After replying to Kirk's text, Caroline sent him another text after a moment's thought. "I'll be home on time."When Kirk saw her text, he knew that she didn't understand what he was worried about. But her ignorance made him feel at ease. It proved that she still believed what he said without any doubts, and she had no suspicions about his identity.Nearby, Charles had long noticed that Kirk was lost in thought. He reassured, "You should take it easy, sir. Although Mr. Morrison Senior has begun suspecting you're the madam's husband, you've never taken a photo with him. "Even if he's suspicious of you, he wouldn't have a photo to show her to confirm his theories."Kirk's eyes darkened at his words. He said, "Just because he doesn't have a photo now doesn't mean he won't have one in the future."He had to find the right time to tell Caroline about his identity. Otherwise, this fact would eventually become a ticking time bomb for him. It constantly made him uneasy.However, the
However, today, Eddy had only found out Caroline was here when he called Simon, and he heard him say that he had to prepare dinner. Upon hearing the news, he had immediately stopped what he was doing and hurried home.However, he hadn't expected Jude to despise his presence here. He said, "I left something at home."Jude glanced at Eddy, but he didn't expose his lie. Ever since he had discovered that disagreeing with Eddy was effective, he kept this method in mind. Now, not only had he stopped matchmaking Eddy and Caroline, but he even deliberately opposed them getting together. He hoped that, by doing this, Eddy and Caroline could get married before he died."Then, you should leave after you get them." Jude said flatly, "Don't interrupt my chat with Carrie."Eddy was speechless. Was Jude an imposter or something?"Grandpa, since I'm already home, I'll have dinner with you here. It's almost dinner time anyway."After Eddy said this, Caroline noticed he was right. It was a
After a long while, Kirk replied, "All right. I'll check my schedule, and I'll let you know when I'm free.""Okay," Caroline replied with a smile emoji. "I'll be having my dinner now. Make sure you have an early dinner, too."Kirk replied, "Okay."However, his eyes were still fixed on Caroline's previous messages. That old man insisted on confirming things with his own eyes. He would only give up after seeing that Caroline's husband wasn't him. If Kirk didn't meet up with Jude, that old man would definitely get to the bottom of things. But if he did, his identity would be exposed. Perhaps he could confess the truth to Caroline before meeting Jude. However, if he did that …Kirk's mind was in a mess. He narrowed his eyes. He tapped his fingers on the table, his gaze becoming darker and darker.…Meanwhile, Jude ignored Eddy throughout the entire dinner and only talked with Caroline. "You should eat more of this, Carrie. You've lost a lot of weight. You must ask your husb
Eddy looked at Jude sadly. "Grandpa, are you—"Jude smiled and said to Eddy, "Eddy, I was wrong for constantly pressuring you to marry Caroline. It ruined the relationship between the two of you. "I've thought about things recently, and I shouldn't have interfered with your relationship. Don't worry. I'll agree to whoever you want to marry from now on."After a pause, Jude continued, "By the way, weren't you considering getting married to Layla? I've thought about it too. You're already a grownup, so it's time to start a family."Eddy's spoon fell to the ground. He quickly bent down to pick it up. After a long while, he raised his head from under the table and asked in disbelief, "Ahem. Grandpa, are you for real?"Jude said with a smile, "Of course."Eddy coughed more violently.Jude pretended not to notice anything and asked, "What's wrong, Eddy? Are you that happy? I was wrong before. I promise I won't make the same mistake again."Eddy coughed even more. He couldn't say a
Both Caroline and Eddy fell silent. None of them took the initiative to speak in the car. To be honest, she found the silence rather pleasant. Unfortunately for her, Eddy chose to break the silence by saying, "Don't take what Grandpa said to heart." Confused, Caroline turned to look at him. "What are you talking about?" Eddy knitted his brows and said, "When he said he wanted you and your husband to live a good life together." Straightening her back, she told him, "Are you going to tell me to get a divorce then? Who are you to say those words? How I live my life is none of your business!"Eddy opened his mouth to retort, but in the end, all he could say was, "He's not the one for you." "How is he not the one for me?" Caroline snapped. She could turn a blind eye if they were talking about something else, but not when it concerned Kirk."I don't believe there's any man who's more deserving of me than him," she said."Have you heard of soulmates before? He's my soulmate. Al
Eddy sounded so surprised that his tone snapped Caroline out of her daze. She looked at him strangely. "Why are you so surprised? It's not like this is your first time hearing this."Eddy froze. "Does she make things difficult for you all the time?" His question made Caroline laugh out loud. "Don't tell me you don't know about this. "You know fairly well that she pretended to be sick just so she could get one of my kidneys. I'm not buying it if you tell me that you don't know about it." "I asked her to apologize to you for that," Eddy explained. "She did that because Grandpa forced me to marry you back then—""Is that a valid reason for her to hurt someone else? So I have the right to kill someone because of something, then?" Caroline stared right into his eyes as she spoke. "I get to explain myself because I lived. If I had died …"Caroline's gaze turned cold. "You would all think that I deserved it." "I—" Eddy started but was cut short with a wave of her hand. She di
As the years had passed, Eddy had never doubted that. When he had been 16 years old, Caroline had returned. She had grown up into a graceful and extraordinary young woman, but she seemed to have forgotten every single memory of them. It had infuriated Eddy and also made him even more certain that Layla was the one who had saved him back then. This was the reason he hated Caroline so much.From time to time, he would reminisce about the past, yet Caroline remembered nothing about what had happened. He had asked her about the incident several times before, but she would always shake her head and ask him if something like that had actually happened before. Thinking of that incident now, he glanced back at Caroline. "You were around five years old when I was seven or eight years old. Do you remember anything about us getting kidnapped?" Caroline stared back at him in confusion. He had asked her this same question over and over again. She returned from overseas when she had
Caroline hooked her arms around Kirk's waist. "Don't worry. I'll always come back. I would come back home even if it rained daggers." Kirk loosened his arms around her slightly. Staring at her dazzling eyes, he smiled back at her and said, "Let's go back in.""Okay," she replied, letting him carry her into the house. "Kirk.""Yeah?""Do you remember things that happened when you were young?" After placing her down on a chair, Kirk knelt and helped her take off her shoes. "When I was young?" He glanced up at her. "How young?" "When you were about five years old." "Yes, I do." Caroline's eyes lit up at his words. "What were you doing at that time?"Remembering how he started following his father around to run business errands, Kirk couldn't help but laugh. "Nothing special. I went to kindergarten and played with my friends. Sometimes, I would play with my father too." Propping up her chin in her arm, Caroline said, "I'm so jealous of you ... I can't remember what