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."
Sean and Charles walked out of the ward. As soon as they did, Charles quickly asked, "How many days has Mr. Morrison gone by without eating or drinking? He can't keep living like this.""I know that, but if Caroline doesn't wake up, he'll continue to torture himself like this. Besides, you know him. Unless Caroline wakes up, he won't listen to anyone who asks him to eat something."After a moment, Charles lowered his head and said, "I'm really worried about his condition.""Me too!" Sean patted Charles on the shoulder and said, "All right. Let's not talk about this for now. What are you doing here? Did something happen?"Charles nodded. "Mr. Morrison planned to acquire Morrison Corp. I don't know what happened, but those shareholders suddenly backed out. "After investigating for the past few days, we found out that the Morrisons' butler discovered that we had made a move to acquire Morrison Corps' shares. "He kidnapped the shareholders' children and threatened them not to sell
"What you're saying is that we can only keep waiting.""It's not just me. Michael thinks so too.""Since Michael also thinks that …" Gwen sat down. "We can only wait."At this moment, Gwen saw Cheryl walking in dejectedly. She stood up worriedly. "What's wrong, Cheryl?"Cheryl looked up in a daze. When she saw Gwen, she smiled. "Oh, w-why didn't I see you when I dropped by just now?""We took Carol for a check-up." Gwen walked to the door and took Cheryl's hand. "What's wrong, Cheryl? You look haggard. Did something happen?""No." Cheryl shook her head, visibly upset. It was obvious that something had happened.Gwen panicked. "What on earth happened, Cheryl? Don't scare me!"With that, Cheryl couldn't hold on anymore and threw herself into Gwen's arms. "What should I do, Gwen? What do you think I should do?"Gwen was confused by Cheryl's mindless drivel. She had to wait until Cheryl was done crying before whispering, "What on earth is going on, Cheryl?"Cheryl wiped the tea
After a moment, Cheryl seemed to realize something. She let go of Gwen and walked to the bed. "How's Caroline?""She's still unconscious." Gwen's eyes landed on Caroline. "For now, we can only wait for her to wake up on her own.""This is all Aurora's fault!" Cheryl said with gritted teeth."That's right. If she hadn't mentioned the marriage, Carol wouldn't have been triggered and passed out. "Aurora must know something. I heard she tried to remove Kirk's mask when she met Caroline last time. There's no way she doesn't know anything.""I think so, too!" The hatred in Cheryl's eyes deepened."Why is life so unfair? Carol is unconscious while Aurora is happily marrying Asher," Gwen spat. "Gwen." Cheryl sniffed. "Since life is unfair, we must seek justice ourselves."Gwen looked at Cheryl with concern. "Cheryl, please don't do anything stupid."Cheryl shook her head. "I won't, Gwen. It's getting late, so I should return to the office.""Okay." Gwen walked Cheryl out. Feeling u
Silence ensued at the table.After a while, Aiden asked cautiously, "Cheryl, did you come to see us today because—""No!" Cheryl denied it without thinking.A trace of hurt appeared on Aiden's and Selena's faces. But soon, Aiden said, "It's okay. We know you can't accept us as your parents immediately. But Cheryl, we hope you'll still give us a chance to make up for the suffering you've been through for the past two decades.""I'll pass." Cheryl said with a smile, "I'm afraid that Ms. Jenner will be upset if she finds out."Aiden and Selena looked at each other, puzzled. "What does Aurora have to do with this?"When Cheryl saw that they seemed to be out of the loop, she said nonchalantly, "You didn't know?""Know about what?""Do you know that my … adoptive mother accused me of not supporting them and abusing my younger brother?""Yes, of course." They nodded profusely."Aurora was behind all of that. If I'm not wrong, the reason she targeted me was because she knew I was y
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