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?
Yvonne felt deeply hurt and said, "Mrs. Yates Senior, I just wanted to remind you not to be deceived by that woman. How can you label me as uncivilized?"Betty wasn't swayed by Yvonne's attempts. "Don't play the victim with me. Caroline's my special guest, yet you're being so rude to her. I will take this up with management to make sure they never let you back on this beach."Yvonne's expression changed drastically. She responded, "Mrs. Yates Senior, you can't do that. My mom is a stakeholder at this beach as well."Betty chuckled and said, "Your mother doesn't own enough shares to call the shots here. Knowing her, I bet she would agree with my decision if she found out what you did."Having said her piece, Betty was no longer interested in dragging out her confrontation with Yvonne. She called out to a nearby staff member and instructed, "Get her out of my sight. I can't stand to look at her anymore.""Yes, ma'am." The staff member immediately signaled to his colleagues and escor
"If preparations are almost complete, why hasn't he made his move yet?""What do you think?"Betty's eyes widened incredulously. "Because of Caroline?""Yeah, Caroline being here alone unsettles him."Betty laughed and said, "Kirk is already married. When is it going to be your turn?"Sean quickly glossed over the subject and hung up when Betty started to urge him to consider marriage. His phone immediately rang again after the call had ended.Sean checked his phone and sighed in relief. It wasn't a follow-up call from Betty, but rather a call from Kirk.He answered the call. "Hey, you must be calling to ask about Caroline. She's doing well now. She went out to seaside with my mom today."Kirk smiled. "Thanks."Sean responded, "No worries. After all, we're best friends. When are you coming back?" "It might take me a couple more days. There's still a bit of unfinished business here." "Oh, I almost forgot. Adrian told me to let you know that he's not giving up on Caroline, e