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
Adrian was indeed at Yates Manor now.However, his purpose for this visit wasn’t to see the Yates family but for Caroline.So, upon seeing Sean, he straightforwardly asked, "Where’sCaroline?"Sean pointed to the couch, saying, "Just had someone call to ask the same thing. She went to the sea and probably won't be back until this afternoon.""Then I'll wait for her to come back."Adrian sat down on the couch.Sean had someone bring a glass of water for Adrian. "Actually, you could come back later."Adrian smiled. "I'm afraid if I come later, you'll tell me to come back at night."Sean asked, "Do you think I'm lying to you?""I didn't say that." Adrian took a sip of water. "It's just that you’re a good friend of Kirk Morrison. So it’s hard to believe you."Sean wasn't offended. "As you wish. I have other things to attend to. If you don't mind, I’ll leave you to wait here.""Okay."Seeing this, Sean didn't say anything else. He went upstairs to work.By the time he had fini
"Having dinner outside isn’t as good as the food you get at home,"Betty said.Then, she turned to Caroline. "Carrie, how are your cooking skills?""Decent," Caroline modestly replied."Decent is good enough. You should stay and cook a meal for Adrian. Let me taste your cooking as well. Is that okay?"Betty leaned in close to Caroline’s ear and whispered, "Carrie, I'm actually tired of eating the meals prepared by those chefs every day."Since Betty said so, Caroline couldn't refuse her request."Sure. I'll prepare ingredients and make a meal for everyone. But if it doesn't taste good, please go easy on me."Betty laughed. "Who would dare to complain? I'll make them eat the chef's food for a month as punishment, and I won’t even let them change the menu."Everyone laughed.Adrian stayed for dinner before leaving. To express her gratitude, Caroline escorted him to the door."Thank you so much for coming all the way here."Adrian raised his hand to stop her. "Caroline, you've s