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
"It's something very simple," said Caroline awkwardly. Her answer made Cheryl even more confused. After all, Kirk would agree to it if it was as simple as Caroline described. "What exactly is it, then?" Cheryl asked.Her gaze was so innocent that Caroline knew she wasn't pretending to be clueless. Cheryl was earnestly trying to help her solve her problem with Kirk. Helpless, Caroline sighed and said, "You know that Kirk and I sleep in different rooms, right?" Cheryl nodded. Of course, she knew about that. "I don't want that anymore," said Caroline. "Do you get what I mean?"Cheryl's cheeks turned bright red. She lowered her head as she looked at the ground."I see," she said. "But why did he still not …"Her voice faltered, and her cheeks were red from how hard she was blushing. But they both understood what she meant. Although she and Jack were together now, they had only gone as far as holding hands. "Who knows?" said Caroline helplessly as she wiped her hands dry.
Caroline looked at Cheryl beside her. Cheryl's face said it all. She lowered her voice and said, "What are the odds?"They had come to the mall just opposite their office. What kind of luck was this that they had run into Aurora here?Caroline remained calm and composed as she pointed at one of the watches on display and said, "I want this. Wrap it up for me, will you?" "Okay," said the staff. Knowing that Caroline was Evans Group's CEO, she wasted no time and got to work immediately. After taking the watch out of the display case and wrapping it up, she handed it over to Cheryl. Cheryl took the watch from the staff and asked Caroline, "Let's go?" Caroline nodded in agreement and walked out of the store with Cheryl beside her. They had to walk past the jewelry store because it was next door. Caroline didn't want to see Aurora's face, but fate had other plans for her. In truth, Aurora had come here on purpose because she wanted to meet Caroline. Now that Caroline had com
Cheryl looked nervously at Caroline, her face paling after seeing the look on Caroline's face. An ominous feeling washed over her, and she rushed forth to support Caroline. "Don't listen to that nonsense! Let's go!" she said. Gritting her teeth, Caroline summoned all her strength to stop herself from passing out. "What did you say?" she asked. Aurora misunderstood Caroline's reaction and thought that she had succeeded in triggering Caroline. Feeling satisfied, she repeated after herself, "I said that your wedding wasn't even grand in the least—"Aurora hadn't even managed to finish her sentence when Cheryl slapped her across the face. "Shut up, you!" Cheryl warned. Horror-stricken, Aurora, who had never in her life been slapped, could only stare in surprise at Cheryl. "How dare you?" she screeched and dashed in Cheryl's direction, ready to tear the latter apart. At that moment, she had totally forgotten that Cheryl was her sister-in-law-to-be.Cheryl herself was n
"When will she wake up?" Kirk asked. For some reason, Kirk's tone made the doctor feel like he was being interrogated. "I don't know," the doctor said. "It depends on her condition."Seeing how Kirk was ready to barge in and strangle the doctor, Charles rushed forward to stop him.At the same time, he gave Cheryl a look and said, "Sir, calm down. It all depends on the madam right now. We can't do anything for her." Kirk's eyes were locked on the doctor. He didn't want to admit it, but there really wasn't anything they could do for Caroline now. "Let me go!" he roared. After a moment of hesitation, Charles finally let go of Kirk. He sighed in relief after seeing Kirk go into the ward. Kirk felt his heart break when he saw Caroline on the hospital bed. "Caroline," he muttered as he gripped her hand. The unconscious Caroline didn't respond to him. Lying on the bed, she looked beautiful yet devoid of life. Kirk tightened his grip on her hand. He felt a mix of emotions. He
"Sir, I know that you're mad right now, but please calm down."Charles was trying his best to persuade Kirk. "The madam became Hackett Group's target because they're working together with the Morrisons. They did it because it was the Morrisons' order." He added, "But we've started carrying out our plans against the Morrisons. We had overspent last time. If we continue …"Charles paused when he sensed Kirk's piercing gaze, but he forced himself to continue."Sir, I've never doubted you. But you're being too impulsive this time!" "Impulsive?" Kirk shot up from the chair.The next thing Charles knew, Kirk was holding him by the scruff of his neck. "If it hadn't been for Caroline, I would have strangled those people to death!" Sean, who had just arrived, saw this scene unfold. It didn't take him long to realize what had happened, and he rushed in to pull the two men apart. "What the hell are you two doing?" he yelled. He pretended to be pissed at the two of them and said, "
Sean and Gwen looked at each other. They could tell why this doctor had a hard time talking about it. He obviously suspected that Caroline was in a coma."Okay. Thank you, doctor. We'll discuss it with her family."After thanking the doctor again, Gwen and Sean walked toward the ward."I should let you talk to Kirk about this." Gwen didn't dare to talk to Kirk. He had been caring for Caroline and sticking close to her for the past two days. But Caroline never woke up, and Kirk had had a dark look on his face the entire time.Forget the doctor who didn't dare tell her the truth; even she didn't have the guts to talk to Kirk.Sean said awkwardly, "If we tell him this now, he'll definitely snap.""Then, are we just not going to tell him?" Gwen was about to cry. "What if Carol is really in a coma? What should we do?"Sean quickly hugged her. "Don't cry. I'm thinking of a solution. How about this? I'll try to lure him away. Then, we'll take Caroline for a check-up when he's gone."
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