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
The conversation between him and Gwen earlier that day crossed his mind."I've always thought I had a place in your heart, but I now realize that my place in your heart will never be comparable to Caroline's. Scratch that. My place in your heart will never be equal to hers."Since Gwen cared about Caroline so much, she would definitely feel bad that her friend was being demeaned online. She probably felt the way Sean was feeling right now. He felt sympathy for Gwen."Will you stop tossing and turning?" Kirk, who had endured Sean's fussing around for a long time, finally couldn't resist saying something.Sean sat up from the couch. "Kirk, can't you delete all the insults directed toward Caroline?"Kirk glanced at him. "Do you think I don't want to? "Sean was rendered speechless. His mind was getting muddled. The situation in Macldo was different from Easton. In Easton, the Morrisons were considered the ones on top.But in Macldo, Finn's company had started to rise through th
When Sean visited Solomon's manor this time, he was in a completely different mood compared to the last time. Back then, he had come here to inquire about his situation. But this time, he was here to negotiate."Haha. I knew you would be back, Dr. Yates. Sure enough—" Solomon stretched out his arms to hug Sean.However, Sean coldly avoided him. "Mr. Emberly, I'm not here to reminisce but to give you an answer.""Oh, have you changed your mind, Dr. Yates?""I wouldn't say that. I can agree to your first request and help you convince Mr. Sterling to sell his land. However, I'm afraid I can't agree to your second request."Solomon's expression shifted, and he held back his anger. "Why? Is my daughter that bad?""It's not that she's bad as a rich girl, but I only want Gwen," Sean said word for word.Solomon snorted, "Dr. Yates, you should know better than me that love won't help your career in any way."Sean endured his anger and held back his rebuttal. He sat down and said, "I'l
Katie thought of someone, and her eyes lit up. She glanced at Solomon and Sean, who were still talking downstairs, and slipped out through the back door.…At this moment, Gwen was with Caroline at Yates Manor. She had come because she knew that Sean wasn't there."Are you really going to leave so soon?"When Caroline found out that Gwen was leaving after her competition, she held her friend's hand and said, "Gwen, can't you stay a little longer?"With Gwen around, Caroline's life in Macldo wasn't dull anymore. Now that Gwen was returning to Easton, would her life be as boring as before?"I can't stay any longer. The company has been very kind to let me stay until the end of the competition," Gwen said with a smile. "Don't be like that, Carol. I've already talked with my company. When there's another business trip in Macldo, they'll send me here.""All right." Caroline hugged Gwen. "I really don't want to see you go, Gwen.""Idiot."While they were talking, Gwen's phone ra
After listening to Gwen's broken explanations, Caroline finally realized what had happened."So you're saying Sean agreed to be with the diplomat's daughter to continue his experiment? I don't believe that. Sean isn't like that. "When I first came here, he bugged me every day, wanting to understand you. He asked me to tell him everything about you. He forced me to recall even the smallest details."Gwen's heart was cold. "Carol, do you still remember what you said when you first met my parents?"Caroline shook her head. She had probably first met Gwen's parents when she was a child.Gwen explained, "I remember it very well. You told me that my parents looked so lovey-dovey. Do you know why I remember this? "Because you saw their affection but not the vile things they say when they blame each other behind their backs."She continued, "Sometimes, I want to believe that love exists. But how do you expect me to do that? It's hard to know what someone is feeling. I'm not good at re
"Then, it's settled." Betty made her decision and asked someone to make the arrangements for the journey.Caroline took Gwen back to the hotel to get her luggage.At the hotel's entrance, Caroline saw Katie. This was her first time meeting the latter. Still, when she saw Katie walking over, she strongly felt she had bad intentions for coming here."Are you planning to leave?" Since Katie had called Gwen, she had been waiting at the hotel to watch Gwen make a fool of herself.Gwen simply glanced at her without giving a response. She didn't want to talk to her, either.Growing up, she had seen her mother deal with too many mistresses. She thought that her mother's methods were uncouth, whether she yelled at them or beat them to a pulp.So she wasn't going to do that. She would just ignore Katie. That was the only way to maintain her pride."Hmph, not talking now, are you?" Katie scoffed and approached Gwen. "So how do you feel? In the end, Dr. Yates—"Before she could finish
Katie said her next words through gritted teeth. "I'm sorry!""That's too easy!""I'm sorry, Gwen!""You're not polite enough!""I apologize, Ms. Gwen!"After hearing a satisfactory apology, Caroline let go of Katie. "You'd better remember what happened today. If you ever pick on my friends again, I'll make you suffer even more than you did today!"Katie looked at the people who had gathered around them and were pointing fingers at her. She held back the rebuttals she wanted to give. Then, she turned around and left.Caroline stared at Katie until she disappeared from her sight. Then, she turned to Gwen and said, "Are you all right, Gwen? Do you feel better?"Gwen looked at Caroline gratefully. "Thank you, Carol.""You idiot. When you meet someone like her, the best thing to do is to fight back. If you think it's unrefined to do that, I'll fight for you instead."Gwen pursed her lips. "Carol …""All right. Let's go upstairs," Caroline urged Gwen with a smile, her ferocity fr
Kirk could tell Caroline was lying, but he didn't expose her. "That's too much of a coincidence, isn't it?" Sean felt his heart return to its place in his chest. When he thought about it carefully, Gwen hadn't known that he had visited Solomon. So, she couldn't have known about his deal with Solomon.At the thought of this, Sean finally smiled. "I'll head back. You two have a nice chat."Caroline looked at his relaxed behavior and looked helplessly at Kirk. "Mr. Y, am I deceiving Sean?""No." Kirk let go of Caroline's hand and distanced himself from her. His gaze became stern. "Didn't I tell you that you can't leave this place? It's very dangerous outside!""But Gwen was going home. She's my best friend. I would feel bad if I hadn't seen her off. Besides …"Caroline lowered her head and said sadly, "With Gwen gone, there won't be anyone to keep me company. Who knows when she will be back?"Kirk kneeled and looked into Caroline's eyes. "You don't like it here?"Caroline's h