Two hours were just that precious to Kirk. He didn't want to waste a single moment of it. If he could, he would use all his wealth to make those two hours infinite. Unfortunately, he was an ordinary person who was helpless against the power of time. Soon, two hours passed by. Kirk had no choice but to leave the room before Caroline woke up.After walking out of the room, Kirk saw Sean and Gwen, who had arrived at some point. Adrian was still there too.Adrian had obviously figured out why Sean was here. So he mocked Kirk when he saw him, "That's not cool of you, Mr. Kirk. You've agreed to let me take Caroline away. But you still asked your friend to—"Kirk said calmly, "Before you worked with me, you should have known there's no way I would let you take her away.""Indeed, but I didn't know you were Eddy's second uncle at that time. If I had known your identity, I would never have foolishly proposed to work together."Kirk walked up to Adrian and said, "Name your price."Adri
"But that's not right. That person seems to be in my dream." The more Caroline talked about it, the more confused she was. She grabbed her hair in pain. "I don't know … Everything is a mess. It's even messier than a bunch of threads knotted together …""All right. It's okay. It's okay." Gwen gently patted Caroline's hand. "You don't have to think about it, Carol. You just need to remember that someone rescued you. You don't have to marry Eddy anymore."Caroline looked at Gwen and nodded very slowly. "Okay.""Then … you …" Gwen pulled Sean over, not daring to look him in the eyes. "Why don't you go abroad with this guy?""Mr. Yates?" Caroline remembered meeting this man before."Caroline."Caroline heard another voice, which attracted her attention. The person who spoke was none other than Adrian. He looked at Caroline with a smile. "Caroline, do you still remember me?"Caroline blinked in confusion. This man looked familiar. After a while, she asked, "Were you the one
After ensuring everything was fine, Caroline followed Sean onto the plane.She held Gwen's hand reluctantly. "Gwen, are you sure you don't want to leave the country with me?"Gwen glanced at Sean, but he had already turned his head and looked away. "Carol, I'll go over to see you when I can. Make sure to rest and recuperate out there."After hearing what Gwen said, Caroline knew she wouldn't be coming with her. Feeling disappointed, she said, "I'll take good care of myself. Take care of yourself as well.""Yeah, I will." Gwen looked longingly at Sean. After a moment, she couldn't resist asking, "Can we talk in private, Mr. Yates?"Sean had no choice but to face Gwen. He looked down and held back his emotions. "Okay."The two got up and walked along the corridor to another room. The moment the door closed, Gwen hugged Sean.Her actions startled Sean, but they slowly filled his empty heart. "Sean.""Yeah?""Take care of yourself too." Gwen had a lot of things to say, but in
Avery's expression shifted slightly. "Where is she now?""She left by plane," Eddy sneered, slumping on the couch. He felt like his heart had been torn to pieces. He was in so much pain that it hurt to breathe."She must have gone abroad. Don't worry. Since we're working together, I'll keep my word. Remember, I still want to marry Kirk."Eddy wasn't optimistic. "Do we still have a chance?""Of course. As long as they're still alive, we have a shot. You're not going to give up so soon, are you?"Hearing her words, Eddy slowly calmed down. "Yeah. As long as she's still alive, I have a chance. So what should I do next?""You don't have to do anything for now. Since she's out of the country, I'll deal with this. I'll tell you if I need your help."Eddy hummed in assent. Then, he asked, "We're more or less acquainted, right? Can you tell me who you are now?"There was silence on the phone.Eddy said, "It's hard for me to trust you if you don't tell me who you are.""I'm Avery Mend
Along with the yell, countless petals fell to the ground. They scattered on the floor, forming a very romantic scene.Caroline followed the trail of petals and saw a huge cake in the living room. The words "Welcome, Caroline" were written on the cake. "This must be Caroline." A luxuriously dressed woman walked over. She took Caroline's hand and looked her over.Sean tried to speak up several times, but he couldn't get a chance."Wow, you're so beautiful. My son has really good taste. Carrie ... Can I call you Carrie?"Only then did Caroline realize that this woman was Sean's mother, Betty Curry. Moreover, she seemed to have misunderstood the situation. Caroline said, "Mrs. Yates Senior, I-I'm not Mr. Yates' girlfriend."As soon as she said that, Betty immediately looked at Sean. Sean shrugged. "She's really not my girlfriend. Besides, I told you I'm bringing a female friend home. How did you think she was my girlfriend?"Betty looked at her son with disdain. "You're almost 30
Sean said, "But she doesn't want to admit that I'm her boyfriend." His words left Betty confused. Sean continued, "Stop asking about it. It's complicated between us. But I'll do my best so you can be a grandmother soon."Betty asked, "What happened to Kirk and Caroline? Why didn't he take her home?" Sean sighed as he looked at his nosy mother. He figured that she might cause trouble with that curiosity of hers if he didn't tell her about Caroline and Kirk. So he gave her a brief explanation about what had happened. Betty was stunned after she heard the whole story. "So this is why we mustn't bring Kirk up in front of Caroline?" "Yes," answered Sean. "Such a pitiful child. I never expected that Kirk, who has always been so focused on his business, would become so obsessed with a woman," Betty said. "Yeah, who would've thought that Kirk, who stood his ground against Finn, would be reduced to such a pathetic state over a woman?" said Sean.Betty said, "Caroline has it bad
Caroline turned around to see a woman in a beautiful dress approaching her. The dress doesn't seem to be branded, but it was clear that it was custom-made, or else it wouldn't fit her so perfectly. She recognized Caroline, but Caroline had no idea who she was.Given Betty's familiarity with everyone present, Caroline assumed that the young lady must be an acquaintance of hers.She greeted the young lady with a friendly smile. "Hi."Yvonne stared at Caroline in disbelief. They had fallen out a long time ago because of the incident with Marietta. Besides, she could never get over the fact that Adrian liked Caroline, either.She was surprised to see Caroline here, and her first reaction was to pick a fight with her. But she hadn't expected Caroline to greet her, much less smile at her. She thought Caroline was either out of her mind or had an ulterior motive. Yvonne looked at Caroline with caution and asked, "What are you doing here?"Caroline responded, "Mrs. Yates Senior invi
Yvonne had fallen in love with the Yates' cruise ship the moment she had laid eyes on it. Unfortunately, she had never had the chance to set foot on board and experience its splendor.She had begged Marietta several times. At first, Marietta had said that if there was a chance, she would take Yvonne aboard for a look. However, as Yvonne had persisted, Marietta had grown somewhat irritated. She had even sternly lectured Yvonne, emphasizing that there was no need to place such importance on material possessions.Although Marietta had been beating around the bush, Yvonne understood what she was trying to say. Marietta's message was clear—she wanted Yvonne to refrain from indulging in vanity. Yvonne had been tempted to talk back, but she hesitated when she remembered that Marietta was the one who paid for all her expenses."Why can't I go up?" Caroline frowned with impatience. "You're really strange. Can you please move aside?"Do you really need to put on an act in front of me?
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