After a moment, Kirk walked to the balcony and answered the call."You're finally answering, little brother." A charismatic voice came through the phone. "Are you still unable to bear returning from your lover's embrace?"Kirk frowned, his mouth twisting into a mocking smile. "Your memory is terrible. Haven't I told you that we're not related?"The caller chuckled. "Indeed, we have no blood relations. But I'm still Dad's son. This is a fact that the government of Macldo recognizes."Kirk's eyes narrowed. "If you have something to say, say it quickly. I don't have time for this, and neither do you.""Oh, my sweet little brother, you understand me best. That's right, I'm here to warn you. "During the time you've spent stretching your legs in Easton, I've stopped lying in wait and started slowly taking up all your assets in Sarcozia. I'm sure you'll soon receive a call from them. "I wish you good luck, my dear, sweet little brother." After that, the caller hung up.Kirk's ex
Quentin laughed and said, "It's only a small matter. Oh, right. Where are you right now?"Caroline replied, "I'm at home." A sudden sputtering noise came through the line, which made Caroline ask in curiosity, "What happened?"Quentin wiped the water from his mouth and said, "N—nothing …" He only pitied his friend for coming up empty-handed again. He couldn't help but wonder if this was the universe's way of telling Adrian that he should give up pursuing Caroline. After all, they really didn't have that kind of destiny.Holding onto his phone, Quentin wondered if he should give Adrian a call and tell him about this news.…The next day, Caroline replied with an "Okay" after receiving Kirk's message saying that he'd arrived safely. This response put both Caroline and Kirk at ease.Kirk was relieved because Caroline was still responding to him, so their relationship still had a chance of being fixed.Caroline was put at ease because she had been worrying about Kirk ever sinc
The design department didn't have any objections, so Caroline held a meeting with the higher-ups of the other departments. None of them had any issues after seeing the drafts either."I think the most crucial issue here now is," the new marketing director said, pained, "how to classify our products. "I've gone through every season of Evans Group's products. There are high-end products and low-end ones, even middle-end ones. It can be seen that we were trying to cover all the layers of the market, but the outcome wasn't ideal.""I've thought about this issue." Caroline spread out the documents in her hand. "For the current Evans Group, it's tough to get into the high-end market due to our lack of funds and capabilities. That's why we're choosing to go with the middle-end market. "With this horoscope theme, we're targeting the middle and low-end markets. The main thing is to put our name out there."The advertising director said, "If we do that, advertising will be difficult. Fa
Caroline took a deep breath as she typed out Kirk's name with trembling fingers. "If you need a photo, I may need some time to get one," she added in her text. She had just remembered how she had a precious few photos of herself and Kirk. If Marina needed her to provide a photo of Kirk, she would have to wait for Cook to finish up with the photos.Marina replied, "There's no need. He's from Easton, right? This isn't a common name here, so there shouldn't be too many people with the same name. It'll be easy to find the right person. "When I get the information, I'll send everything about Kirk Morrison to you."Caroline felt very grateful. She responded, "Thank you. If you ever have the time, come to Easton and I'll take you around."Marina sent her a GIF saying, "No need to thank me," before sending another message. It read, "When we were in school, I heard classmates saying that you're the fiancée of the heir of the Morrison family. What happened? Have you guys married after s
Caroline didn't doubt that Kirk would be able to convince her to forgive him if he had been standing before her now. He had a mysterious power about him that made others take his side. Even Gwen, who had thought that such a renowned person as Eddy didn't deserve her, was on Kirk's side.Caroline had to keep her head straight!She massaged her temples until the shooting pain subsided and her breathing stabilized. Taking out her phone, Caroline once again clicked on Marina's contact. She wanted to ask Marina to be quick in her search, but changed her mind on second thought. After so many years of not talking, rushing Marina this way was impolite. Caroline would have to calm her anxious heart.She clicked on her phone and quickly found the notification from the bank. Kirk had truly sent her two million dollars. Looking at all the zeros, Caroline's heart started beating erratically again.Thinking about it, she knew that Kirk really treated her well. It didn't make sense that he
At the car dealership, one of the salespeople immediately came forward enthusiastically. When he heard that Caroline was planning to buy a car worth one or two million dollars, she warmly recommended, "The latest model on the market is an electric car. It happens to be in that price range. If you like it, you can do a test drive."Caroline nodded shallowly and followed the salesperson to the model she had spoken of.After only a few steps, Caroline saw Daphne Dawson.Caroline actually hadn't been paying too much attention. It was just that Daphne's presence was too conspicuous. She had about a dozen bodyguards with her, surrounding her and someone else. There was no one else around them.Caroline was surprised there weren't any fans crowding around her instead.The salesperson followed Caroline's gaze and said awkwardly, "Ah, that's the aunt-in-law of our Mr. Eddy."This car dealership was owned by the Morrison family. As a worker here, the salesperson felt that it was shameful
After a moment, Caroline remembered who the woman was. It was Adrian's older sister, Andrea Sorkin. Caroline recognized her because Andrea had helped her a lot. Back when Caroline had still been with Eddy, everyone knew that Eddy didn't like her. Sometimes, when Caroline attended events alone, some of these people were bold enough to cause trouble for her. On many occasions, if Andrea was there, she had helped her get out of tricky situations.Andrea was a kind and warm woman. And since she had helped Caroline before, the latter couldn't just let this matter stand now.Caroline intentionally blinked at Daphne with an innocent look. "Ms. Dawson, what's going on?" she asked.Daphne suppressed her anger and glared at Andrea. "Ms. Evans, don't listen to her. This car is mine.""Yours?" This was the first time Andrea had ever encountered someone so shameless. "I've already paid the deposit!"On the second floor, the manager of the car dealership was watching the two women argui
Daphne's face became deathly pale. She smiled at Andrea sheepishly and said, "I didn't expect you to be the beloved daughter of the Sorkin family. My apologies."Faced with Daphne's extreme change in attitude, Andrea could only laugh. "Didn't you want this car? You can have it.""No, no." Daphne hurriedly waved her hands. "Since you reserved it, of course it's yours. I think I'll go to another dealership for a look." As she said this, Daphne quickly called her bodyguards and left.Before she left, though, she paused to thank Caroline. "Thank you so much, Ms. Evans. If it hadn't been for you, I would have offended the Sorkin family today." She handed Caroline an invitation. "I'm throwing a banquet in a few days. You have to come. Consider it a thank-you. Oh, right, my husband might be there too, so you have to come."After saying this in a rush, Daphne hurriedly left the car dealership.Seeing the way Daphne escaped, Caroline and Andrea exchanged a glance and laughed. "Thank
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