"Y-yes …" Jack was a little confused. Why was Charles so excited? It was as if he had just caught a big fish.On the other end, Charles was getting up. "Thanks.""No, you guys …" Jack started. However, the call had already been cut. Jack was flabbergasted.What was going on?Jack's mind buzzed in chaos. First it was Cheryl, and now it was Charles.…At Morrison Manor, Simon strode quickly into Jude's study. He was in such a rush that he even forgot to knock."Sir, something huge just happened!"Jude had been concentrating on practicing his calligraphy. With Simon's entrance, his interest in it was completely lost. He put down his pen and looked at Simon. "Mr. Zellen, you've been working for me for a long time. When did you become as excitable as a kid?"Simon wiped his face and chuckled. "Sir, it's just that it's too huge and too unexpected.""Oh. Well, if there's something that can even surprise you, let's hear it. What happened?""Someone just reported that they saw Ms.
Seeing that Jude was holding the phone without saying anything, Simon couldn't resist going forward and asking, "Sir …"Jude suddenly came back to himself. After a second, he said, "Prepare the car immediately.""Sir, what's going on?"Jude's face was very twisted up now. "I'm not sure. Let's go over there and see how things go."At this, Simon quickly went out to arrange the car. Later, Jude and Simon both arrived at a hotel. It was all quiet inside, as though it was under lockdown. Jude had just walked in when Charles brought a large group of people out.Jude was stunned at the sight of this.As someone who had been in a high position himself, this used to be the kind of thing he did. Now that he was seeing someone else do it, Jude suddenly got a dissonant feeling. He also felt like the person in charge had changed."This way please, Mr. Morrison Senior." Charles led Jude to the second floor. Soon, they all arrived at the door to the presidential suite. Stepping insi
Kirk had long ago expected that Jude wouldn't approve. He turned to look at Jude and asked, "Why don't you approve, Uncle Jude?"Jude also noticed how exaggerated his reaction was. He explained, "I … What I mean to say is that it might be a little too hasty to divorce now. "I think you should give Daphne another chance. Get to the bottom of what's going on first. It would be bad if you're accusing her of this wrongly.""Uncle Jude, we caught her in the act. What else is there to explain?"Jude looked over at Daphne. He really hated her right then. He despised her for staying there like a brick, not even knowing how to defend herself.There was no way Jude could allow Daphne and Kirk to get divorced. Since Kirk was still married now, he couldn't openly pursue Caroline. But once he was divorced, he could use any methods he wanted to force Caroline to divorce her husband.When the time came, Eddy would have no chance of winning.Jude didn't want the regrets of the past to play o
When the three of them had been in university, they had fallen in love with the same woman.At the beginning, they hadn't realized it. They had even helped each other come up with ideas on how to pursue her.That had only lasted until a get-together where they had pointed at a student on the stage and told each other that they liked her. That had been the moment they had found out.The news had come like a lightning strike out of the blue."When I got to know that we liked the same person back then, I honestly felt like dying." Talking about the past, Jude lost the stern expression on his face. Instead, he looked old and doddery."I didn't know what the two of them were thinking. But seeing as we all split up after that, they must have felt the same way."After finding out that they had been in love with the same woman, they had drifted apart. Although they had agreed to compete fairly, they soon found that the others had been secretly sending gifts. With that, the agreement
"How did you know that? Did your father tell you? Did he tell you anything else?"Kirk looked at Jude, who seemed to be at a loss. Anyone who saw him now would never imagine that he was the revered Mr. Morrison Senior."He only told me her name once." It was lucky that he had a good memory.Jude was momentarily disappointed. "He can really keep his mouth shut."Then, he said, "Where was I? Oh, right. Caroline's grandfather had gotten married, and his bride was the woman both me and your father couldn't forget. "On the day of the wedding, we had gotten into another fight and kept finding fault with each other.""That time, we had argued for more than two whole hours. I had thought that we would go back to how we used to be afterward, not bothering with each other but still remaining under the same roof. "But your father had run away from home the next day."We had looked everywhere in Easton, but we hadn't managed to find him. "It was only the year your grandfather had passe
Hearing Kirk say this, Jude frowned again."Kirk, aren't you asking the obvious? Eddy is a slow one. It took him nearly ten years to figure out that he might like Caroline. If you stick your nose in, he might retreat!"More importantly, there was no way Eddy could beat Kirk!Kirk smiled and said, "I would back down in any other matter, but not this."These words were too familiar. So familiar that it made Jude ache. "Do you have to compete with Eddy on this?"Jude was so mad that he was shaking. "That's right," Kirk said brazenly as he looked into Jude's eyes.Furious, Jude yelled, "Mr. Zellen!"Simon, who had been waiting at the door, came in and said, "Yes, sir!""We're going home!""Yes, sir." Hearing this, Simon knew that their talk had failed. He quickly went up and helped Jude out.Once Jude left, Kirk slowly took a seat. His gaze was cold. Sean came in from the room next door. He patted Kirk on the shoulder and said, "Now Mr. Morrison Senior shouldn't believe that
It was quiet in the room for half a minute before Charles regained his voice. "I … Sir, why don't I have someone dig Ms. Weiss up now?"This would have been easy if they were back in Sarcozia. But in Easton …But this was for Kirk's future happiness!Kirk's tone was indifferent as he said, "Is there enough time?"Charles scratched his head, feeling embarrassed. Kirk stood up. Charles immediately followed after him. "Sir, are you not contacting Ms. Weiss anymore?"Kirk put out his cigar. "What do you think?" he asked.All Charles could do was keep scratching his head. He really didn't know what to say. "Should I still keep looking?" he finally asked.Kirk shot a look at Charles, prompting the former to glance at him in unease.Letting out a mouthful of smoke, Kirk took a few steps before turning back. He said pointedly, "You don't need to get involved in this anymore."Charles was overjoyed as he caught up to Kirk. He buttered him up, saying, "Sir, you're so marvelous. Yo
Caroline was confident that Kirk would be able to showcase his skills if he took control of Mackey Group. After all, he had quite the mind for business."Indeed." Kirk looked brazenly at Caroline's face. He smiled as he asked, "Darling, have you ever thought about switching companies?"Caroline replied, "Of course I have. The problem is that it's not so easy to find a company that fulfills the requirements all of a sudden.""I have a good suggestion."Caroline cast Kirk a sideways glance. She suddenly had a bad feeling in her gut. "You don't mean that overseas company, do you?"She had been thinking of this problem. The best thing for Kirk to do once he quit was to go back to manage that company. But if that was the case, then she and Kirk would have to be in a long-distance relationship.Just thinking about how they would only be able to see each other a few times a year, Caroline felt an ache in her heart.Kirk didn't miss the nervousness in Caroline's eyes. He smiled and
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