At the hospital, Sean pushed open the door and walked into the ward. He glanced at Caroline, who had her eyes closed as she lay on the hospital bed. Then, he looked at Kirk, who had sat vigil here all night. Lastly, he exchanged a helpless glance with Charles."Has he been like this all night? Has he even closed his eyes?""Yes," Charles replied. "But I heard from the doctor in charge that Caroline was given a sedative and will only wake up tomorrow. It's pointless for him to wait here.""I told him that too," Charles said. "But it's pointless. He insists that he has to stay here by the madam's side. He said something about needing the first person the madam sees when she wakes up to be him."Sean let out a soft breath. "I get it. He only just got her back, and this happened.""But he must have promised the Collins family that he would attend the banquet. Mr. Collins called me many times, asking when Mr. Morrison will leave … Do you think I should say he's not going?"Bef
When Sonia and Gwen heard this, they finally felt relieved. "Take us to see her, then," Gwen said, grabbing Sean's arm.Sean was silent for a moment before pulling his arm away. "Let Mr. Lane take you. I'm busy, so I'll be making a move.""Ms. Jameson, Ms. Newman, follow me."Charles' words brought Gwen back to earth. She followed Charles, feeling greatly unsettled. As for why, she couldn't quite put her finger on it.At the ward, Gwen wasn't able to complain when she saw Kirk with reddened eyes. He must have stayed up all night. The words were stuck in her throat."You're here." Kirk looked up at them before shooting a glance at Charles. "Charles was about to explain when Kirk said blandly, "Please take care of Caroline.""Where are you going?" Gwen blurted out."To settle the score.""To settle the score? With the Collins family?" Gwen had only found out that Caroline had been abducted by the Collins family on the way here. "Do you think that's possible?"Without answeri
A car door opened, and Eddy and Thomas got out. Right after that, Jude got out as well. Even after the car drove off, there was still no sign of Kirk. Everyone couldn't help but look at Howard. Howard felt a little panicked at this. He quickly walked over to Jude. "Mr. Morrison Senior," he greeted.Jude exchanged pleasantries with Howard with a laugh. "Am I late?""No," Howard answered as he looked behind Jude. Still, he saw no signs of Kirk. He couldn't help but ask, "Where is Mr. Kirk? Did he not come with you?"Jude smiled when he heard this. "Oh, Eddy's second uncle? To be honest with you, I haven't seen him in a long time. I'm afraid I might not have had the chance to see him today if it wasn't for you."When the crowd heard this, they knew that the mysterious man hadn't come with Jude. They all chittered."Dad, you can't blame Kirk for that." Thomas chuckled. "He's busy with his affairs overseas and in the country. He's so busy that he probably wants to clone himself
When everything was said and done, the Sorkin family was still second among the big four families.Given that Anthony was the heir of the Sorkin family, it was rude for Howard to lecture him in front of so many people. Just as he was about to say something, Damien shot him a look that quieted him.Damien said lightly, "She's someone Mr. Morrison Senior likes, so she must be quite exceptional. Isn't that right, Mr. Morrison Senior?"Damien had thought that Howard would back down after this, but instead, Howard said, "Even Mr. Morrison Senior can misjudge someone, right?"The temperature in the room seemed to plummet. Eddy frowned. However, it wasn't because of Howard's haughty attitude. Rather, it was due to how he kept disparaging Caroline.He said coldly, "Mr. Collins, if you say that Caroline is lucky, does that mean you think she has no skills at all?""Of course." Howard spread his legs. "If she had any real ability, she would have used Evans Group to get back into the
The entryway was packed with people. Howard elbowed through the layers of the crowd and finally managed to squeeze to the front.A Lamborghini was parked at the entrance to the Collinses' residence. Looking at the shape of the car, it seemed to be a Concept S.Since it was a convertible, everyone could see that a man in shades sat in the car. He had an oppressive bearing. He was in a black suit, and his expression was tight. All the crowd could see were his sexy lips and tall nose bridge. After a long while, Howard seemed to think of something and hurried forward to open the door. "Mr. Kirk, you're finally here."Behind his shades, Kirk's gaze was sharper than a knife. Even through the lenses of the sunglasses, Howard felt such a chill that he shivered. "Mr. Kirk?" he asked.Kirk raised his chin slightly as he walked straight into the living room. With that, Howard let out a relieved breath and followed behind Kirk.Eddy hadn't made his way outside with the others. Inste
After all, Jude was Kirk's uncle. How could Kirk lie to him?"Grandpa," Eddy reminded again lowly.Thomas quickly said to Howard, "Mr. Collins, where's your wife? Why hasn't she come downstairs yet? Kirk's here already, too. Does she want everyone to wait for her?"Howard chuckled and said, "Hardly. I'll have someone call her down right now." As he said this, he waved one of the employees over. "Hurry up and ask the madam to come downstairs."The employee rushed upstairs. However, many minutes later, Jane still didn't show up.Howard frowned and quietly had someone go upstairs to rush her. Then, he said to the crowd, "Everyone, please take a seat. Women are quite difficult, always having to put on makeup, change, and all that. I'm sorry for making you all wait."The attendees smiled in understanding and went to take their assigned seats. Throughout this time, Kirk remained expressionless.Damien used this golden opportunity to raise a glass to Kirk. He said, "Mr. Kirk,
The man was so scared that he started shaking. He stumbled away, looking like he was running for his life. Seeing this, Howard's eyebrow twitched. A bad feeling grew in his gut. A wicked look flashed in Kirk's eyes as he sat in the middle of the couch.Howard braced himself and laughed as he faced the crowd. "Let me go up for a look. You can all chat. Don't mind us …"As he spoke, he stumbled upstairs, nearly tripping a few times. When he got to the second floor, he looked around at the empty master bedroom and strode over to the butler. Lowering his voice, he questioned, "Where's the madam?"The butler instantly went down on his knees. "Sir, the madam … She hasn't been back since she went out yesterday. I've been trying to contact her all this time, but I didn't manage to get through to her."Howard kicked the butler in the chest. "You useless fool. Why are you telling me such an important piece of news now?"The butler clutched his chest. "Sir, I sent people out to search
"Sir, she's not upstairs either."The police captain frowned as he looked at Howard. "Mr. Collins, may I ask where your wife is?"Howard replied, "I don't know.""Please cooperate with us in this investigation.""I really don't know.""Then when was the last time you saw your wife?""Yesterday." Howard's voice was trembling as he said this."So you mean that she hasn't been back since yesterday?" The police officer glanced at Howard. "Do you know what she went out to do yesterday?""I don't."The second officer said, "Yesterday, your wife went out and abducted Ms. Caroline Evans ..."Howard's face paled at those words. Enraged, he raised his voice. "I told you that I don't know anything. I don't! Do you have any proof? You're just slandering her!""We do have proof," the policeman said calmly. "Yesterday, we arrested more than ten bodyguards under the Collins family's employ. According to their statements, they were following your wife's orders to cause harm to Ms. Eva