In the next instant, Kirk gripped Jane's chin. It hurt so much that the pain spread from her jaw all the way down her body. Her face twisted into a scowl at the feeling.As she frowned, she finally managed to take a good look at Kirk's face."Who in the world are you?" Jane squeezed out with difficulty. "Don't you know who I am? Don't you know who my husband is? Hurry up and let me go, or I'll make sure you die a horrible death."Sitting next to her, Liam gulped in fear at this. But soon, he became arrogant as well. "The woman sitting next to me is Mrs. Collins. The other is Mrs. Morrison. "Do you know the Morrison family? They're the most influential family in all of Easton! Also, she's not just Mrs. Morrison, but the wife of Mr. Eddy's second uncle."Liam explained, "Mr. Eddy's second uncle, the one who came back from overseas! Do you know how powerful he is? "He was in Sarcozia, on someone else's turf, and built the top corporation there in just a few years—SY Group! "
Jane was also frightened. She said fearfully, "I'm really sorry, Mr. Kirk. We have never seen you before, so we didn't know who you were. This is just a misunderstanding. Please let us off."Kirk sneered. "You almost killed Caroline. Do you think I'll let you both live?"Jane could hear the malice in his words, and she felt a chill run down her spine. However, she didn't understand why he valued Caroline so much. Wasn't she just a former potential granddaughter-in-law Jude liked?"Sir, there are some things you may not understand. Although your uncle, Mr. Morrison Senior, likes Caroline very much, she's already married to someone else. "She isn't affiliated with the Morrisons anymore. You can ask Dr. Yates if you don't believe me. Caroline is already married."Sean was amused by Jane's cluelessness about the situation. He asked, "Didn't Ms. Dawson tell you who Caroline's husband is?"Jane looked at Daphne and noticed her body trembling. She questioned, "Daph, do you know who C
This frightening incident made Jane scream hysterically.Kirk cast an indifferent glance at the group of gnats in the room, then slowly walked out of the villa.Seeing this, Sean followed his friend. When he arrived at the door, he immediately inhaled the fresh air. He handed Kirk a cigarette. "How are you going to deal with those three?"Kirk narrowed his eyes. He sniffed the cigarette and said calmly, without a hint of emotion, "We'll do what is necessary."We'll hand over whoever the police need and bury away whatever we need to. But … we have to keep Daphne around.""Why? You can't bear to see her get hurt?" Sean asked jokingly.Kirk massaged his temples. "That old man suspects that I'm Caroline's husband.""You mean Mr. Morrison Senior?""Yeah."Sean immediately panicked. "If he finds out the truth, he'll definitely tell Caroline your identity. When that happens—"Kirk had just gotten out of his predicament. He couldn't get into trouble again.Kirk said, "That's why w
Gwen continued, "After all, he isn't Eddy's second uncle. Am I right, Carol?"After hearing her words, Caroline stopped trying to get out of bed. But soon, she felt uneasy and tried to get up again. Fortunately, at this moment, there was a knock on the door.Gwen said happily, "See? I told you he would be back soon." Then, she yelled at the door, "Quit knocking and come in here. Carol is eager to see you."Eddy, who opened the door and entered, was stunned when he heard Gwen's words. He glanced at Caroline, his cheeks strangely beginning to turn warm.When the three women saw Eddy come in, their expressions shifted."Why is it you?" Gwen asked, dumbfounded. But Eddy didn't hear Gwen at all. He kept his eyes on Caroline. He probably hadn't seen Caroline for a long time. He felt his emotions swell when he saw her today. Despite being unwell, Caroline didn't come off as weak at all. Instead, she looked beautiful, even when she was sick. She looked gentle and delicate, quick
Seeing his dejected expression, Caroline continued, "Perhaps you don't want to admit the truth. Maybe you don't want to face the fact that you lost to someone whose status and wealth aren't as good as yours."Eddy's expression turned even darker at her words. "Enough, Caroline! I was nice enough to visit you. I'm not here to listen to your lectures.""Then, you've already visited me. Can you please leave?"Usually, Eddy would turn around and leave at this point. However, this time, his legs seemed to be rooted to the ground. He didn't move a single inch. After taking several deep breaths, he said, "Although I failed you as a fiancé, you don't have to be so hostile every time we meet. Perhaps we can still be friends."Caroline had already closed her eyes.Seeing this, Eddy frowned. "Or are you planning to skip being friends and be spouses again?"Caroline remained silent."I-I mean, it's not impossible." Eddy frowned and explained, "But I have to settle things with Layla fi
After Caroline was done, she looked at Eddy with a raised brow. She continued, "Do you get it now? My husband is a hero to me, and our marriage is doing very, very well. "It's not something people like you can understand. So please don't try to drive a wedge between us anymore. You're just wasting your breath."Eddy looked at Caroline. All the words he wanted to say were stuck in his throat. Then, he spat, "Caroline, I'm saying this for your own good. No matter what, I hope you can properly think this through. Don't be stubborn!"With that, he turned around and left. After taking a few steps, he turned back around. "By the way, I forgot to tell you something."Caroline looked at him and asked, "What is it?""Grandpa has been in bad health recently. You should visit him more often if you have time. Also, he really hopes we can be together, so I hope you won't say such hurtful words when you see him."Caroline pursed her lips. After a while, she said, "I'll make sure to visit
After leaving the hospital, Eddy's mood still didn't get better. He felt as if he had lost something important. He wanted to turn around and get it back, but he couldn't find anything. This negative feeling persisted, and there was no way for him to get rid of it.Meanwhile, Kirk opened the door to the hospital room. "Darling."When Caroline heard noises, she immediately looked up and put down her phone. "You're back! Where did you go? Are you hurt?"Caroline's concern made Kirk curl his lips into a smile. He sat down by the bed and wrapped an arm around her waist. "Did you miss me that much? It's only been a while since I left."Caroline's hospital gown was very thin. When Kirk placed his warm hand on her waist, she felt her cheeks quickly turn red from his touch. She lowered her head and said bashfully, "As if I missed you.""I can't believe you're still trying to be stubborn. Who was the one who said our marriage was doing well and no one could break us apart?"Carolin
Kirk would always be there for her. Caroline slowly dozed off in his arms. In her sleep, she dreamed that she was the mother of three children, all of whom were very beautiful and lovable. They would surround her and call her 'mommy'. She gradually lost herself in their affectionate calls.Just as she was consumed with joy, the three children suddenly grew up. Each of them held a knife in their hand, pointing it at her. Their cute expressions were replaced with ferocious ones.One by one, they shouted, "It's all because of you that we ended up like this.""You didn't raise us well.""Hurry up and give us some money, you old hag!"Caroline opened her eyes in fright. Her sudden movements naturally woke up Kirk as well. He looked down at Caroline and asked, "What's wrong, darling?"Caroline looked up at Kirk in confusion before shaking her head. "Nothing. I just had a nightmare."Kirk said, "I'll get you some water.""No, it's fine." Caroline urgently grabbed Kirk's hand.
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