When Caroline didn't answer the phone, the bad feeling in Kirk's heart became more intense.Seeing this, Sean patted Kirk's shoulder. "She's just hanging out with Gwen. Why are you so nervous?"Kirk frowned, remaining silent. The call still hadn’t been accepted.Sean asked, "Why don't I call Gwen?"When Sean saw that Kirk had no intention of stopping him, he called Gwen.Gwen saw Sean's name appear on her phone and quickly looked at Caroline. "Carol …"Caroline returned to her senses and also saw Sean's name on Gwen's phone. "Gwen, you should answer the phone. I really don't want to talk to Kirk right now.""Okay." Gwen walked to the balcony and answered the phone.When the call connected, she heard Sean's gentle voice, "Why did you take so long to answer the phone?"Gwen glanced at Caroline, who was lying lifelessly on the bed, and felt annoyed. "Is something the matter?"Realizing that Gwen's tone sounded unfriendly, Sean was stunned. He quickly glanced at Kirk and lowe
Caroline looked at her phone. After a moment, she opened her contact list. However, the moment she was about to dial Kirk's number, she changed her mind. She was afraid that her worst thoughts would come true.At this moment, Michael sent her a message, informing her that her treatment was scheduled for two days later. However, Caroline didn't have the energy to deal with it right now, so she swiped the notification away.Gwen noticed her actions by chance and asked curiously, "Are you still making therapy appointments with Dr. Caldwell?""Yeah." Caroline's eyes landed on Kirk's number. She gritted her teeth and made up her mind to call him.Kirk quickly answered the call as if he had been waiting for her to call him.Caroline felt her heart falling to pieces."I called you just now ..." Kirk spoke with a cautious tone as if he was afraid of hurting her.Caroline's heart melted at his tone, and she felt her eyes tear up slightly. "Oh, I went to the bathroom. I hadn’t tak
Michael was puzzled to see Caroline's text. "Why?"Caroline didn't give him a reason but insisted on getting the treatment the next day itself.When Michael saw her message, he couldn't say anything else. After all, the one who was paying had the most say in this.After deciding on a time for the appointment, Caroline finally found some peace within her panicked heart. She sat limply in her chair. Now, she just had to wait for tomorrow to arrive....Even after finishing the call with Caroline, Kirk still had a frown on his face. He did his work absentmindedly."Hang on, didn’t Caroline answer your call? Why are you still upset?" Sean asked in confusion.Kirk said nothing in response. He simply looked at the ground gloomily.Sean nudged him. Only then did Kirk look up at him. Then, Sean noticed some emotions swirling in Kirk’s eyes, as if thoughts were brewing in his mind. "W-What’s wrong?"Kirk pinched the bridge of his nose. "Nothing.""It doesn't look like it." Sean wa
Soon, Gwen and Caroline arrived at Michael's clinic. Gwen had originally planned to wait for Caroline outside the treatment room, but Caroline persuaded her to leave. "I'll just take a cab home. You should go home for now.""Are you sure you'll be fine?""Dr. Caldwell wants to talk to me alone. I don't know how long it will take, and I don't know how long you'll have to wait if you stay.""Okay." Gwen had no choice but to leave the clinic.After watching Gwen leave, Caroline turned to Michael. "Let’s begin, Dr. Caldwell."Michael hesitated to say something.Caroline smiled slightly. "I've already prepared myself.""All right. In that case, come with me." Michael led Caroline to a special treatment room.The outer walls of this room were covered in iron. It looked heavily guarded.Michael opened the door. Caroline saw a chair with a bunch of threatening-looking equipment next to it."Sit down over there." Michael kept close attention to the changes in Caroline's expression
Gwen regretted her words after she said them. Unfortunately, she couldn't take back her words. Having no other choice, she looked at Sean resolutely."So …" Sean narrowed his eyes and repeated, "If I don't let you pass, you'll end our relationship. Is that right?""Yes," Gwen said tremblingly."So our bond is just that weak." Sean smiled wryly. "After you went through so much, I thought you would never part ways with me, even if you never thought about being with me for the rest of your life."Gwen clenched her fists. "I'm not talking about this right now. Get out of the way. I can't let Kirk go in there!" She wouldn't let Kirk hurt Caroline."Okay." Sean took a deep breath, willing himself to calm down. Then, he slowly said, "Okay, let's not talk about us. Instead, we'll talk about Kirk and Caroline. "You and I clearly know how well he treats her. When they first got married, Kirk didn't even know that Caroline was Eddy's fiancée."But later on, he found out about it and
Michael quickly left the room.After he did, Sean couldn't afford to waste any time. "Kirk, you have to make a decision. You can either let Caroline suffer in pain or … let her forget about you."Gwen held her breath, looking at Kirk nervously. At this moment, she didn't know what choice Kirk would make. If he truly loved Caroline, whatever decision he made would be painful for him.Time passed, and Gwen felt as if a century had passed. She heard Kirk's voice, filled with pain. "Get her to … forget about me."After saying that, Kirk visibly became haggard.Gwen felt a little distressed at the sight. She frowned. After a while, she couldn't help but ask, "Is there really no other choice?" Her voice was shaky.Sean looked at her. "Since he made his decision, we'll leave the room."Gwen looked reluctantly at Caroline, who was lying on the bed. She took a while to leave the consultation room.Just as she was about to turn around and take one last look at Caroline, the door cl
Michael said, "I'm not sure at the moment. We can only find out when the madam wakes up."And so, the clinic fell into dead silence. After a long wait, Caroline finally woke up.Michael blocked everyone who walked forward. "You're awake."Caroline looked at her surroundings in confusion. Then, her eyes focused on Gwen. "Gwen?"Gwen was delighted. "Carol, you still remember me?""Gwen, what are you talking about? Also, where am I? What am I doing here?"Gwen glanced at Sean. Then, she turned around and asked cautiously, "Carol, do you really not remember anything?"Caroline cowered and held Gwen's hand nervously. "Gwen, who are these two people? Are they your new friends?"One of them had such a scary look in his eyes. His gaze was so intense …Gwen looked back at Kirk. "Carol, you forgot that he's …"Michael grabbed Gwen from behind. "Ms. Jameson." He shook his head, signaling Gwen to stop talking. "Ms. Evans, please rest here for a while. We'll come in later."Upon hear
Kirk had never been like this before. Even when Finn had stabbed him in the back and he had had to shoulder the burden of the entire family, he had never been this depressed.Before this, Sean had thought Kirk had finally come alive after meeting Caroline. Only now did he feel that Kirk was a human being capable of showing vulnerability.He stood silently for a while with Kirk and then said feebly, "Let's go."Kirk turned around silently and glanced in the direction of the clinic. "You can leave for now. I want to wait for her to leave.""But …" Sean drew a deep breath. "I'll wait here with you."Kirk said nothing in response and turned back to the car. Seeing this, Sean followed him and sat in the passenger seat.Meanwhile, in the clinic, Gwen drew on what she remembered from the novels she usually read to deceive Caroline."So I'm here because I was in a car accident and lost my memory? Is that why you brought me to a psychiatrist?""Yeah." Gwen stared at Caroline nervously