On the table was the short story that Kirk had translated for Caroline. A breeze blew into the room, rustling the pages.However, Caroline didn't want to use anything to hold them down. She liked the rustle of the pages. She felt as if Mr. Y was still by her side.She turned back and glanced at the paper. The handwriting on the paper was bold, elegant, and beautiful. It was as if it were written on a mural.Caroline picked it up. When she looked at the words, she could imagine Mr. Y leaning over his desk, translating every word for her.Then, she felt her empty heart filling to the brim.Just when Caroline had trouble falling asleep due to her conflicting feelings of emptiness and contentment, her phone rang.Caroline glanced at her phone to see that Gwen was calling her.She couldn't help but look at the time. It was 3:07 am. Why was Gwen calling her now?She answered the phone curiously."Carol, watch the news."Caroline was confused. "What's wrong?""Just watch the news f
Early the following day, Caroline woke up and told SeanSean read the news article and noticed the problem as well. So, he told Kirk about it while Caroline wasn't paying attention. Kirk quickly found out that the articles were from a media company, Crystal Clear Media.Crystal Clear Media was a media company under Finn's company. In other words, Finn was the one who had deliberately released these news reports."Isn't Finn insane for pulling something like this?" Sean asked. When Finn had gone after Kirk before, Sean had known that it was because of their grudge. But now, he had involved Caroline in this too. That was too much.Kirk said, "It's not like you've just met him."Sean was silent for a moment."What about the thing I asked you to consider yesterday?" Kirk asked.Sean said, "I-I can't bring myself to do it.""All right. I'll come up with another idea."Sean sighed in relief. "Thank you, Kirk." After a pause, he asked angrily, "What are you going to do about Ca
"I know." Caroline smiled slightly. "But no matter who you're upset at, you have to eat. If you don't, you won't have the energy to deal with the problem. Right?"Sean looked up at Caroline. "You do have a point." As he talked, he walked to the table and picked up his spoon.Seeing that he was about to eat, Caroline didn't intend to stick around any longer. "Take your time. I'll leave you be."When Sean saw Caroline leaving out of the corner of his eye, he quickly stopped her. "Wait, Caroline.""What's wrong?" Caroline turned around, looking at Sean curiously.Sean pursed his lips. "I want to thank you. Thank you for telling me everything about Gwen."Caroline smiled at his words. "You don't have to thank me. Like you, I want Gwen to let go of the past and move on.""Do you think I'll succeed?" Sean looked down and spoke softly, without a hint of hope in his tone."Anything is possible with earnestness and sincerity," Caroline said with a smile. "Gwen isn't a cold-hearted p
"I don't know the specifics, either. When I woke up this morning, I took a look at the news and saw that Caroline's information was being exposed." Speaking of this, Gwen glanced at Caroline. "Other than that, the netizens are cursing Caroline. They're calling her arrogant and shameless for thinking she's as good as Marietta."Sean said, "Give me your phone."Gwen hesitated for a moment, but she stepped forward and handed Sean her phone.When Sean took her phone, her fingers inevitably brushed against his. Then, she quickly pulled her hand back, as if she had been shocked.Caroline was far away from them, so she didn't notice this minor episode."In other words, someone is targeting me." Caroline asked Gwen in distress, "Gwen, do you know who's targeting me?"She had studied abroad for some time, so she might have offended someone. However, with so many people in Malcdo, she couldn't figure out who the culprit was.Gwen mused, "I think it might be Yvonne. She had targeted yo
"I've already asked Mr. Y to help me translate it," Caroline explained."Oh, so he helped you with that. That means you're playing to win.""Of course." Gwen hugged Marietta's arm. "I'm sure Carol's writing will be the best."After hearing her words, Caroline couldn't help but chuckle. "You're praising me too much, Gwen.""You're my best friend. Who am I supposed to praise if not you?" Gwen whined, grabbing Caroline's arm and swaying side by side. But when she noticed Sean's eyes on her, she stopped smiling. She turned her head, avoiding his blatant stare. "By the way, Aunt Mary, since you're here, you should look through Carol's writing for her.""Sure," Marietta agreed readily.Then, the three of them walked upstairs."Gwen," Sean called out from behind. Only then did the women remember that Sean was there, too. They turned to look at him."Stick around for a moment. I have something to tell you."Gwen looked at Caroline hesitantly.Caroline said with a smile, "Aunt
"Do you want to hear the truth or lies?" Sean frowned.Gwen turned her head away, not meeting Sean's gaze. She feared that her resolve would be shaken. "What is this truth or lie that you speak of?""The truth is that I don't want to do it. I can give up my laboratory."Gwen turned around and asked, "Why?"Sean didn't answer her. "You didn't let me finish."Gwen remained silent."The lie is that I'll agree to his two requests for the sake of the laboratory." Sean walked toward Gwen, his tone laced with pain. "Gwen, what do you think I should choose?"Right now, Gwen didn't know where to look, and she kept backing away. "I don't know. I really don't."Sean grabbed her hand. "After I agree to these two requests, I can open my laboratory and find out who's targeting Caroline behind the scenes. "If I tell you that, would you ask me to agree to the two requests without hesitation?"Gwen raised her head, about to agree. But when she saw the sad smile on Sean's face, she finally
Back then, the DNA report had clearly stated that Yvonne was Marietta's daughter. Had something gone wrong at the hospital?It was unfortunate that Caroline had lost her memories from the past year or so. Otherwise, she might have been able to answer Marietta's questions."Aunt Mary, are you thinking about what Gwen said?" Caroline's voice pulled Marietta away from her thoughts."No, I'm not thinking of anything.""Please don't lie to me, Aunt Mary."Since Marietta had been standing at the door at that time, there was no way she hadn't heard what Gwen said. She just didn't want to make things awkward.Seeing how things had reached this point, Marietta didn't see a point in denying it anymore. So she said, "Carrie, you don't have to worry about my feelings. Just answer me based on your intuition. Do you think all this is Yvonne's doing?""Aunt Mary, you don't have to take Gwen's words to heart. Besides, I've only met Yvonne a few times. I can't just jump to conclusions about wh
The next second, the door opened, and Yvonne entered the room in high spirits. "Mom, I want to show you something."Marietta forced herself to cheer up. "What is it?""This is the short story I wrote. What do you think?""Have you started writing as well?" Marietta finally regained her spirits. She took Yvonne's manuscript and looked through it a few times before frowning. "Why does your writing remind me of someone else's writing style?"Yvonne's heart skipped a beat at her words, and she resisted the urge to get her manuscript back. "No way. I wrote this myself."Marietta took another look at the manuscript and felt that strong sense of familiarity once more. However, she didn't have the energy to think about it now. "Why did you suddenly think of writing a short story?" "You're going to be a judge in the short story competition, right? Since I'm your daughter, everyone will definitely doubt my lineage if I can't even write. So I might as well take the chance to participat