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
Aurora fell silent after that. Caroline was sure that Aurora couldn't care less about what her fans thought of her. As someone who had superb acting skills and had produced dozens of films, Aurora never needed to worry about losing her fans' support. Her skills in acting were like an unlimited pass that granted her whatever she wished for. Caroline had merely mentioned the possibility of losing her fans' support to test the waters. "Hurry up and call the cops then. We don't have time to lose." She quirked an eyebrow."Don't cry for mercy when the cops arrive!" Amy yelled. Caroline's demeanor made her even more pissed, and she immediately dialed 911.Just as the call was answered, Caroline said, "Don't worry about that. I won't cry. I just wonder if the Hacketts will cry out of desperation when they hear of this. "After all, Ms. Jenner and the Hacketts are quite close." Aurora's expression shifted a little at Caroline's words. She snatched the phone from Amy's hands, sma
The second Marietta saw Aurora, her expression instantly turned cold. She asked, "Who are you? Do I know you?"Aurora choked at that, her face nearly twisting up. Then, she managed to say, "Hello. My name is Aurora Jenner. I'm a fan of yours."Marietta looked her up and down. She was a very good judge of a character. With one glance, she could immediately see what sort of person Aurora was. She didn't want to speak to Aurora at all. She walked over to Caroline and said intimately, "Carrie, what's going on?" She had heard the sound of someone being hit just now. But she hadn't followed after Caroline. For thing, she was a well-known person. So she got involved, the matter would escalate. Secondly, she was an outsider, so she wasn't at leisure to intervene. That was why she had stayed in the lounge.However, Caroline hadn't returned even after Marietta had waited for a long time. Feeling ill at ease, she had come over to take a look.Caroline replied, "I'm fine, Aunt Mary.