"The wealthy can be ruthless, but not all of them are like that. Besides, Aiden and Selena are your parents, and you're their daughter. It's only natural that parents love their children."Cheryl smiled. "I always think about the worst-case scenario for everything. Maybe that's why I thought they'd abandon me for their benefit before I returned to this family. "In fact, after thinking about it, if they were really such parents, they wouldn't have agreed to give up on their attack on the Evans Group in the first place.""Yeah." Jack gently hugged Cheryl. He enjoyed every second of the moment and savored every second with her."Maybe Caroline's parents left such a deep impression on me that I thought Aiden was like them."Speaking of Dan and Sarah, Cheryl still had some fears. Fortunately, Eddy was dead now, and Dan and Sarah were nowhere to be found. Otherwise, Caroline would probably have a hard time.Jack explained, "There are all kinds of parents. Madam was just unlucky to h
The action took Caroline by surprise. She turned around on instinct and saw Kirk standing at the door. Her mind was filled with thoughts of running away, yet she stood still where she was. And just like that, they stood there, no one initiating conversation.After a long while, Caroline regained her voice. "I couldn't sleep, so I'm out for a walk." She had already forgotten her anger when she saw Kirk's face.Kirk looked at Caroline tenderly, carefully hiding the desire in his gaze. He feared that his bluntness would scare her. "Me too."After they finished talking, there was another moment of silence."T-then, I'll be heading back to my room. You ... should get some rest," Caroline said. Then, she walked to her room.But Kirk stopped her. "Since we both can't sleep, let's go for a walk together. Maybe we can go back to sleep after that."Caroline wanted to refuse, but she noticed that Kirk's face wasn't the only thing she couldn't resist. She also couldn't resist his voice.
"You don't have to answer if you feel awkward about it." Looking into the distance, Kirk said, "Carol, it doesn't matter whether or not you choose to be with me. I just want you to be happy."Caroline looked at Kirk's side profile. She believed his words were sincere. But it would be great if he wasn't a Morrison."Oh, yeah." Kirk turned to look at Caroline. "Carol, you said you need me for something. What was it? You don't have to feel awkward. Even if we aren't spouses anymore, we're still friends. And friends should help each other, don't you think so?"As Caroline looked at Kirk, she felt her emotions welling up in her chest. He was so kind. He was so kind that she felt a little ashamed. Because of this, Caroline didn't have the courage to make demands."Is there a problem?" Kirk gently asked when Caroline was quiet for a long while.Caroline shook her head. "No. I don't think I should trouble you anymore. I'd better handle it myself.""I don't find it troubling.""But
At that moment, Kirk's gloomy voice rang out behind Charles. "Get back here, Charles!"Charles quickly turned around when he heard Kirk call him. When he did, he saw Kirk's dark expression. Then, he realized something and hurriedly returned to Kirk's side.Caroline also saw Kirk's gloomy expression. Although she was about to agree to breakfast, she quickly changed her tune. "Mr. Kirk doesn't look like he needs company for breakfast, so I'd better leave."Charles was speechless.After Caroline left, Kirk returned to his senses and asked, "What did Carol say just now?"Charles said angrily, "I'd already gotten Madam to agree to have breakfast with you."They had come early in the morning just to wait for Caroline to have breakfast with Kirk. However, due to Kirk's jealousy, he'd lost his companion just as she was about to agree to eat with him.Charles was very upset, and Kirk wanted to punch the walls.…Caroline was still thinking about what had happened when she arrived at
Therefore, Caroline had to find out. Otherwise, things would be troublesome if she ended up hiring an heiress.She wasn't worried about the woman's business capabilities. Rather, she was worried she might be a member of the Hackett family.Stephanie seemed to know what Caroline was thinking and explained, "Blake Harris from the HR department asked the same question. During the interview, she said that her family spent all their money on her treatment. Since she's better now, she decided to work to repay her family's sacrifices. "Oh, Mr. Harris also investigated her family situation, and things are as she said. Her family was in the metal business and were well off, but later on, their company went bankrupt. Many were surprised and wondered why the company closed when it was doing so well. It turned out they did it to treat their daughter."Caroline took the information Blake had found. After looking through it, she didn't find any problems with it and said, "So, she has zero c
At that moment, Kirk was waiting for Caroline downstairs and was surprised to see her leaving the building with a man. When he realized the man was Adrian, he was utterly pissed. That punk Adrian finally came out of his hiding hole.Charles observed Kirk's expression cautiously, not daring to say anything. After all, Kirk had spent the entire morning sulking about what had happened earlier.However, Charles was a little gleeful about his boss' misfortune. He'd spent so much effort to help Kirk just now, but not only did he not appreciate his efforts, he was even jealous of him. Well, his true rival in love was here now."Sir, should we go back?" Charles asked.Kirk said with a cold expression, "Go back? As if! Follow them!"Charles glanced at Caroline and Adrian, who were already on the opposite side of the road. He had no choice but to follow them in his car. Soon, Caroline and Adrian entered a Jasmorian restaurant."Sir." Charles turned back to look at Kirk."Stop
Charles noticed Kirk was about to shove his head through the wall to hear the conversation next door. He wanted to tell his boss to go to Caroline's private room if he wanted to hear what she had to say, but in the end, he didn't dare to."We …" Caroline's smile visibly faded at the mention of Kirk. "Do you know Kirk is Eddy's second uncle?"Adrian avoided her gaze.Caroline was shocked. "D-don't tell me you already knew about his identity."Adrian explained, "I didn't mean to hide it from you, Caroline."Caroline froze for a moment, but then, she smiled slightly. "I got it. Did you guys already know his identity?"Adrian didn't want to answer her, but he didn't want to keep deceiving her either. "Yes, we knew his identity long ago. Everyone may have had reasons for keeping it from you, but we all had one reason in common—your wonderful relationship with Kirk. We couldn't bring ourselves to ruin it."Caroline said bitterly, "Our loving relationship was filled with lies. Do you
Adrian explained, "That's definitely possible. Think about it. After the Evans Group went into decline, they only managed to stay afloat because of Morrison Corp, and the only reason Morrison Corp was willing to help them was because of you. "No, to be exact, they helped the Evans Group because of the real Caroline Evans. But if Mr. Morrison Senior knew that she'd died a long time ago, he wouldn't have supported the Evans Group."Caroline narrowed her eyes. "So, Dan found another child to replace the real Caroline Evans so he could keep getting Morrison Corp's resources …" She felt chills running down her spine as she talked."But if I'm not Dan's daughter, who are my parents?"Adrian looked at Caroline and said, "I'm afraid only Dan and Sarah know that.""Since they're back in Easton, I'll ask them myself." Caroline decided.Adrian nodded at her words. "Do you need help?""No, it's fine." Caroline smiled. "It's been a while since I went to their home anyway.""Let me know if