Cheryl looked at Selena gratefully and nodded. "Yeah. Moreover, she's in the hospital now, so I'm very worried about her.""Did you hear that? Her friend is in the hospital, but you won't even let her see her. No father would be as heartless as you!"Aiden was speechless. Having no other choice, he pulled Selena aside and whispered, "Do you know why those family elders called me over yesterday?"Selena asked, "Why?""Someone took pictures of Cheryl going to Evans Group. They even made an issue out of those photos. "If she goes to see Caroline now, the elders will drive her out of our family. Do you want to see your daughter get kicked out?"His words calmed Selena down.Seeing this, Aiden said, "I know you can't bear to see Cheryl suffer, so let me be the bad guy. Go back to our room."Selena glanced in Cheryl's direction, then slowly turned around and walked to her room.After taking a few steps, she turned around in frustration and called, "Aiden, Cheryl didn't grow up with
When Cheryl arrived at the hospital and saw Caroline lying on the bed, she quickly asked Gwen for the whole story.Gwen didn't know much about the situation either. She only knew that Eddy and Thomas had pulled some tricks."Caroline has learned about Kirk's identity," Gwen whispered, glancing toward the door.Cheryl had seen Kirk when she had reached the ward. After hearing what Gwen said, she immediately understood why Kirk was waiting outside instead of coming in."Then—"Gwen shook her head gently. "We're not sure about Carol's condition yet. Dr. Caldwell said that we won't know until she wakes up." She said with a smile, "Alright, enough bad news. Let me tell you some good news instead.""What is it?" Cheryl perked up when she heard that it was good news."Eddy is dead!""He's dead?" Sure enough, this was good news. Cheryl was excited to hear it."Yeah, and Kirk was the one who killed him. But I heard from Sean that even if Kirk hadn't shot Eddy, he wouldn't have surviv
After entering the ward, Michael approached Caroline. He first checked Caroline's eyes and made sure everything was fine before saying, "Do you know who you are?"Caroline still stared at the ceiling in a daze and spoke robotically, "Caroline Evans." Everyone sighed in relief at her answer."Do you remember what your job is?""I'm Evans Group's CEO."Everyone was overjoyed once more.Michael pulled Gwen to his side. "What about her? Do you remember who she is?""Gwen."Michael then pulled Cheryl over, and Caroline told him who she was.However, her eyes were constantly fixed on the ceiling, and she behaved mechanically, as if she were an emotionless machine. This worried Gwen and Cheryl, who had been rejoicing just moments ago."Dr. Caldwell—" Gwen said, but Michael waved his hand to stop her. "We'll talk outside.""Okay."Then, they left the room.When Kirk saw them coming out, he approached them. However, Michael stopped him. He pointed his chin at a spot nearby and s
Cheryl knew Gwen was speaking out of anger, so she didn't say much about it. Instead, she said, "Let's not talk about the Hacketts now. We should go in to see Caroline.""Yeah, you're right. You finally managed to get out, so we won't talk about that accursed family anymore. Let's ask Caroline if she wants to eat anything."They returned to the ward as they talked. Their hearts clenched again when they saw Caroline lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling."Carol, you must be hungry after being unconscious for days. What do you want to eat? I'll buy it for you," Gwen softly asked as she walked to the bed.Caroline was still staring at the ceiling. She didn't seem to have heard Gwen's question.Cheryl and Gwen looked at each other anxiously. Just as they were about to panic, Caroline replied, "I'm not hungry."Gwen was overjoyed to hear Caroline speak. Then, she persuaded, "That won't do. You haven't eaten for days. Why don't I go out and buy something you like?"Caroline still s
"Why is he a Morrison? Gwen …" After seeing Caroline vent her emotions, Gwen and Cheryl weren't so worried anymore. They simply hugged her and let her pour out her grievances. When she was tired from crying, Gwen and Cheryl wiped her tears with tissues."It's okay, Carol. Let's not cry anymore. It's all over. It doesn't matter who Kirk is or whether Eddy is dead or alive. It's all in the past and has nothing to do with you. What you should do next is live your life."As Gwen spoke, she was about to cry again. "Carol, you had suffered so much for Eddy in your earlier years. Then, you met Kirk and finally had the chance to live a good life."Now, Eddy is gone. And as for Kirk, let's not deal with him for now and just focus on ourselves, okay?"Caroline nodded. "Okay. We won't worry about this. We'll just live our lives."Gwen finally gave a sincere smile when she saw Caroline calm down and not look as robotic as before. "First things first, you should eat. Can you do that?""Ye
"I thought you would be angry with Kirk after learning that he's Eddy's second uncle. But I didn't expect you to refer to yourselves as an item so soon." Gwen looked into Caroline's eyes. "Carol, I know you don't actually hate him."Since Gwen had seen through her, Caroline stopped hiding how she felt. "I really can't bring myself to hate him, but I can't forgive what he did either. I can't just let go of everything and live happily with him. "But at this point, I have to put our grievances aside and work with Kirk to deal with Thomas."Gwen remembered the bodyguards who had been lying on the ground that night and nodded."So I don't want my issues with Kirk to affect our dealings with Thomas for now. I can make peace with him for the sake of the greater good. For the time being, both of us can just—"Gwen sighed. Then, she said to Cheryl with a smile, "Cheryl, do you think Carol is living such a hard life because of how mature she is?"Cheryl didn't answer, but she lowered
Since Kirk was standing in front, he should be the first to go into the ward. But when he pushed the door open, he hesitated once more.Everyone's worried looks made him realize that whatever awaited him inside might not necessarily be good. And just like that, opening that door became a daunting task for him."You should go in," Sean urged him again. "You should take things as they come. Besides, Michael originally said that he had to observe her condition before you could see her. "But why are you hesitating when you can see her now?"Sean's words touched Kirk's heart. Now that Caroline had allowed him to see her, he could finally do so without worrying. His wish had come true, and nothing else mattered. At the thought of this, Kirk pushed the door open.When the door opened, Caroline raised her head and looked over at Kirk. When their eyes met, they felt a familiar spark between them. But soon, Caroline broke eye contact and looked out the window."Come in. Don't stand outs
"That's right." Sean's voice pulled Caroline's attention away from that sorrowful gaze. "If Thomas doesn't want his huge family fortune to become somebody else's, he has to make another heir.""He needs at least 1 to 2 years to get another child. Do you think Thomas will slow down during this time?" Gwen asked worriedly."If it's just Thomas, we have nothing to worry about." Sean held his chin and said, "His goons are too powerful. It's fortunate that we're in Easton. If we had been in any other country, we would have died that night.""Where did those people come from?" Caroline asked.Sean glanced at Kirk. "Kirk, can we tell them?"Kirk's gaze landed on Caroline. Then, he tightly shut his eyes. "Yes.""Okay." After getting Kirk's permission, Sean no longer hesitated. He said, "Caroline, you remember the group of people you met at the short story competition, right?"Of course, Caroline remembered that. That was her first time getting caught in a large-scale gunfight."The rin