Caroline took out her phone and tapped on her private chat with Marina. Now, she could only know what to believe after getting some precise information.However, Marina hadn't sent her another message since the last time.Caroline remembered Marina saying that she could easily investigate the truth. After some consideration, she sent Marina a message, asking her how her investigation went.At this moment, she heard Kirk's voice again. "Darling?"Caroline's heart jumped, and she almost dropped her phone. Taking a deep breath, she forced herself to calm down.There was no point in having negative emotions like panic, anger, and disappointment when dealing with this issue. She had to calm down. Only by remaining calm could the damage be minimal.However, it was easier said than done. After taking several deep breaths, Caroline said, "I got it. I'll be down in a moment."After hearing a response from her, Kirk's tense body finally relaxed slightly. "All right. I'll head downstairs
Caroline kept her head down as she ate her baguette. Something fell into her oatmeal. She blinked desperately before forcing out, "Yeah.""Are you really not angry anymore?" Kirk tightly gripped his fork.Caroline took another bite of the baguette and secretly wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes. "Are you talking about having your own company? Why didn't you tell me about it before?"Kirk tightly clenched the fork in his hand. Joy surged in every part of his body. He answered with a slight vibrato, "Because … Because I didn't know how to tell you."Caroline blinked, tears forming in her eyes again. She swallowed again. "When you said you would resign, did you already know you would inherit your family business?"Kirk was silent. He really hadn't thought about this. The reason he had mentioned resigning was so that he could start a company and make Caroline's life better. He touched his nose and frowned. Sure enough, once you told a lie, you had to tell more lies to cover
At first, Kirk thought Caroline had forgiven him, but soon he realized that her smile wasn't sincere. He had seen her genuine smiles, so he could immediately tell whether she was really happy or faking it.This revelation upset him. But he was unwilling to ruin this happy and peaceful facade. He took out his phone and called Charles, "Did you find anything on Daphne's phone?"Charles said, "No, sir. Ms. Dawson hasn't interacted with the madam aside from the time in the bridal boutique and the car dealership. She seems to believe that the madam is Dr. Yates' wife."Kirk frowned. He pondered for a moment, trying to think rationally. He sat on the couch and gently tapped on the armrest. After a moment, his eyes lit up with an idea. "Go and investigate what happened during our time in Macovo, especially when she and I were separated. Find out who she had met and who she had talked to.""Yes, sir.""In particular …" Kirk opened the calendar on his phone. "Investigate what happened
It was unlucky that their idea clashed with Evanson Corporation's.Caroline had already understood the situation on the way here. Now she shifted to work mode and immediately said, "Can the factory make the designs again if we change the design drafts now?""It'll be too late." The head of the design department said, "We've already placed the orders. They have probably started production."The head of the sales department said, "We're doomed. There's no way we can beat the company upstairs with the same design concepts."Layla had Eddy backing her up. Once her products entered the market, Morrison Corporation's marketing team would help her promote them.Several people frowned at the thought of this. Their batch of products was going to collect dust."Caroline …" Cheryl cast Caroline a worried glance.Caroline glanced at everyone and said, "You can go home for now. We'll maintain our usual work process. The sales department should negotiate with more retail stores to work with
Brittany replied to her text quickly. She told Caroline that she was having lunch with a friend, but Caroline could join them if she didn't mind.Sure enough, Caroline didn't mind and replied in affirmation. Brittany was having lunch in a restaurant not far from the company. The restaurant was opposite Morrison Corporation's building. When Caroline thought of Kirk being there, she frowned."Are you in a bad mood?" Brittany handed a drink to Caroline. She had already told Kirk about this before inviting Caroline to join her, but he hadn't sounded in a good mood on the phone. After seeing Caroline's serious expression, she immediately guessed the couple were probably in a fight.Caroline said, "Thank you. I'm fine."Brittany shook her hand. "Don't forget what I do. If I couldn't observe people's words and emotions, I wouldn't even be in this line of work right now."Caroline smiled at her words. "As expected, I can't hide anything from you. In fact, I have some relationship pr
Caroline answered honestly, "Because I can't afford to hire them."Andrea smiled. "This is the first time I've seen an honest boss like you. How about this? Since you've helped me out before, I'll give you a 50% discount."Caroline shook her head. She couldn't even afford the 50% discount. "Why don't you hand me her information for now?"At Caroline's insistence, Andrea didn't say anything else. "Okay, but if you think she isn't right for the job, I can get a big-name celebrity with the time to help you promote your products. We'll help you out, free of charge."Caroline looked at Andrea gratefully. "Thank you," she said.Standing up, she said, "Then, I won't interrupt you two any longer.""All right. See you around."After saying goodbye, Andrea looked at Brittany and asked, "Hey, what do you think of Caroline?"Brittany was about to nod when she heard Andrea say, "Do you think I should introduce her to my brother? He'll definitely like a girl like her, right?"Brittany cho
Caroline bought a classic-styled handbag from an Louis Vuitton store and had a staff member post it to Macldo. Initially, Cheryl assumed that Caroline had bought the bag for Daphne. But then, she got word that it was going to be sent out. She asked, "Caroline, aren't you preparing this for Daphne?" "Why would I prepare a gift for her?" Caroline asked. Cheryl was about to say something but found that she didn't know how to answer that question. So she quietly followed Caroline and got in the car. Soon, they arrived at the filming site. A staff member there wasted no time taking them to the dressing room to meet Daphne. "Ms. Daphne has a guest. Please wait here, and I'll head inside to tell her about your arrival," said the staff member.Caroline nodded. "Okay."Cheryl then whispered to Caroline, "It's Layla for sure."Instead of replying, Caroline simply unlocked her phone to check if Andrea had sent her the information about Sonia. She was pleasantly surprised to find th
The staff member left to bring Caroline in. Daphne asked Layla, "Do you want to stay out of her sight?""No. I want her to know that I'm here. I want to see her expression when she sees me here." This time, she would surely get the chance to see it for herself. Daphne had already made a promise to sign the contract with Layla, so she wouldn't go back on her word. Caroline was busy going through Sonia's information when she heard the noise of a brawl coming from somewhere near her. She looked up to see a slender figure being lifted into the air with suspension wires. Soon, a few others followed suit, and they all got into a fight. All of them were agile, and the young woman who led them was especially nimble despite her small stature. Her fighting style was firm yet elegant, as though she were dancing away in a battle. It was aesthetically pleasing and practical at the same time. Watching her moves, Caroline couldn't help but ask one of the staff members, "Who's that body do
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