all comforted Cheryl, telling her it was okay. She forced a smile. "Don't worry, everyone. I'm fine. Besides, the court is a fair place. They wouldn't be biased."I really am fine. I think I drank too much water. I'll head to the restroom," she said once again with a forced smile. As she walked to the door, Jack stood up to follow her, but Caroline stopped him. "I'll go."Gwen supported her, saying, "It's best to let Carrie go and comfort her." Hearing them, Jack sat back down. "It'll be fine," Caroline reassured him. She got up and headed toward the restroom. Soon, she found Cheryl crying on a toilet seat in an open stall. She handed her tissues. Cheryl looked up in surprise, but upon seeing Caroline, she threw herself in the latter's arms and c
"That's strange," Caroline said thoughtfully. "If no one in your family is studying law, then who gave your mother the idea to sue you?" Even though they were now in the modern age, the older generation was still adapting to using phones, and going to court was still a foreign concept for most people. If anything happened, it was usually dealt with personally. Matters like these were rarely taken to court. Moreover, Willow had looked so triumphant, as if the judge had already awarded her the one million dollars. Hence, Caroline found it suspicious.Cheryl frowned. She considered it for a moment before shaking her head. "Most of my family members dropped out of school after junior high. Even if some of them attended high school, very few made it to college. Most either work at a company or run their own business."But becoming a lawyer? No, none of them could be one." Caroline immediately understood. "Then it isn't someone in your family who's giving these ideas to your moth
Caroline seemed to be asleep. So Kirk gently carried her and got out of the car. Caroline remained nestled in his arms, not struggling in the slightest. Kirk smiled softly at how soundly she was sleeping. No matter how much time passed, watching Caroline sleep always made him remember the best time of his life.He carried Caroline to the room and gently placed her on the bed. Just as he was about to get up, she wrapped her arms around his neck.Kirk's expression shifted at her actions.On the bed, Caroline suddenly opened her eyes and looked at him cunningly. "You can't get away now, can you?"Kirk's expression changed slightly, but he still pretended to be calm. "What do you want?""For you to sleep with me." Although Caroline had spoken softly, she still voiced how she felt. She wanted to take things step by step until Kirk was ready to remove his mask around her.Kirk knew what she was up to just by looking at her gaze, and he grabbed her arms. "Knock it off, Carrie.""I
Willow was now relaxing on a big bed in a luxurious five-star hotel. This was the first time in her life that she slept in such a comfortable bed. Just as she was enjoying herself, she heard the door open.Willow sat up on the bed in shock. Upon seeing a beautiful woman walk into the room, she became a little more timid.Just like the woman had told her on the phone, Willow had gone to the hotel to see Cheryl and tell her that she would sue her. This woman was so resourceful that she even knew that Cheryl wasn't Willow's real daughter.At this thought, Willow stepped back and looked at the woman before her warily.The moment Aurora had entered the room, she had looked at Willow from head to head.After making sure Willow matched the gullible image of the rural woman in the photo, Aurora asked disdainfully, "Are you Cheryl's mother?"Willow nodded. "Hello.""Well, have you told Cheryl?""Yes. Can I really get one million dollars if I do this?"Aurora's gaze was filled with co
As Willow looked at the script over and over again, she felt hesitation wash over her. However, she no longer had the chance to back out because the crew had already finished setting up and were urging her to begin....When Caroline went to work the next day, she got some bad news. The goods that needed to be exported from Orbisia Port were stuck at the port. They couldn't move them by an inch."Why?" Caroline asked, visibly upset. If they didn't ship out these supplies, Evans Group would lose millions of dollars.Cheryl's mood wasn't affected by what Willow had said yesterday. She opened the documents and explained, "The Hacketts have always rented Orbisia Port. I guess they gave the order not to let us export our supplies."Caroline's expression shifted at her words. "The Hacketts?"She immediately thought of Aurora and Asher's relationship. Then, she remembered that unpleasant meal back then.Caroline asked, "Can we deliver our goods from another port?""We can, but it wo
Upstairs, Aiden and Selena thought they had misheard the housekeeper. They asked each other in unison, "Did you hear that?"After a while, they gradually calmed down and walked out of the room.When the housekeeper saw Aiden and Selena walking out, she said excitedly, "Please wait a moment, Ms. Lewis. Mr. Hackett Senior will be down soon."Cheryl was speechless. After three minutes, she finally heard Aiden's trembling voice on the phone, as if he was trying to control his emotions. "Hello, I'm Aiden Hackett." Cheryl thought she was overthinking things. Aiden was a stranger. He wouldn't be so excited to answer a phone call."Hello, I'm Cheryl Lewis." Cheryl almost forgot her reason for calling them. "I'm calling to set an appointment. We heard that you've just returned, and Ms. Evans would like to visit you. Is that all right?""Yes, of course, that's okay. Well …" When Cheryl was about to hang up the phone, Aiden asked hurriedly, "Cheryl—I mean, Ms. Lewis, will you be joinin
Confused, Aiden and Selena took Asher's phone. When they saw the article, their expressions shifted at the same time.The news article detailed a shocking scandal about Evans Group's CEO's assistant. It said that she didn't support her parents. She shouted at them, hit them, and even tried to kill her own brother. They called her a scumbag.Aiden and Selena felt their hearts beating faster with every sentence they read."That's impossible. How could Cheryl be someone like that? I don't believe it." Selena shook her head, falling onto the couch. "I don't believe it."Seeing this, Aurora approached Selena. She patted her back and said, "Mrs. Hackett Senior, there's no way Cheryl is someone like that. There must be some sort of misunderstanding.""That's right! There has to be a misunderstanding!" Selena seemed to have thought of something and grabbed Asher. "We've investigated her. Cheryl's family treats her pretty well, but since Caroline took over Evans Group, Cheryl's salary
Once she got in the car, Aurora couldn't resist letting a triumphant look appear on her face. She glanced at Asher, who had finally walked out of the Hacketts' residence. When she saw him smiling, she knew that their plan had succeeded.Sure enough, when Asher got in the car, he said cheerfully, "My parents have agreed to our terms. They said that as long as you help my sister with this issue, we can get married."Upon hearing this, Aurora snuggled into Asher's chest in relief. But there was a hint of panic in her tone as she asked, "Sweetheart, do you think I'm manipulative for doing this?"Asher said with a smile, "Of course not. It was because of your help that the Hacketts and Morrisons were able to work together. Honey, you're so incredible that I wanted to marry you long ago. "Unfortunately, my family didn't agree to that. So, we've made our parents agree to our marriage on the condition that we help my sister. Although that doesn't sound pleasant, we don't have a choice.