The booming laughter almost caused the glasses to fall to the ground. Kirk narrowed his eyes as he heard another man's voice from outside. "I thought Kirk Morrison would be different, but turns out, he's just a man who gets jealous because of a woman! Hahaha! How interesting, very interesting. More interesting than I could have ever imagined!"However, I won't help you just because you're interesting. I'll give you three days. Within these three days, you can't resort to outside help. If you can find me in a crowd, I'll help you unconditionally.""Mister," Sean piped up quickly. "How large is the crowd you're talking about?""Well, how about this city?"Before Kirk and the rest could respond, Nightshade said again, "That's settled then. From now on, if you can't find me within these three days, you won't be able to ask for my help in the future. I won't be so cooperative next time." As the voice spoke, it seemed to fade away gradually, getting farther and farther away.When Ch
When she saw the person at the door, she smiled. "Mom."Sarah held a plate of fruits and said with a smile, "You've been working hard. How's it going?"Corinne held up the information about the Evans Group in her hand. "Well, the Evans Group has developed quite well under Caroline's management. If we take it back, we can reap all the benefits."When Corinne mentioned the name "Caroline", she was still uncomfortable with it. After all, that name used to belong to her. However, to get back at the Evans, even if she had given her name away, so what?"Hmph! That's good," Sarah said, satisfied as she sat beside Corinne. "Caroline is still useful. Raising her wasn't a waste."Initially, Caroline, who was now Corinne, had almost lost her life in a car accident. Dan had feared that someone else might take the title of Mrs. Morrison if Corinne had died. So, he adopted a child from an overseas orphanage to replace her. That child was now Caroline Evans.When he brought the child back
If the plan worked, they could avoid a lot of trouble, and Corinne could finally reclaim her position as the heir of the Evans.Even though memories of her childhood were fading, she still wanted to be the daughter of the Evans family and not a poor office worker.…Caroline had a good night's sleep the night before, and she woke up the next day full of energy. For that reason, she'd even bought a box of chocolates to give Corinne."Thanks to the tea, I finally slept well last night."Corinne carefully observed Caroline's face and found that her complexion had improved. She knew that Caroline wasn't lying. The tea had worked."If it's worked so well, feel free to ask for more. I'll bring another box tomorrow if you need it!" Corinne said."Sure." After thanking her, Caroline walked to her office.As Corinne watched her leave, her eyes gleamed with determination. In the afternoon, Caroline received a call from Jack.On the phone, his voice sounded anxious. "Madam, somethi
Caroline got out of the car and saw Jack in the crowd. The people were specifically targeting him, or more accurately, the person in his arms—Cheryl.From their expressions, it was easy to guess that they were from the Hacketts, and they were yelling angrily at Cheryl."Cheryl, are you even human?""Selling the data we worked so hard on, what are you planning?""Do you know how much effort we put into the game?"There were vulgar remarks and even physical altercations. Caroline managed to squeeze into the middle of the crowd, but in the process, she was bumped into and hit by others. By the time she reached the center, her hair was already messy.She looked around at the angry faces and knew it was impossible to calm them all down. So, she had no choice but to raise her hands high and attract their attention. "Stop! Stop it! Don't you all know where this is?"The crowd paused for a moment when they saw Caroline. In their eyes, Cheryl and her were vastly different. Cheryl w
Caroline still couldn't believe that Cheryl would do such a thing!"Proof? Don't you know," Flynn said mockingly, "Even the competitors couldn't stand it and voluntarily admitted that it was Cheryl who gave them the game data!"He continued, "Besides, the errand boy admitted that Cheryl told him to do it! The account used to wire money was her account!"Caroline asked, "Can I see the evidence?""What, so you want to destroy the evidence?" Flynn sneered. Caroline ignored him and turned to the chief police. "No problem," he replied. "I'll have someone bring the evidence over."Shortly after, an officer brought the evidence over. The more Caroline looked at it, the more grim her expression became. The account for the transfers was indeed Cheryl's. Furthermore, the account numbers matched perfectly, and it didn't seem like it was manipulated. In other words, was it possible that Cheryl really did it?Caroline looked at Cheryl. Then, she asked the chief, "Chief, can we talk
Glancing up at Caroline, Cheryl asked, "Caroline, do you really have a way to prove my innocence?"The evidence that was used against Cheryl was complete, and it seemed like there wasn't a single flaw in them that Cheryl could use to turn the tables. Besides, the Hacketts were very keen on trying to kick her out, so they wouldn't give her the time to prove her innocence. Caroline lowered her head to look at Cheryl. "In fact, I do." A smile spread across Cheryl's lips. She said, "What can I do to help?"Jack was glad to hear that too. "Madam, I'd like to help too." Caroline smiled at the two of them and said, "No need. I can do it alone. You only need to buy me some time. The more you dally, the better it'll be for me. I'll meet up with you guys once it's done." Despite having no clue about what Caroline was going to do, Cheryl nodded and said, "Okay!" After seeing Cheryl and Jack off, Caroline wasted no time in rushing off to Gwen's company. She tried calling Kirk, but
Sean instantly knew what Kirk was thinking about. "It's only been a couple of days," he said. "But you miss Caroline already? Bear with it, will you? You can return and meet her once we catch Nightshade tomorrow." "I'm not thinking about her," Kirk said.Amused at his denial, Sean laughed. "We've known each other for a long time. I know that you miss her." "It's not that I miss her," Kirk said, his face grave. "I'm not sure why, but I feel like something's happened to her.""No way. What could happen?" Sean dismissed the possibility right away. "Kirk, we've known each other for so long. She's always on your mind, so stop pretending that you don't miss her.""Speaking of which …" Sean took out his phone. "I miss Gwen. I wonder if she's thinking of me."As the only single gentleman amongst the three, Charles could only stare in jealousy at them both. "Dr. Yates, didn't we agree that we're going to come up with a plan to capture Nightshade?" he asked. Sean tossed him a look of
Just when Nightshade thought that his car would collide with Kirk's ahead of him, Kirk's car abruptly swerved to the side. Realizing that something was amiss, Nightshade quickly turned his car around to leave. But unfortunately for him, the cars nearby started closing in on him, as if they were trying to surround him. Now, they were so close to his car that he had no chance of escaping. He narrowed his eyes and snorted in disgust. Kirk was much too naive to think that he'd catch him just like that! The next instant, Nightshade let go of the steering wheel and leaped into the air, breaking the roof of the car. But just when he thought that he'd be able to escape, a huge net fell from the sky, trapping him in it. Nightshade froze momentarily, his eyes staring right ahead at the car right as Kirk slowly got out of it. Only then did Nightshade realize that he'd fallen into Kirk's trap. "You liars!" he cursed. They said that they wouldn't continue their search anymore. I
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