Adrian looked out the window sadly, looking melancholic. "I would rather have my family's compassion than my lover's affection."Caroline blinked in confusion. "Does your family … not treat you well?"Adrian had tried to gain Caroline's sympathy by selling his sob story, but he was briefly stunned by her words. "I … I'm the Sorkin's illegitimate child. Why would they treat me well?" He looked at Caroline strangely. "Don't you know that?"Caroline blinked, and it finally dawned on her. She had wondered why the Sorkins had introduced Adrian to the daughter of the Hackett family. After all, for them to make a smart match, they would definitely match him with the ladies from the other big four families. But it turned out that Adrian was an illegitimate child.Adrian couldn't help but frown at Caroline's surprised expression. "Everyone made a big fuss when I was brought home. Didn't you know?"It was understandable that Caroline hadn't recognized him at first. After all, they had
Caroline only regained her composure after blinking desperately several times. "I …"Gwen was exasperated that Caroline hadn't considered this. "Carol, if you haven't considered it before, you can start doing so. "Kirk's polygamy is a sure thing, and I don't want you to destroy yourself in this relationship. A great philosopher once said that the best way to move on from a relationship is time or another person."Seeing Caroline remain silent, Gwen frowned in disapproval. "Or do you plan to forgive him and spend your life sharing him with another woman?"Caroline remembered her nightmare on the plane, and her face turned pale. She shook her head. "No! I don't want that!"This was a matter of principle. If there were a third person in this relationship, she would rather not be a part of it."Then, are you—"At this time, there was another knock on the door. Adrian asked, "Did something happen, Caroline?""We're coming!" Gwen responded, holding Caroline's hand. "Carol, you don
Caroline hugged Gwen's waist, nuzzling her face in her neck. "It's a good thing you're around, Gwen."The two friends talked some more before falling asleep.However, in the room right next to theirs, Adrian couldn't sleep at all. Caroline's absentminded look filled his entire mind. Although she hadn't said why she was acting this way, his intuition told him that it had something to do with her husband.Adrian got even more jealous at the thought of that man and couldn't sleep. That man had the world's greatest blessing, yet he didn't know how to appreciate her!...Meanwhile, at the Collins family's home in Easton, Jane whispered, "What do you mean you can't find them? How can you not find three living people?"The butler also lowered his voice. "Mrs. Collins, we've already sent everyone we could, but we still can't find anyone. Was … was there maybe an error in your information?"Jane couldn't resist raising her voice. "No way there's an error! I went to get these three peop
When Adrian woke up the next day, he thought Caroline would still be depressed, but that wasn't the case. She had slept well and was in high spirits. She didn't look troubled at all. Adrian somewhat admired how quickly she had recovered."Where are you guys going today?" Adrian pretended to be worried. He said, "I haven't bought a ticket yet, so I guess I have to stay in Macovo a little longer."Gwen joked, saying, "Is it because there are no flights to where you want to go? Or is the internet here so bad that you can't even buy a ticket, Mr. Sorkin?"Adrian guessed Gwen probably noticed something. So he looked at Gwen kindly and said, "You're right. It's both of those reasons."Gwen pursed her lips.Caroline didn't notice the confrontation they were having. She replied, "The main purpose of our trip here is to help Gwen find witnesses, so we don't have plans just to hang out. "Adrian, if you want to go sightseeing, you can ask the manager for a local travel guide."Adrian
They didn't know Macovian, but thankfully, translation apps existed."Oh." After coming out of the first house, Gwen was so tired that she leaned into Caroline's arms. She asked, "Do you know what I'm thinking about?"Caroline said, "You wish Sean was here."Gwen nuzzled herself into Caroline's arms. "You read my mind, Carol." At this moment, Gwen had realized the benefits of having Sean around. He could speak Macovian like Kirk, but he claimed he wasn't as proficient in the language as Kirk. However, during their last visit, Gwen saw that he didn't have any problems communicating.He was totally different from them. Although they could use translation apps, communicating was too troublesome.However, the Macovians loved the things Caroline had brought, and they were clearly more enthusiastic than last time. They could've talked more if it hadn't been for the language barrier.Unfortunately, the hostel owner was too far from the scene, so he didn't see what happened.Carol
When Kirk hit Adrian's face with his fist, Caroline happened to step through the hotel entrance. So she clearly saw Kirk swinging his fist and Adrian falling to the ground. Furious, she ran in front of Adrian without hesitation and blocked Kirk. "What the hell are you doing, Kirk?"Kirk calmed down immediately in the face of Caroline, who had suddenly shown up. However, when he realized she was protecting Adrian, he lost his rationality again. He clenched his fists tightly, digging his nails into his palm. "Are you protecting him?""He's my friend! Why are you hurting him?" Caroline glared back at him. He was going too far! It was fine if he only hurt her, but now he wouldn't even let her friends off the hook!Kirk gritted his teeth and asked again, "Are you protecting him?"Caroline didn't know what he was obsessed with, but compared to his question, she would rather have him apologize to Adrian. "You hurt someone! You should apologize to my friend!""What if I don't?" Ki
Caroline had never treated Adrian this coldly before. But now, because he had brought up divorce, she …He said, "But since he hit me, aren't you worried that—""He won't." Caroline fully trusted Kirk when it came to matters of physical violence. "He wouldn't do something like that."Adrian immediately became speechless. The silence wrapped around his chest like a web. After a while, he smiled. "You're right. He wouldn't."Caroline looked at him, confused by his words.Adrian smiled, feeling resigned. "He punched me just now because I provoked him on purpose. So he wasn't in the wrong. I'm the wrongdoer here."Caroline's expression shifted at his words. "Are you telling the truth?"Her expression tugged at Adrian's heart, but he still said with a smile, "Yeah.""Why did you do that?" Caroline was angry.Adrian looked at her, hurt swirling in his gaze. All the things he wanted to say were stuck in his throat. After a moment, he smiled sadly and apologized, "I'm sorry. I j
One of the two people was Angelo, Dolly's husband. Dolly was the woman she had met on her previous trip to Macovo. His body looked more plump. The woman beside him wasn't the bejeweled woman from before, nor was she Dolly. Instead, she was a young woman who looked to be in her 20s.Angelo didn't seem to recognize Caroline. He walked to the nurse's desk, asked for a box of contraceptives, and then left.Behind Caroline, the nurse sighed softly.Although she couldn't understand Macovian, noticing the nurse's yearning look, she couldn't help but ask, "Do you know that gentleman?"The nurse first looked at Caroline in surprise. Then, noticing she wasn't Macovian, she said warmly, "Of course, he's the owner of this clinic.""He's your boss?" Caroline hadn't known about this. However, this explained why the women around him were more beautiful than the others. After all, clinic owners made quite a lot of money."Yes, and he isn't married yet. I wonder which lucky girl will get to m