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
Caroline was stunned when she learned that the car dealership was gifting her the other Porsche 911."This is a thank-you gift." The manager seemed a little disbelieving, even though he mentioned it himself.Caroline couldn't believe it either. "This is too big a gift. I can't accept it.""You deserve it," came a voice from the second floor.Caroline looked up and saw Eddy looking at her. Her eyebrows immediately furrowed.Eddy's tone, which had a feeling of charity to it, made Caroline feel very uncomfortable."There's no need." Although Caroline quite liked the Porsche 911 herself, she didn't want it if it was from Eddy.Caroline then turned to the salesperson and said, "I'll be back some other time." After saying that, she walked toward the exit.The salesperson and the manager exchanged a glance. They knew about Caroline's marriage, but they still thought of Caroline as the woman who was always hanging around Eddy, while Eddy didn't care for her at all. Now, suddenly seei
The manager didn't dare take action without Eddy's confirmation. Once again, he looked over at Eddy.Eddy's gaze was cold as he said, "Go on then."Only after getting that answer did the manager run off to get the paperwork done. Once everything was settled, Caroline walked over to Eddy with the car keys. "Thank you, Mr. Eddy."Eddy caught hold of Caroline's wrist. He said, "Caroline, I'll give you whatever you want as compensation. Other than … Layla. Layla means a lot to me, so I can't—"Caroline cut him off without any concern. "That's your problem." She flung Eddy's hand aside and opened the door to get into the driver's seat. She started the car and left without a care.Eddy watched her leave, his eyebrows furrowing tighter. He finally understood why Caroline had such sadness in her eyes. But he really couldn't do that to Layla.Although he didn't love her the same way as he had before, Layla still meant the world to him. Even if the day came when he didn't love her anym
Kirk took out a cigar from the box on the table, put it between his lips, and lit it up. Smoke rose in billows, shrouding his face so that his expression was hidden.Usually, when he was with Caroline, Kirk didn't smoke much. For one thing, he didn't want Caroline to inhale the second-hand smoke. For another, he worried that the expensive cigars would betray his identity to Caroline, and he wasn't used to smoking cheap cigarettes.Thinking about how he wouldn't have this worry again in the future, the look in Kirk's eyes became grimmer. The tension that rose from this nearly suffocated Charles. He defended himself in a pitiful manner. "Sir, there's really no way that it was me. Think about it. I follow you around every day and hardly ever interact with the madam. How could I have given away your identity?"Kirk looked up, his eyes narrowing. "Alright, it's not you. Then who was it?"Hearing this, Charles knew that Kirk didn't suspect him. He secretly let out a breath and wipe
Caroline walked over expressionlessly. "What's going on?" she asked.Hearing the voice, Cheryl, who had been arguing with Layla, immediately went to Caroline's side. "Caroline, Ms. Layla from upstairs said she wanted to give us some gifts as a nice gesture because it's their opening day. I said it's not necessary, but they insist on going inside."Cheryl wasn't a fool. She knew that Layla and Caroline were at odds. Layla saying all this about their opening day is just a move to mess up Evans Group's team morale.Emery was standing behind Layla. Ever since Emery had managed to convince more than a hundred people to quit Evans Group, she had joined Layla's company. Emery, who had always relied on the clout of others, regained her arrogance when she saw Caroline. "We're just handing out some gifts. Do you have to treat us like thieves? Could it be that you're afraid our company has better benefits than yours and might steal away all your employees?"Caroline walked over to the g