"I've told you. Caroline's joining the election this time just to give us something to laugh at. Even if she has two shareholders backing her up, it's still useless. It's obvious who we should be siding with just by looking around.""Yeah. Caroline's idiocy is hilarious. She actually thought that someone would take her side. The shareholders aren't fools. They'll surely support Layla now.""Layla has Eddy's support. Who does Caroline have to back her up? Her good-for-nothing husband?" Eddy was speechless when he heard them gossiping. At least these people had the common sense to lower their voices and control themselves a bit since he was present. Caroline didn't hear what they said, though. She was still busy looking through the documents and jotting down something when the room turned silent. It was as though she were an outsider, not one of the contestants. The two shareholders seated beside Caroline were Gavin and George Harper. They were cousins and were here because Morri
Caroline's smile widened as she leveled her eyes at Liam. "Mr. Mackey, if I'm not mistaken, you said that you support Layla, right?" She put emphasis on the word "you". Liam nodded, failing to notice anything odd. "But the shareholder in Evans Group isn't you. It's your son, Sloan. You have no right to make a decision for him." Liam's expression shifted, and he chuckled. "We are father and son, so our thoughts are the same." "Oh? Are you sure? Why don't you call your son to ask for his opinion on this?" "Is that necessary?"Layla tried her best not to sneer. She blinked at Caroline to seem pitiful to everyone around and said, "Caroline, if you really want to become the CEO, I can let you take over. You don't have to do this. It'll only make you seem … frivolous." Despite what she said, Caroline's gaze on Liam didn't waver. A chill ran up his spine, and he eventually took out his phone. "Fine. Since you aren't happy with the results, I'll call my son and let you know that
Caroline smiled softly and said, "What do you mean, Mr. Eddy?""Stop pretending. You and I both know it.""I won't know what you're talking about if you don't tell me anything." Eddy walked and stopped right in front of her, his eyes simmering with rage.He couldn't hold it back any longer and roared, "Why did Sloan change his mind all of a sudden? Don't tell me that you did nothing at all!" Caroline calmly looked up at him and asked, "Do you have any evidence?" This effectively shut him up, but a moment later, he said, "I don't, but the fact that the father and son suddenly changed their minds is much too strange. You must have done something. I know you too well, Caroline, and I know that you would do anything to achieve your goals!" Caroline smiled, looking all indifferent, as she told him, "Are you saying that you hate us because we do whatever it takes to reach our goals?" "Yes!" Eddy snapped. "I hate people like you who would harm others and put others at risk just t
"That's right!" Eddy shielded Layla as he said, "Layla didn't approve, but I was the one who persuaded her."Caroline looked at Eddy, the big fool Layla had deceived, and she couldn't help but laugh."What are you laughing at?" Eddy became furious at her actions."I'm laughing at how gullible you are.""What did you say?" Eddy frowned in disgust."You've always been by Layla's side. Haven't you noticed that she's pretending to be sick?"When Layla heard her words, she wobbled on the spot. Soon, she quickly steadied herself with the table. She questioned, "Why are you slandering me, Caroline?"Eddy also scolded, "Caroline, you're getting more and more out of line!"Caroline didn't bother explaining to Eddy. She glanced at the door, waiting for Sean to arrive.Seeing how silent Caroline was, Layla became more confident. With red eyes, she bit her lips and asked, "Caroline, anything you say casually can ruin my life. Should … Shouldn't you apologize to me?"Eddy's heart fell apa
The three doctors looked at Sean. They appeared unscathed because the wounds were hidden under their clothes. And as a doctor, Sean knew how to avoid the vital parts.The three of them had suffered a lot in Sean's presence, so they didn't have the gall to lie. They scrambled to answer immediately, "Ms. Layla isn't sick … She forced me to fake her medical records and checklists. Mr. Eddy, I—I don't know anything. I was forced to do this …"Eddy couldn't listen to the doctors' explanations at all. His mind was buzzing. Only one revelation was going through his mind right now: Layla wasn't sick. She wasn't ill at all …He slowly turned his head like a broken doll and looked at Layla with dull eyes. He asked, "Why? Why did you do this?"Layla had considered the possibility that Eddy would one day discover the truth. However, since the outside world couldn't know about what was going on in prison, she took the opportunity to lie and say that she was cured of her illness. She thought h
Liam left as well. He wasn't as high-spirited as when he came in. In fact, he seemed to have aged for a few years.Gavin was the only person who had sincerely hoped that Caroline would win. He stood up and held out his hand to Caroline. He said, "Congratulations, Ms. Evans."Caroline raised an eyebrow and said in return, "I'd like to congratulate you as well."Gavin was taken aback for a moment. Then, he remembered the ledgers and said, "Are you talking about how we can settle things with the former CEO?"Caroline shook her head slightly, her eyes glowing with confidence. She said, "Not only that, I'll show you a new Evans Group. So I'm congratulating you for making the right choice."Her words took Gavin aback. As a businessman, he had met countless confident people, but this was the first time he had seen someone as confident as her. "May I ask you a question, Ms. Evans?"Gavin waited for Caroline to nod before asking, "What makes you so confident?" He wasn't mocking her at
In the underground parking lot, when Caroline got in the car and called Kirk, she realized she was shaking badly. She pressed the wrong buttons several times before finally dialing his number.Kirk answered the call within seconds. "Hey, darling."Caroline didn't want to cry at first, but when she heard Kirk's deep and alluring voice, she felt her eyes water. Her voice broke as she said, "We won, Kirk! We won!"Kirk felt his heart tremble when he heard the word "we.""You're amazing, darling!" he said joyfully, his heart fluttering.Charles was standing nearby. When he looked at Kirk, he couldn't help cursing internally. He had never seen his boss so excited, not even when he won a billion-dollar project."Are you free at noon?" Caroline asked, sniffling her nose. "Let's celebrate together. We'll call Gwen and Sean too. I really want to thank him for helping me out.""Okay.""Okay then. I'll call Gwen." Caroline looked at her tearful reflection in the rearview mirror, feeling
It was clear that Kirk was in a good mood today. He was even joking in front of Gwen. Taking the opportunity, Sean said, "I'd love to do that, but someone doesn't want to play along, and she keeps embarrassing me."Caroline smiled and joked, "Did you hear that, Gwen? He's complaining about you. Why don't you make this thing between you two official, and we'll have a double wedding?""Oh, shut it. Today is your day. I'm not going to steal your thunder." Even as she said that, in a rare moment, Gwen took the initiative to hold Sean's hand in front of Caroline and Kirk.Sean looked down at their clasped hands, his heart beating faster. He was about to say something when he heard Gwen warn, "Don't push your luck."Sean smirked at her words and sat down quietly beside Gwen.Caroline and Kirk looked at each other tacitly."Hurry up and order some food. I'm so hungry," Gwen said before Caroline could tease her.Caroline had no choice but to order food for everyone. While waiting for