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
Now that they had reached this point, Caroline didn't want to entangle herself with Aurora any longer. "I'm not going to find out why you're trying to befriend me. But as for whether we can be friends, I'm going to give you my answer—not a chance in hell!"Aurora's expression darkened at her words. "Do you know what you're saying? Many people want to be my friends, but they never get the chance.""That's their problem, but I really don't want to be friends with you," Caroline said. Then, she told Yvonne, who was enjoying the show, "Let's go."Yvonne proudly held Caroline's arm, turning back to look at Aurora with a smug grin. She felt so happy. Meanwhile, Aurora was already so angry that her expression was dark.After leaving the mall, Yvonne said eagerly, "Good job for saying that, Caroline! Aurora is just one of those people who think the world revolves around them!"Caroline simply smiled at her words. She wasn't interested in their grudge. She said, "I already booked a tab
Adrian was reluctant to end the call, but he said, "All right. I'll hang up for now." Caroline hummed in assent before walking to the private room. After entering the private room, she put her phone on the table as the screen went off. However, the eagle-eyed Yvonne caught sight of the name on the phone. Adrian Sorkin. She remembered her first blind date with Adrian, and her gaze became a little cold. "Do you and Adrian still keep in touch?"Caroline nodded. "Yeah, we do. But we don't do it much.""Does he usually contact you first, or do you contact him first?"Caroline put down her spoon and said, "Well, I never kept track of that. What's wrong? Why are you bringing this up?"Yvonne smiled. "Oh, it's nothing."She had realized that she was the one who always took the initiative to contact Adrian, but Adrian had never done so for her. In the past, she had thought Adrian didn't like reaching out to people. But now, it seemed that he simply didn't like her. "Adrian seems
After waiting for more than a decade, Marietta had finally heard the news she wanted to hear most. She froze on the spot, unable to speak. After a long while, she turned around and said to Caroline in disbelief, "Carrie, I'm not dreaming, am I? I really found my daughter, right?""Mom, this is really happening." Caroline said happily, "You found your daughter!""I …" Marietta burst into tears and hugged Caroline. "Thank you so much, Carrie! If it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have been able to confirm it so soon."Caroline patted Marietta on the shoulder. She waited until Marietta had calmed down before saying, "What are you going to do next, Mom? Are you going to tell her the truth?"Marietta hesitated. "Carrie, have you known Yvonne for long? What kind of person do you think she is? Will she accept the truth if I go to the Hacketts' home and tell her right now?"Marietta had asked so many questions in succession that Caroline didn't know how to answer them. "Mom, you shoul
Kirk also sat up and asked, "What's wrong?"Caroline quickly hugged him, his warmth raising her body temperature. However, she still couldn't stop her arms from trembling.Kirk reached out and softly rubbed Caroline's arms. Then, the tremors in her body slowly faded away."Did you have a nightmare?" Kirk hugged Caroline tightly, distress filling his gaze.Caroline shook her head. She didn't dare tell Kirk what nightmare she'd had. If he learned about it, he would definitely be worried."Darling." Kirk slowly let go of Caroline. He looked into her eyes and asked again, "Are you sure it's not a nightmare?""No," Caroline denied. "It's probably just a bit of hysteria. I'm fine. You should go back to sleep."Kirk looked at her silently for a moment before patting her head. "Okay, you too."However, Caroline didn't fall asleep after lying down on the bed. Whenever she closed her eyes, she could see Jude in front of the bed, looking at her.Kirk didn't sleep tonight, either. However
"Mr. Kirk, in your wife's situation, letting her process her trauma on her own is the best option at the moment. She may suffer even more pain if you insist on using drugs or other treatment."Hearing this, Sean patted Kirk on the shoulder. "Kirk, we know you want Caroline to get over her trauma from Mr. Morrison Senior's death. "But Michael is the best psychiatrist around, and he's the best at handling PTSD cases. "It's best for Caroline to recover from this naturally. Without using drugs, she won't suffer physically along with her emotional pain."He paused, then continued, "Kirk, I know you don't want to see her suffer, but only she can overcome this obstacle. "Even if she undergoes therapy or uses medication, you'll still have to see her suffer. And she'll suffer even more than now."Kirk raised his fist and banged it on the table. The table shook so much that the glass of water overflowed from the force.Michael was so frightened that he couldn't say anything and looked