Chapter 1222

"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