"I heard from the editor that Marietta had abandoned the cold and bleak themes in her previous works and started exploring more optimistic ones. It's gotten a lot of hype. What do you think?"Aurora was tempted. "That's perfect. Please get the part of the female lead for me."Yvonne gritted her teeth secretly. Aurora was really ambitious. She clearly knew how much Marietta cared about who played the female lead. But she still wanted that role, either way. She didn't have the slightest bit of courtesy."Fine. As long as you keep this a secret, I'll give you any role you want from now on." Yvonne painted an optimistic picture for Aurora.She had to keep this secret. If everyone else found out that she wasn't Marietta's daughter, she would lose everything."Worry not, Yvonne. As long as you make me the female lead in Marietta's work, I can even help you persuade your family not to spill the secret."Yvonne took a deep breath. "Are you serious?""Of course." Aurora said with a s
Betty noticed Caroline's actions and asked nervously, "Carrie, what's wrong?"Caroline shook her head. She felt that she had seen this gentler side of Marietta before. Perhaps she had seen that before she had lost her memories.Moreover, she had a strong hunch that she and Marietta had been close back then. Every time she saw Marietta, she felt a sense of familiarity. It was as if they were relatives."Are you sure you're okay, Carrie?" Betty was very nervous. She was afraid that Caroline would pass out any second.Caroline smiled slightly and looked at Marietta on the screen. "I'm really okay, Mrs. Yates Senior."Betty sat next to Caroline uneasily. When she saw her getting entranced by Marietta's speech and her demeanor returning to normal, she felt her racing heart gradually calm down as well.…At this time, Avery, who was drinking coffee in the opposite building, became irritable. She took out her phone and called Yvonne. "Didn't you say Caroline would show up today? It's
But then Caroline remembered that she had lost part of her memories. Perhaps she had seen this number before but hadn't saved it.After thinking about it, she answered the call. However, the caller's words made her panic."What? Did you say Gwen had an accident?""That's right." It was hard to discern if the voice on the other end of the line was male or female. "If you don't believe me, call Santa Maria Hospital to make sure."Caroline hurriedly hung up the phone and looked for Betty.Betty also panicked when she heard Gwen had been in an accident. "Don't panic. Which hospital did that person ask you to call?""Santa Maria Hospital."Betty picked up the phone. "I'll call the hospital right away. Don't panic. That person might be lying."She wasn't just saying this to comfort Caroline, but also herself.Betty asked, "Hello, may I ask if you have a patient named Gwen Jameson there?""Hello, please wait a moment."The sound of typing on the keyboard came from the phone. A mo
Once Betty and Caroline returned to Yates Manor, Sean finally had the opportunity to ask them what had happened."I got a strange call earlier. The person said that Gwen was in the hospital. They also said that we could call the hospital and ask if we didn't believe them. After we did, we found out she was really there. So we were about to go and see her."Caroline had finished explaining, but Sean didn't answer. He recalled the time before the accident.He had been waiting for Gwen to return from work at the hotel's entrance as usual. But just before Gwen had arrived at the hotel, an out-of-control car appeared. If he hadn't been there, that car would've hit Gwen.At the time, he had been in a hurry to take Gwen to the hospital, so he hadn't paid much attention to the car. But it turned out that a stranger deliberately called Caroline to tell her about that incident. Sean would be a fool to believe that nothing was going on."Someone is using Gwen to lure Caroline out!" Altho
"Who is it?" Gwen's expression was dark. "Hurry up and call Carol. Tell her not to leave Yates Manor."Sean smiled slightly at her words.Gwen looked at him strangely. "Why are you looking at me like that?""I've already told her. She's back home. Don't worry. She's a million times safer than you right now."Kirk had ordered all the Shadowers' forces to protect Caroline. Compared to Caroline, Gwen was in more danger."What do you mean?" Gwen was still confused. Caroline was being targeted, so how could she be safer than her?Sean didn't answer her question. "Now, I finally understand why Kirk had focused all the Shadowers' forces on protecting Caroline. I also want to do that now.""Hey, what the hell are you saying?" Gwen was utterly confused. "Forget it. Let's talk about the person who fooled Carol into leaving. Since she doesn't know anyone here, the only one who would be hostile toward her is Yvonne. Is she behind all this?"Gwen had always thought that what happened la
After learning that someone deliberately lured Caroline out, Betty became even more nervous. She refused to let Caroline leave and even planned to increase security in their home. She only gave up on the idea when she learned Kirk had asked the Shadowers to protect Caroline.However, she still couldn't help but ask Sean, "Is Kirk really using all the Shadowers' forces to protect Carrie?"Sean said, "Of course. Why would I lie to you?""Besides protecting SY Group, the Shadowers are also a mysterious organization that protects Kirk. Since Kirk has focused all their efforts on protecting Caroline, isn't he exposing himself to danger instead? That's very dangerous for him."Sean was silent for a moment. "I've already told him that. Besides, I believe he knows what doing this will entail better than us."Betty said emotionally, "Yeah, that guy is clever. Of course, he knows what that will lead to. It seems that for him, Caroline's life was much more important than his."Sean lowere
The sunshine finally hit her body, warming her body. But her brain was like a decaying contraption. It didn't want to function.People were truly unique things. When Mr. Y was around, she didn't want to see him because he loved someone else. But now that he wasn't here, she had started to miss him again.Caroline's lips curled into a small smile. Why was he so annoying? He was annoying when he was around, and he was just as annoying when he wasn't.She closed her eyes. A tear fell from the corner of her eye.Just then, she heard a knock on the door. "Caroline, are you awake?" The voice belonged to Sean.Caroline quickly wiped the tears from her face. After making sure she looked fine, she walked to the door and opened it.Outside the door, Sean held a notebook. "Are you free? I want to know more about Gwen."Caroline blinked in confusion. "But I've told you everything I know.""You can just tell me again. Maybe we'll discover something we hadn't thought of before."Looking a
"Get even? Then, what about Gwen's accident—""It was just a coincidence. We were being paranoid." Sean looked at Caroline with a smile. He didn't look like he was lying."Okay …" Caroline still felt something was wrong, but she was relieved as long as she hadn't caused harm to Gwen. "Then, about Ava—""We've handed her to the police. Don't worry. Even if she gets out of jail, she won't be able to stay in Macldo."Caroline nodded at Sean appreciatively. "Thank you." Sean opened his mouth to speak, but changed his mind and said nothing.After leaving Caroline's room, Sean felt his heart drop. Kirk knew everything that had happened to Caroline, including how someone had used Gwen to trick her into leaving Yates Manor a few days ago. Sean had only told Caroline what Kirk had asked him to say.Kirk knew Caroline. She would definitely feel guilty if she knew Gwen had gotten injured because of her. Since he didn't want Caroline to keep thinking about this incident, he had made so
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