A shadow fell across Jude's face as he started mumbling to himself. "Kirk's been married for at least three months now. Why did he only buy her a house now? Tell me, Simon, does this woman even exist? Or did Kirk hire her to put on a show for me?" Confused, Simon asked, "But why would he do that?"Jude gripped his cane. It took him a moment to respond. "Because the woman he married is Caroline!" Now that made Simon inhale sharply. "Mr. Morrison Senior, how is that possible? Ms. Evans and Mr. Kirk have never met each other.""I hope so. Perhaps I was overthinking it." Jude let out a long breath. "Mr. Morrison Senior, if you're so worried about it, why don't you simply call Ms. Evans to make sure?""No way!" Jude rejected his idea outright. Kirk was highly alert about this matter the last time they met. If Jude were to ask Caroline directly about this, it would surely arouse Kirk's suspicions.Jude shut his eyes tightly.The image of a young woman in a wedding gown emerged
Sean was stunned. He found it hard to believe just what was going on in Mia's mind. He was so dumbfounded that he forgot to free his arm from hers. "Mia, are you sure about this?'Mia shushed him and took a few steps closer to him. "She's looking at you." A smile made its way onto Sean's face. "Really?" he asked, pleasantly surprised. "Yep." "Then how does she look? Is she upset?" "She doesn't look happy, alright." "So, it worked then?" "I think so," said Mia as she looked right into his eyes with a dazzling smile. Caroline's brows were knit tightly together as she watched Mia and Sean from afar. She cocked her head to one side to see Gwen walking into the distance. Then, she turned to Kirk, who was beside her. "What's Sean doing?"Kirk had been enjoying spending time with Caroline by his side. He was holding hands with her as they walked side by side, much to his delight. Hearing her mention another man's name—his good friend's name, at that—made him very displea
There was a bar near the hostel, and there weren't many people there since it was only 5 pm. Sean got them a spot in one of the corners of the bar. Then, he ordered a dozen bottles of beer, and started drinking. Looking dejectedly at Kirk, he asked, "Hey, do you think Gwen has no feelings for me at all?"Kirk was busy scrolling through his tablet. He didn't even raise his eyes to look at Sean when he replied, "What makes you think she likes you?""Because I'm a good-looking, genius doctor." Sean pressed his fingers against his temples in distress. Seeing Kirk fully hooked on his tablet, Sean strained his neck to peek at the screen. "What are you looking at?"Kirk didn't try to cover the screen. When Sean saw what was shown there, his expression immediately changed to one of shock and horror. "The person who took Caroline to Saint Pierre was her mother?"Even beasts would look after their young. Caroline's mother was atrocious!Kirk continued looking through the information
Kirk didn't know what the notification was about. However, he had a few guesses after seeing Caroline's reaction. He raised a hand to pat her on the back. "What is it?" She handed him her phone right after. Kirk glanced at the phone and said, "It seems like you aren't surprised at all." Smiling, she explained, "Sarah called me the day I was taken to the hotel to meet Brie. I didn't connect the dots then. With this, I finally know why Brie had been bold enough to do that. "She wasn't the one who took me there, so she knew she wouldn't have to take the blame if something happened to me." Yet somehow an accident had occurred, making Brie go nuts. Kirk took Caroline into his arms. "Are you upset?" he asked. Caroline shook her head and rested it against his shoulder. "A few days ago, Sarah came to me. She asked me to persuade Grandpa to agree to Eddy and Layla seeing each other. I wondered why she would act like that …"Then, she looked down at her phone and snickered. "I
Kirk stood by the door. The light fell on his face, and the corners of his mouth curved upward in a smile. "Let's go," he told Caroline, who looked up to meet his gaze. She strode toward him and hooked an arm around his. "Okay."Kirk glanced sideways at her. "Why are you so happy?"Caroline tossed him a mysterious smile. "You'll know once we get our dinner." Then, she fist-pumped the air slightly in Gwen's direction as a sign of encouragement. Gwen pursed her lips at this. Later, the three of them went downstairs together. Sean was already waiting for them by the door. The place they were going to have dinner was just next door.Just when the four of them started heading out, Mia came rushing to them. "Sean, are you guys going to have dinner?" She asked. "Yes." "Can I tag along?" Pouting, she winked at him. Sean subconsciously glanced at Gwen, whose face paled briefly to see Mia here. Coincidentally, she locked eyes with Sean. In the blink of an eye, Mia had already
Mia cast a miserable gaze at Kirk once again. Kirk put his hands in his pockets, his eyes cold. He had no intention of speaking up for her.Seeing this, Mia stomped her foot angrily and stormed off.Caroline frowned as she watched Mia leave. Then, Caroline put the money back in her bag.Kirk stepped forward and put his arm around Caroline's waist. He said, "Let's get some food."Caroline looked at the elevator and asked uncertainly, "Shouldn't we go check up on them?"Kirk smiled. "What are you going to do?""But I'm worried about them …"Kirk forcefully led her to the restaurant next door. "They're already adults. They can handle things on their own."Caroline didn't respond.Even when they were at the restaurant for food, Caroline was still worried about them. So, she packed some food for them and went to the hostel. When she arrived downstairs, she saw an ambulance parked at the entrance.Caroline had a bad feeling and hurried out. She saw Sean carrying Gwen down the stair
Caroline frowned slightly. She couldn't believe this was the taste of the eloquent man who had spoken at the press conference more than a month ago.However, the entertainment website's sources were well-founded. Some people had even discovered that Daphne had been playing minor supporting roles before she married. But now, all of her parts were second or third leading roles. She could only have such connections because she'd married Eddy's second uncle and affiliated herself with the Morrisons."What are you looking at?" Kirk asked, quietly showing up beside her.Caroline looked up, almost thinking the man standing before her was Eddy's second uncle. Aside from their faces, Kirk and Eddy's second uncle looked really similar."Nothing important. Just some gossip." Caroline remembered that they had a fight because of Eddy's second uncle, so she didn't hand him the phone. Instead, she asked, "What did you buy?""Some oatmeal and pasta," Kirk said calmly, watching Caroline put
Caroline arrived at her apartment. She smelled a foul stench as soon as she stepped out of the elevator. The door to her apartment was covered in dung, and the walls were painted with the words "Caroline Evans, the disloyal daughter." The liquid from the broken eggs was flowing down the cracks in the bricks.The real estate manager was waiting for Caroline at the door. When he saw her, he covered his nose and walked over. "Ms. Evans, the police officer is in the office getting the surveillance footage."Caroline nodded slightly and opened the door. The inside of her apartment was clean. It looked exactly the same as it had before Layla had wrecked the place. Glancing outside the door again, Caroline felt as if she had traveled back in time to when Layla had trashed her house.The real estate manager said, "Let's go downstairs, Ms. Evans."Caroline looked away. Nodding slightly, she followed the real estate manager to the elevator. As the elevator doors opened, a white fig
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