Caroline shrank in the seat as her eyes fell on the rows of cars behind them. The scenery outside looked so familiar yet strange to her somehow. The buildings looked familiar as if she had seen them all before, but she found it strange because they weren't similar to the ones in her memories. They towered over her and seemed even cleaner than what she could recall. About an hour later, they finally arrived at Belrene Square. Caroline and Eddy had just gotten out of the car when they heard someone yelling. "Help! Help! There's a robber!" The next second, someone dashed passed Caroline. Before she could react, Eddy had stepped forward and grabbed the robber by the collar. The robber turned and paled when he saw that it was Eddy who had stopped him. He wanted to flee, but Eddy threw him to the ground with such a force that he fell on all fours. The handbag flew out of the robber’s hands. He lay on the ground, looking all haggard and embarrassed. Caroline picked up the hand
Caroline stared back at Eddy, her pretty eyes sparkling just like the stars at night. Frowning, Eddy made up his mind and was determined to selfishly keep this beautiful light of hers all to himself."Yes, I did," he said. "Do you like it?""Did you come up with this idea? You're so creative! I …" Caroline lowered her eyes, embarrassed. "I like it very much.""Great!" exclaimed Eddy. The uneasiness he had felt earlier vanished completely at the sight of her blushing face. "Look—" Eddy grabbed her arm. Following his gaze, she looked up to see balloons in the air. There were words on them. She read aloud the words on the balloons, "Caroline … will … you … marry … me?"Just then, Eddy got down on one knee, took out a huge diamond ring, and presented it to her. "Caroline, I know that I've made lots of stupid mistakes in the past. I've let you down," he said. "But I know that I was wrong now. So can you give me another chance and let me make up for them?" He glanced u
"Come here." Eddy didn't care if Caroline agreed to it or not anymore. He simply took out his phone and took a shot of her wearing the ring and uploaded it on social media. Even after uploading the photo, he still thought it wasn't enough. He contacted some reporters in the entertainment industry so that the photo made the headlines. In just a few hours, the news of them getting married became a hot topic. It came as quite a shock to the many gossipers in the entertainment section. "What's going on? Doesn't Eddy like Layla? Why is he marrying Caroline?""I'm flabbergasted. Everyone says that the entertainment industry is a hellhole. Why does it seem like the filthy rich are even more chaotic?" "Isn't Caroline married already?""Breaking news: Layla's in a coma now.""What? What just happened? Wasn't she just fine a few days ago? How did she become like this?""I'm not sure, but I heard that she got into an accident. Nobody knows for sure what happened to her." "Fuck. Th
It was at this moment that Gwen's phone started ringing. She froze when she saw that it was Sean who was calling her. She couldn't believe her eyes. How did he know that she had been about to call him? In her daze, she missed the call. A wave of panic washed over her. She hesitated, wondering if she should call him back. Just then, her phone rang once again.Sean was calling her again. Her heart swarmed with relief. This time, she no longer hesitated. She quickly answered the call. However, she regretted her decision the moment the call went through. "Gwen." It was obvious from his tone that Sean hadn’t expected her to answer the phone.He was still in a daze as he realized that his call hadn’t gone unanswered. "Yes?" said Gwen. "Did you want to say something?""You …" Sean inhaled sharply. "I-I want to apologize to you. I didn't mean to snap at you when we were at the clinic that day." Gwen straightened her back, stunned at his words. "Kirk lied to Caroline. He's
"It's true! I swear I'm telling you the truth!" Gwen burst out laughing. "You'd better be! God will surely find lots of ways to punish you if you hide something from me." "I have nothing to hide," said Sean. He wished he could just pluck his heart out and give it to Gwen. "I swear to God!" "Fine then. I believe you since you've never lied to me." Sean could finally relax now. "Then we'll—""Let's not talk about us," Gwen stopped him. "We should be talking about Carol and Krik now."She sat on a chair and asked, "Can't we do anything at all? Should we really just watch Carol marry Eddy?" "Michael said that Caroline should regain her memories on her own," Sean replied. "All we can do is wait.""I really hope she can get back her memories," said Gwen. All of a sudden, something popped up in her mind. "Oh right! Will she be able to get over Mr. Morrison Senior's death if she regains her memories?" Sean couldn't answer that. "I still don't think it's right to make
Just then, someone knocked on the door. "Excuse me, is someone in there?"Caroline glanced at the door and caught a glimpse of the pair of shoes under the door. "Yeah." "You're Ms. Evans, right? Your fiancé said that you've been in here for quite some time already. He asked me to check if you're okay," the woman said. "Are you okay? Do you need help?"Caroline didn't respond. Gwen heard the woman’s voice on the phone and smiled helplessly. "You should head back." "I know," said Caroline. "Just remember what I told you. Don't think about anything else, okay?""Okay," Caroline replied, her tone meek. After hanging up, she opened the door to see a kind-looking old lady standing by the door. "Hello." The lady greeted Caroline with a smile. Caroline greeted the lady out of common courtesy. She hasn’t expected this to be the start of a very long conversation with the lady, who couldn't stop complimenting Eddy as she grabbed Caroline's arm and led her out of the washroom.
The concern in Eddy's eyes tugged at Caroline's heartstrings, and she said, "I'm fine. Let's go.""Okay." Eddy reached out to hold her hand, but she dodged him as if it came naturally to her. "About the old lady just now …" she stared. "Oh. I waited for you for some time outside, but you didn't come out," he explained. "So I asked her to go in and check on you. What's wrong?""Nothing. She told me lots of nice things about you, so much so that I thought you had paid her to do it." The smile on Eddy's face faltered. Stunned, he stared at Caroline until she turned around to face him, puzzled.Only then did he snap out of his daze and hasten his footsteps to catch up with her. "What did she say?" "Nothing much." Caroline didn't feel like bringing up the topic. "I'm tired, Eddy.""Okay. We'll talk about the details of the wedding tomorrow then." "The wedding? So soon?" Caroline stopped abruptly in her tracks. She had thought that the wedding would happen only after a m
At the last moment, Kirk still held back his punch, so his fist only grazed Sean's nose.Having dodged a bullet, Sean patted his chest. He looked at Kirk incredulously. "Kirk, are you—"Kirk looked coldly at Sean, silencing him immediately. He threw away his boxing gloves, jumped out of the boxing ring, and headed for the changing room.As Jack watched Kirk leave, he couldn't help but move closer to Sean and whisper, "Dr. Yates, what should we do now? Are we just going to let him spiral even further?""What else can we do? Do you have any better ideas?" Sean asked helplessly.Jack sighed, "I never thought sir would be hurt in a relationship.""He's also a human, you know." Just as Sean sighed, he spotted Kirk, whohad already changed his clothes and walked out of the changing room.Sean quickly approached him. "Are you going home now?"Kirk didn't answer him. He simply walked toward the door. Sean and Jack were worried about him and followed him into the car.Fortunately, it wa
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