Eddy glanced at Asher and asked, "What's the matter? Are you thinking of backing out?"Asher had indeed considered doing so. However, if he were to back out, he would offend both Caroline and Eddy simultaneously. Would the two families work together to target him?Asher was no fool. So he hurriedly said, "You're overthinking it, Mr. Eddy. I'm just curious about his identity. "I think he's formidable. After all, he even managed to convince someone like Neil. This shows that we can't underestimate him.""You don't have to bother with him. All you have to do is deal with Caroline," Eddy replied, pinching his nose bridge. "Caroline can now use the port in Huldren to export her goods. Is there really nothing you can do to stop it?"Asher fell silent momentarily. Then, he shook his head. "There's a way. But the cost is too high.""What is it?" asked Eddy. Asher responded, "We'll have to set up obstacles along her shipment route. We can intercept her and stop her goods from getti
The Snyders were a generous lot. They rented their largest port to Evans Group. This wonderful piece of news made Cheryl beam from ear to ear. A soft smile hung on Caroline's lips at how happy Cheryl looked. Still, Caroline doubted that things would go without a hitch because Eddy would have some tricks up his sleeve. Nevertheless, now wasn't the time to overthink things. "Did you find out why Aurora targeted you when I wasn't around?" Caroline asked. Cheryl shook her head in dismay. "I didn't, but I discovered something strange. Two, to be precise." "What are they?""Aurora and Asher are getting married." "What's so strange about that?" asked Caroline, puzzled. "You see, even after so many years, the Hackett family couldn't accept Aurora as Asher's partner because she was an actress," Cheryl said. "They were against this marriage the whole time. It's strange that they have agreed to it all of a sudden." Caroline pondered it for some time and failed to see why the
Caroline and Cheryl stared at Willow as if they had just seen a ghost. After all, to them, it had seemed like pigs would fly before Willow would admit that she was in the wrong."I was wrong," Willow repeated after seeing the looks of disbelief on the two young women's faces. She stared at Cheryl as she spoke. There was even a hint of flattery in her eyes as she said, "Oh, if someone asks you if I've apologized to you, you must tell them that I've done so." Upon hearing her say that, Caroline found it all too strange. She grabbed Willow by the arm and demanded, "Who sent you here to apologize in the first place?"Willow freaked out for a bit at Caroline's sudden confrontation but quickly put on a smile and said, "No one. I came here of my own free will."Glancing at Cheryl, Caroline asked, "I think this kind of apology isn't sincere in the least. Let's go, Cheryl." Understanding the task, Cheryl went with the flow and said, "Okay." She and Caroline turned to leave right
It struck Willow that Aiden and Selena might actually be Cheryl's biological parents. She knew at first glance that they were filthy rich. But then she remembered that Aurora could produce a hundred thousand dollars just like that. Suddenly, she felt extremely annoyed. She didn't feel like apologizing anymore and simply turned to leave. A while later, Cheryl realized that Willow had left. Confused, she uttered, "That's strange. Where did my mom go?" Caroline had seen Willow leave some time ago and had noticed that the latter had seemed rather despondent. She looked like she had just lost a million-dollar cash prize. Frowning, Caroline said, "Don't bother. Now that she's gone, you can relax for a few days." Cheryl nodded and chirped, "You're right." Indeed, she had been in quite a predicament for the past few days, and it was all because of Willow. "Let's go," Caroline said, heading straight to the office with Cheryl following closely behind her. The two of them parted
After contemplating it for a while, Caroline asked the staff to hand the phone back to her manager. "Don't come back to the office yet. I'll find a way to settle things," she said. Then, she hung up right after that. It went without saying that Eddy was the one behind this. Since Hackett Group had stopped Caroline from shipping her products once before, Asher must have also been involved in this.Caroline thought of Cheryl all of a sudden. If she asked Cheryl for help …She dismissed the thought almost immediately. Cheryl probably didn't know that she wasn't Willow's biological daughter yet.Cheryl had only just started to calm down after the recent events. So if Caroline revealed this to her, she would definitely be distressed all over again.Besides, even if Cheryl learned her true identity and talked to Asher in person, he might still not agree to cooperate with Caroline.In the end, Caroline thought it was best not to interfere in the matter regarding Cheryl's parents. Thi
Caroline smiled. "As long as you let my products pass," she said. "Okay. I'll consider it then," Asher said. He ended the call, his mind and heart a mess. Caroline smiled with her phone in one hand. She knew that Asher had cooperated with Eddy solely for profit. Based on her observations, Asher had gained nothing from dealing with her company this whole time. That was why she was willing to use such a huge bait to make him give up working with the Morrisons. But she also knew that he wouldn't accept her offer so easily. It would take some kind of external pressure for him to realize that working with Eddy wouldn't benefit him and make him accept her offer. However, Caroline still needed to figure out who she could rely on to pressure Asher into that. As things stood now, there was no way her products could pass through Huldren. So she could only ask her manager to handle the shipment and get some rest somewhere with the truck drivers. How great would it be if she had a
The coolness of the silver mask combined with the warmth of the sudden kiss made Caroline's heart beat faster.When Kirk finally let go of her, he saw her eyes sparkling as she looked into his. Her stare made his heart race, and something in him stirred uncontrollably. She stared longingly at him and muttered, "Why don't you stay for the night?" Her voice was so sweet and delicate that he couldn't find it in him to refuse her. A sheen of red crept up her cheeks, and she turned away from him. She didn't have the courage to see how he would react. Seeing her blush, Kirk was on the verge of agreeing to her request. At the very last moment, rationality pulled him back and stopped him from accepting her invitation. "No." The shy look on Caroline's face faltered. A brief moment later, she pushed him and leaned against him, asking, "Why?"Kirk swallowed. He could already feel beads of sweat forming on his forehead. He could also feel his sense of reason gradually slipping away
Caroline had taken a lot of time looking at her reflection in the mirror after putting on the pajamas. She thought that her figure was good enough. She wasn't too skinny or too plump. Why wouldn't Kirk just …The longer she thought about it, the more frustrated she became. She was so pissed that she wanted to strangle Kirk with her bare hands. Kirk, on the other hand, realized that he wasn't hallucinating. Caroline was indeed in the room, so he had no choice but to maintain some distance between the two of them. "Caroline, it's not that I don't like you," he said. "Why won't you just … just … " Caroline couldn't finish her sentence. She was so frustrated that she was on the brink of tearing up. She hadn't been this upset even when Eddy had caused her so much trouble. But now, though …The thing Kirk feared the most was Caroline's tears. Her tears made him forget everything on his mind, and he rushed forth to pull her into an embrace. "Don't cry," he coaxed. "It's not yo