Caroline turned and headed upstairs to the second floor. She had only taken a few steps when she stopped and turned to look at the door. She did the same thing quite a few times before she finally returned to her room. Even as she sat in front of her laptop, she couldn't stop herself from glancing at the window. She knew that the familiar car wasn't parked outside, but she just couldn't let go of the hope in her heart. Frustrated, she shut down her laptop, stood up, and walked to the balcony. She could see lots of cars passing by, but none of them was the one she wished to see. She stayed there for a long time, staring down at the road below. Finally, her phone's ringtone snapped her out of her daze and back into reality. She walked back into her room to see that the call was from an unknown number. Without thinking twice, she declined it right away. However, soon after she did that, she received a text message from the same person. The message read, "Mr. Y's in danger.
Finn stepped back from Avery, letting the strand of hair fall from his fingers."You're willing to be with me just for Kirk?" Avery's tone said enough about her resolve. "I'll do anything and everything for him."Finn narrowed his eyes when he saw the look of sheer determination in her eyes. "Are you sure this is worth it? He won't know about this, and even if he did, he wouldn't have a change of heart. He only has eyes for Caroline." Avery felt her body sway slightly at his words, but soon she recomposed herself and said, "It doesn't matter. I never wanted his heart." Finn couldn't help but admire her for this. She was clear-headed and knew full well what she wanted. If not, she wouldn't have said such a thing. Later, Finn walked back to his desk. Although he lowered his head slightly, his eyes never left Avery. "It's a pity that I hadn't recorded our conversation just now," he said jokingly. "Don't worry, though. I'm not the same as you. If I can't get ahold of someon
At the venue of the medical seminar, Gwen was so unaccustomed to places like this where academics were the heart and soul of the event. She quickly gulped some water to calm herself down when Sean went to the washroom. She had barely taken a sip of water when someone took the seat beside her. It was supposed to be Sean's seat.Needless to say, she was pretty displeased when she turned to see the woman sitting in front of her. It was Katie. Katie reached out a hand to Gwen and said, "Hi. I haven't introduced myself. The name's Katie. I'm Solomon Emberly's daughter."Gwen hid the displeasure in her eyes and said, "Pleased to meet you. I'm Gwen Jameson." "I know you." Katie fell silent afterward, waiting for Gwen to continue the conversation. To her chagrin, Gwen didn't continue. In fact, the latter even looked away. "Gwen Jameson!" Katie sounded harsh all of a sudden. It was as if she was interrogating a criminal. Unhappy with Katie's tone, Gwen knitted her brows togethe
At Yates Manor, the bodyguard who stood guard at the door started to panic when Caroline asked him for a car. "Ms. Evans, the madam specifically left us with orders not to let you go outside. So please don't make things difficult for us," he said. "Something's happened to Mr. Y. Why can't I leave?" Caroline was so desperate that she was ready to kneel and beg for the bodyguard to let her go. "Please. Get me a car, please," Caroline implored. "I don't know what will happen to him if I don't get there in two hours." The bodyguard's expression changed instantly when he heard that something had happened to Kirk. After all, everyone in the Yates family knew that the so-called Mr. Y was actually SY Group's renowned president. "Um, why don't you call Mr. Sean or the madam herself? I'm in no position to let you leave without their permission." "I couldn't call them." Caroline panicked. "Let me leave, please. I don't care if I die." "You couldn't call them? How is that possi
With that, Caroline drove off into the darkness. When the Shadowers arrived later, they were stunned to see what had happened, especially Crew Cut.He couldn't help but hiss, "Fuck, what is she planning to do?" Kyle was also stunned by Caroline's actions. It took him a while to find his voice. He said, "What exactly is she up to? She's putting herself in danger. She left the bodyguard behind."Crew Cut said with a smirk, "I already told you she's good at nothing other than seducing the boss."Right then, the guy who had gone to question the bodyguard returned. His expression was grim. When everyone looked at him at the same time, he said solemnly, "I think Mr. Kirk is in trouble." "What?" echoed Crew Cut. Everyone in the van got worked up. Crew Cut stood up and said, "Why would Mr. Kirk be in trouble?" "There's no time for questions. We should hurry up and go after Ms. Evans," said the man as he got into the van. Crew Cut only got his senses back after a few moments. "Ar
At the same time, Anthony, the leader of the Shadowers, received a message from Ethan. According to it, Kirk had been abducted by Finn's men, and he was being held somewhere on the other end of the city.Since the message came from Ethan, the information had to be accurate. That meant that Kirk couldn't be in the warehouse. Anthony glanced at the warehouse and decided not to get out of the van because saving Kirk was more urgent. He ordered all the Shadowers to turn around and head to the other end of the city to rescue Kirk. Crew Cut and his men were all stunned when they received the command."We were lied to. They misled us. Finn knows that we're protecting Ms. Evans, so he lured her here," said Kyle."Damn it! Finn is such a bastard!" cursed another Shadower. While everyone else was cursing Finn out, only Crew Cut looked in the direction of the warehouse.He said worriedly, "If all of us go to rescue Mr. Kirk, what about Ms. Evans? This place is deserted. Are we really go
If Crew Cut hadn't arrived in time, Caroline would have been dead. She shook her head and said, "I just want to see him."Seeing the tears in Caroline's eyes, Crew Cut couldn't help but ask, "Why are you so intent on going? My colleagues are already on the way. Mr. Y will be safe." "I want to go too. I'll only stop worrying after I make sure that he's safe and sound. Please let me go. I'm begging you."Crew Cut couldn't bear to refuse her, so he said, "Fine. I'll take you there.""Thank you," said Caroline gratefully.They made their way to where Kirk was in silence. An hour later, Crew Cut got a call from Kyle. "Kyle, how's Mr. Ki—Mr. Y?" asked Crew Cut."He's fine. We've taken him to the hospital. Now that I think about it, it's so weird. Nobody else was there when we arrived." Kyle had expected to engage in a fight with Finn's men, but nobody had been there. The strangest thing was that Kirk had been completely unharmed. The blood on his face had been smeared on just
Meanwhile, Betty was at Marietta's house, appraising the story Caroline had written. She had no idea of the dramatic events that had unfolded while she had been away. Although Betty was a professional, she couldn't help but become immersed in the story as a reader. She was desperate to read more after she had finished. "This is a fantastic story, but I keep sensing your style in her writing. Did you give Carrie writing lessons?" said Betty.She had already finished the story, but she couldn't bear to put the manuscript down. "I had the same thought when I first read the manuscript," said Marietta."You've read this before?" "Yup. Caroline wrote this some time ago. If my guess is correct, then she must have rewritten the story after losing her memory," said Marietta.Betty's eyes bulged as she said, "But it's exactly the same?""Yes. I think the story must be rooted deeply in her heart," said Marietta with a sigh.Betty sighed too. "She obviously has a real passion for writ