When Caroline woke up the next day, she saw her wounds had faded, but her scalp was still aching. She stood up and opened the door. Marietta was watching TV in the room. When she heard the noise, she turned her head and said, "You're awake!""Yeah. Thank you so much for yesterday, Mom. You even came to pick me up at such a late time.""Don't say such foolish things." Marietta patted the seat next to her. "Sit down and have breakfast with me.""Okay." Caroline sat down beside Marietta.Marietta looked at Caroline and said with emotion, "It would be great if my daughter was like you." She hadn't slept at all last night. She had kept thinking about what kind of person her daughter was.Although she could more or less confirm that Yvonne was her daughter, she didn't dare look up any information about her. She was afraid of seeing something she didn't like. So she could only rely on that photo to imagine what kind of person she was."Mom, I'm sure she must be like you, a warm-he
Kirk corrected Caroline, "I'm not going to do that. You are."Caroline refused, "I can't." She didn't mean she couldn't do it. She felt like she didn't have the qualifications to do so. Judging from the current situation, the only people in Easton who could buy Collins Group were the other three big families.Evans Group was currently doing well, but she couldn't afford to buy another company. The bank wouldn't be stupid enough to loan millions of dollars to her either."I'm sure you can." Kirk said, "I've already done some homework. You only need to wait until next month to apply for a loan from the bank with the information I prepared for you."Caroline raised an eyebrow. She couldn't believe it. "You've made preparations already?""Yeah." Kirk squeezed Caroline's hand. "Darling, I'm counting on you to support me after you become Collins Group's CEO."Caroline still couldn't believe what was happening. "... You couldn't have asked Eddy's second uncle to endorse you, rig
After showering, Caroline picked up her phone and saw several missed calls. All of them were from Dan. She looked at her phone in suspicion. Dan hadn't contacted her for a long time. The last time he had done so felt like a century ago.The moment Caroline put her phone down, the screen lit up again. Then, her finger slipped, and she pressed the answer button.She was about to hang up when she heard Dan's voice. "Caroline, you truly know how to make a scene. You finally answered the phone after I called you so many times.""I can still change my mind about that. If you don't get to the point, I can hang up the phone any time," Caroline said unkindly.Dan seemed really afraid that Caroline would hang up, so he quickly said, "You need to go to the police station and bail Layla out."They were planning to go all out to buy Collins Group, but they couldn't continue with their plans if Layla got arrested. What Dan hadn't expected was for Caroline to be the one behind her arrest. Th
"Shut up!" Dan interrupted Sarah before she could finish. He knew what she wanted to say. "Can't you just wait a little longer? Once Layla takes over Collins Group, the Evans family will once again be part of the big four families. When the time comes, we no longer have to sing to Caroline's tune."Sarah asked, "What about Layla?""We'll leave her be, but we can't let Eddy know about this. Eddy seems to be treating Layla a lot colder recently. At this point, we shouldn't cause any unnecessary trouble.""What if Eddy no longer wants to marry Layla?"Caroline had participated in Jude's funeral, but Layla hadn't even gotten an invite. Many people were already discussing Eddy and Layla's current relationship after what had happened.Dan explained, "That's exactly why I asked Layla to buy Collins Group. If she can do it, it means Eddy still has feelings for her. If not …"Sarah looked at Dan nervously.Dan's eyes turned cold. He said, "No, we'll start supporting Caroline again. So
"What's going on, Mom?" Caroline asked, amused. "I won't know whether to refuse or not if you don't tell me anything."When Marietta heard her words, she laughed and wasn't as nervous as before. "So here's the thing: my private detective can basically confirm that my daughter is Yvonne."I'm not sure what's going on these past few days, but she has been staying home." She continued, "So, the private detective can't get her DNA for a DNA test. I'm getting anxious from waiting, so I want to ask if you have any way of getting to her.""Yvonne?" Caroline thought that her name sounded familiar. After thinking for a long time, she finally remembered. Yvonne was the girl who was engaged to Adrian."Oh, so she's your daughter!" Caroline said in surprise.Marietta asked, "Do you know her?""You can say that. We simply have a mutual friend." Caroline asked, "Are you going to use her hair or saliva for a DNA test?""Yeah, that's right! But since she's staying put at home, the private d
Yvonne didn't need Caroline's opinion either and continued venting her repressed frustrations. "I like him. I really do. I've been secretly in love with him since we were kids. Although everyone said he was an illegitimate child and wouldn't be useful to the family, I couldn't stop myself from falling in love with him."Yvonne continued, "When he agreed to be set up with me, I thought he liked me too. But it turns out he already likes someone else."Caroline remained silent until Yvonne was done ranting. Then, she said, "You should get a good night's sleep. Perhaps then you won't feel so awful when you wake up the next day.""Really?" Yvonne murmured.Caroline kept the call on until she heard the sound of snoring. After that, she ended the call."Why did your call take so long?" Kirk had gone to work upstairs so as not to disturb Caroline. But he hadn't expected more than an hour to pass by before Caroline hung up the phone."She just had a breakup, so she needed to vent her fe
In the Hackett family's home, Yvonne saw Asher and Aurora bickering in the living room when she went downstairs. Then, Asher and Aurora broke apart and looked in Yvonne's direction.When they saw Yvonne up and about, Asher stood up and said, "Yvonne, you're finally out. Do you want to eat anything? I'll take you out for a meal."Yvonne refused, saying, "It's fine. I'm hanging out with someone."She didn't even look at Aurora at all. The rumors were true. She was at odds with Aurora. Her reasons for her enmity were simple. Aurora used to like Adrian just like her, but then, for some reason, she had started to mingle with her brother instead.Aurora kept saying that she loved Asher, but she simply loved his wealth. Otherwise, she wouldn't still have Adrian's college graduation photo in her pocket."Who are you having lunch with?" Asher asked with concern.Aurora asked with feigned concern, "Yvonne, do you want your brother to give you a ride?""No." Yvonne grimaced at her words.
The saleswoman was very happy to hear Aurora's words. "Okay, Ms. Jenner. Please wait a moment."With that said, the saleswoman took out several types of ties and placed them in front of Aurora. "Here you go, Ms. Jenner. Go ahead and pick whatever you like, and I'll wrap them up for you."Aurora ignored the saleswoman and asked Caroline, "Do you see anything you like, Caroline?"The saleswoman then turned her attention to Caroline. She inwardly mumbled, "Who is this?" She thought Caroline's name sounded familiar, but after looking at her face, she couldn't remember which family she was from.Caroline was confused. What the hell were those two doing?"Um …" Caroline said hesitantly, "I appreciate your kindness, but I'd rather buy this gift myself.""No!" Yvonne and Aurora said in unison, "Caroline, you must choose someone to pay for you."Caroline held her head. This was her first time seeing people fighting to pay for her expenses. Perhaps this was also the saleswoman's first t