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.
Caroline and Cheryl simply ate in silence. After taking their meals, they bought themselves coffee from one of the coffee shops along the street. The shopkeeper recognized Marietta and couldn't stop asking to take a picture with her. Although Marietta was a person with a sharp tongue, she was surprisingly very kind to her fans and agreed to the shopkeeper's request without much hesitation. Hence, Caroline and Cheryl waited for Marietta in the coffee shop. When she was done taking photos with the shopkeeper, Marietta rejoined Caroline and Cheryl. Then, three of them went to a shopping mall nearby to get some clothes for Cheryl. Cheryl paled when they entered one of the stores in the mall. "Caroline, aren't the clothes here super expensive?" Just by glancing at the clothes on display, she could tell that the clothes in the store would cost her an arm and a leg. It came as a total surprise that the store would lay out a Portian Gulf carpet at its entrance for its customers.
Caroline wasn't one to gossip. She wanted to ask Cook about what had happened.Just then, she heard someone mumble timidly from behind her. "Sorry!" She frowned upon hearing the voice. The person who was apologizing was none other than Cheryl. Turning around, Caroline looked in the direction of Cheryl's voice to see a haggard-looking Cheryl standing at the door of a fitting room with a bundle of clothes in one arm. A woman with an ugly frown stood some distance away from Cheryl and the fitting room. Her wrathful face made her look as though she was a cat whose tail had just been stepped on. A tall woman with prominent facial features stood behind the angry woman. Caroline instantly recognized the tall woman. She was Aurora Jenner, the infamous actress who was known worldwide. As one of the first few actresses who had made a name for herself in Macldo, she had been Easton's pride.Nevertheless, she was no longer brought up that often ever since she changed her nationalit