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
Caroline frowned at Eddy's words. He was insane. The fact that Layla was his savior didn't have anything to do with whether she remembered the past. "So is that why you'll indulge her unconditionally, even if she almost killed me? You did that just because she had saved you once?"Eddy looked at Caroline questioningly. "Do you really not remember what happened when we were children?"Caroline asked, "What?""I'm talking about the time when we were kidnapped." Then, Eddy recounted precisely what had happened more than a decade ago. After speaking, he looked at Caroline expectantly, hoping to see some changes in her expression. However, his expectations were dashed.Caroline shook her head. "I have zero recollection of that incident.""You must have shut those memories away. Grandpa said that you went abroad after that incident." Several vague fragments of her memories crossed Caroline's mind. She tried to focus on them, but she couldn't recall anything. "But I remember le
Caroline couldn't help but burst into laughter when she saw Eddy's unflinching expression."Eddy, are you trying to figure out my intentions about Collins Group?" Caroline asked. There was no need for Eddy to beat around the bush about this. They weren't talking about business secrets. She sat up and said, "I do have some thoughts about buying it."Joy appeared on Eddy's face at her words. "Then, you must need someone to endorse you, right?" He wanted to say that he could help her. However, he ended up changing his words.Caroline looked at Eddy strangely. "Of course. If I want to buy Collins Group, I'll definitely need funds from the bank. Hang on. What on earth are you trying to say?"Eddy stammered, "I-I just wanted to remind you. Since you already know what to do, I have nothing else to say."Caroline didn't say anything in response.After Eddy left, Caroline began to deal with some trivial matters in the company. As for the issue of buying out the Collins Group, she coul
This was too much of a coincidence. Caroline looked at Cheryl awkwardly.The moment Cheryl saw Jack, she felt the muscles on her face stiffen slightly.Caroline started, "I'm sorry, Chery, I—"Cheryl interrupted, "Caroline, your husband must have asked Jack to pick you up. I told you I would just be a third wheel if I go home with you."Jack had already gotten out of the car. "Hello, Ms. Evans, Cheryl …"Cheryl greeted Jack calmly, "Hello, Jack."Jack's expression became even more unnatural as he said, "I … Mr. Kirk asked me to come and pick Ms. Evans up."Cheryl said with a smile, "See, Caroline? I knew I was right. I won't keep you here any longer. I'll be heading home."Caroline wanted to ask Cheryl to join her, but she was worried that Jack and Cheryl couldn't handle being in the same place.In the end, Jack stopped Cheryl. "Let me take your home as well, Cheryl."Caroline looked at Cheryl. Cheryl obviously hesitated. She stood there without moving, and after a moment,
Silence filled the air again after Caroline left. "Chery—" Jack started."Stop. You listen to me first." Cheryl straightened her back. "I was wrong last time. I shouldn't have gotten mad at you.""You were being kind by introducing me to someone else." She continued, "I'm so sorry." Jack suddenly found himself at a loss for words. The two of them sat quietly in the car after that. Sometime later, Cheryl broke the silence and asked, "What were you going to tell me just now?" Jack was about to say something but thought better of it. He shook his head and told her, "It's nothing. I have nothing to say." The words that were on the tip of his tongue just now disappeared. "Can we still be friends?" Chery asked. Staring into her smiling eyes, Jack found himself sympathizing with her. "Yes, of course.""That's great," Cheryl said. "So, we'll just pretend like nothing happened then?" "Okay …""Well then," said Cheryl, her tone sounding much more cheerful than before. "Let's go
"Darling," said Kirk as he leaned closer and whispered into her ear as if to seduce her. "I can't live without you. So don't ever leave me, okay?"Caroline was rather speechless. "When have I said that I'm leaving you?" Kirk chuckled at her response. "I know you won't leave me. I just wanted to tell you that I couldn't live without you," he said as he pinched her earlobe. Caroline glanced up at him. "What's wrong?" She wondered why he was speaking as if she was leaving him soon."Nothing." Kirk lowered his head and rested his forehead against hers. "Are you hungry, darling?""No." "Well, I am," he said and proceeded to bite her earlobe playfully. "I'll make you dinner once I've eaten."His words left Caroline speechless once again. At the Hacketts' residence, Marietta couldn't wait any longer. With the help of her assistant, she contacted Aiden Hackett and explained her call. His expression changed immediately when he heard what she said. "Ms. Weiss, you're a globally ren