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
It occurred to Caroline that she hadn't eaten anything the night before. After grabbing something to eat, she felt that she had regained a bit of strength. She asked, "Any news from Jack?" "Nope," Gwen said. "But all the Hacketts summoned all their relatives to their family chapel. With the evidence they have, they'll probably try to drive Cheryl out of their family." Gwen plopped down in the chair beside Caroline and said, "You could just let Cheryl leave the Hackett family. The Hacketts don't like her, anyway. They'll come up with another excuse to drive her out of their family if she continues to stay with them." Caroline stared blankly at the wall and said, "But now, it's the safest for her to stay with them. Thomas could harm her if she left the Hackett family." Gwen fell silent. "If Kirk's willing to talk to the Hacketts, I'm sure they won't make things tough for her anymore," Caroline said. "It's a shame that I can't—""You're right. Why did he go missing at a tim
Caroline helped Selena steady herself. "Mr. Hackett," Caroline said. "Can I head inside?""Ms. Evans …" Aiden stared at her. He couldn't find the words to continue, but Caroline knew what he meant. The Hackett family wasn't willing to accept Cheryl as part of their family because her return resulted in the loss of their interests and benefits. Caroline was also part of why they were so adamant about driving Cheryl away. If Caroline and Cheryl weren't friends, perhaps the Hacketts wouldn't have mistreated her. Therefore, things would only escalate if Caroline went into the family chapel with Aiden and Selena. "I know that it's your family business, but I'm sure you're well aware of something …" Caroline said. Aiden and Selena's gazes fell on her as she calmly said, "Maybe what I'm going to say can make them change their mind and let Cheryl stay with you." Selena's eyes lit up with a glimmer of hope upon hearing those words. She glanced at Aiden, full of hope.Aiden's re
All of the other family members agreed to it, and the reason they gave was valid too.If Aiden disagreed, it would mean that he was going against all of them. However, none of them thought that he'd have the guts to do something like that. They simply stared at him gleefully.Now that his objective was achieved, the elder was as calm as ever. "Aiden, I get it. It's only natural that parents love their children," he said. "But Cheryl made a mistake. She has to be punished."He continued, "What would the people out there think of us if we let her stay? You wouldn't want her to ruin our family's reputation, right?" "Cheryl would never do something like that!" Aiden's voice boomed. Startled, Cheryl glanced up at him. His voice was loud as it was, but he repeated his words as if he was afraid that those around him didn't hear him the first time. "Cheryl would never do something like that!" he said. "She has a kind heart, so she'd never do anything to harm any of us!" This was
The elder sneered at Caroline's words. "Aiden?" He snickered. "He cast us away just for his daughter and even stopped working with the Morrisons because of this. Now, he's taking her side after she'd committed a crime."He added, "Are you saying that he did all this for the good of our family? If things continue as is, our family will be doomed." "Oh, really?" Caroline took a step in his direction. "Well then, do you know why he stopped working with the Morrisons in the first place?""Wasn't it because Cheryl blackmailed him into doing so?" The elder spat. "Has your family stooped so low as to pull this kind of trick now?"Unfazed, Caroline let out a bark of laughter and said, "Cheryl, why don't you tell them just who's the person who's backing me up?" Cheryl glanced at Caroline with a look of uncertainty. "Caroline …""Just say it. It's not a secret anymore, anyway," Caroline reassured her. Cheryl nodded and raised her eyes to meet everyone around her. "Back then, the Hacket
A moment later, someone stood up and raised his hand in the air. "I get it now," he said. "Caroline doesn't want her spy, Cheryl, to leave our family. That's why she's spouting nonsense. She's saying that we Hacketts didn't dare to go against the Evans Group because of her husband."But then, she told us that Eddy's dead! We can't be fooled! Remember, everything she says is just so that Cheryl can stay in our family as her spy! Don't believe anything she says!""That's right!" Someone agreed with him. "We can't get fooled! There's no way Eddy's dead! He was as fit as ever!" "If Eddy's dead, the Morrisons would be fretting already. Yet, they seem just fine so far …"Caroline interrupted them by asking, "Well then, why don't you tell me when was the last time you saw him?" The room was consumed by silence once again. Those who were of a lower status in the Hackett family didn't get to see Eddy much. Still, there were quite a number of people there who held high positions in Ha
"And you are?" The elder stood up when he saw Kirk. The aura that Kirk exuded was one of a kind. Even the elder, who'd been through a lot in life, was overwhelmed by Kirk's presence. "Kirk Morrison." Kirk entered the room, his eyes already locked on Caroline. Seeing that she was just fine, he averted his gaze to look at the Hackett family's elder. "You're Kirk Morrison?" Someone was unimpressed. "You're Kirk Morrison my arse—" That person barely finished his sentence when Kirk's glare made him shut up for good. "He's Kirk Morrison all right." Aiden cleared their doubts. "He's Kirk Morrison just because you claimed that he was?" someone mumbled in protest. "Have you forgotten that I've met Kirk before?" Aiden said, his voice loud and clear as he looked at Kirk. "The head of the Sorkin family has seen him before too. You can ask Damien Sorkin if you don't believe me!" Only then were those people in the room reminded of that time when Aiden met Kirk in person. All of the
"I told you that I'm no longer the head of the family the moment you drove my daughter out." Aiden's voice rang loud and clear so that everyone could hear him. It was then that the elder realized that the issue regarding Cheryl wasn't settled just yet. He had to get Aiden back on his side, so he said, "It was a joke. Cheryl knew that Kirk had Ms. Evans back. She did us a favor. She's a part of our family. How could we chase her away?" He emphasized his point again by saying, "It was all a misunderstanding. Right, everyone?"The other members of the Hackett family didn't object. "Yeah! It was just a misunderstanding!" they spoke as one.Only Theodora and Moira were recalcitrant. Cheryl managed to catch a glimpse of them in the sea of faces and noticed that the two women clenched their jaws adamantly. However, their expressions changed as they smiled the second they sensed Cheryl's gaze. Theodora even pinched Moira to remind her to recompose herself. Cheryl smiled dryly at
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