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
Caroline sat up on the bed. She was simply too happy for Marietta. "That's wonderful! Where is she?" "I haven't found her yet." Marietta sounded a little down. "I only know that a couple from Easton adopted her and that they're from Osbury. I've discussed it with my assistant, and I'll be flying there tonight."Caroline checked the time. It should be night-time on Marietta's side now. "When will your flight land? I can pick you up.""You don't have to," replied Marietta. "I'll thank you properly once I manage to find my daughter." Caroline smiled. "Okay. I'll be waiting for good news." "That's all, I guess. I have to make preparations for something else." "Okay." Caroline ended the call just in time to see Kirk enter the room with a glass of water. She could sense the jealousy in his voice when he spoke. "Who called you? Why are you so happy?" "It was Marietta." Caroline laughed. "What is it? Are you jealous of a woman?" Kirk froze. He had assumed that Eddy had
"I know. I would wait for you," said Caroline. "I would wait for you until you appear." "What if I don't?" asked Kirk. "Then, I'll continue waiting for you until you do." Kirk fell silent. After some time, he ruffled her hair and said softly, "Time to sleep." Taking his hands in hers, she stared right into his eyes. "It seems to me that you're not satisfied with my answer." Her gaze made him burn inside, and he said, "If you don't sleep now, I'll—""I was wrong!" Caroline yelped and ducked under the blankets. Kirk chuckled as he watched her wriggle like a caterpillar in a cocoon. Despite the smile that hung on his lips, his eyes had a hint of sorrow in them. As long as the problem of his identity existed, blissful days like this would feel as surreal as a dream. Three days later, Caroline received a call from Marietta, who invited her out for a meal. Naturally, she didn't hesitate to accept the invitation. Nevertheless, Marietta wasn't familiar with things in Os
"The big four families?" Caroline pondered out loud. "I don't know anyone who had been adopted into those families." Strangely, though, a child would appear out of the blue in some of the families. Then, the families would claim that the child's parents were their relatives' or even say that one of the women in their families had given birth to the child out of town.To put it simply, they wanted to spare themselves the embarrassment of admitting that the child was illegitimate. These children certainly weren't adopted. After all, the families took bloodlines very seriously. They would never allow an outsider's blood to taint their bloodlines. "Please help me take note of this then," said Marietta as she glanced at Caroline. "I've only just gotten some news about my daughter.""Don't worry," Caroline told her. "I'll help you ask around." "Thank you so much, Carrie." "No worries. It's the least I can do." They chatted some more and soon arrived at the restaurant.