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
After learning that Gwen had returned to Easton, Cheryl and Sonia went to the airport to pick her up.Sonia wrapped herself tightly in her disguise and asked about Caroline's condition as soon as Gwen got in the car."Carol is doing fine. We don't have to worry since Kirk will take care of her." Gwen forced a smile.Sonia and Cheryl looked at each other, noticing that Gwen didn't look too good. They began to worry."Gwen, did Caroline encounter any problems over there? Why don't we go there too?"Gwen shook her head. "I'm telling the truth. Carol is doing well over there, and Sean's mother—"At the mention of Sean, Gwen felt as if her heart had been stabbed, and she frowned.As an actress, Sonia was very observant. She immediately understood what was going on."Sean's mother even took her in as her daughter. Carol's now the daughter of the Yates family."Cheryl didn't notice anything wrong and wanted to question her further, but Sonia gently nudged her arm."That's great." So
"Mom!" Gwen interrupted Olivia in annoyance. "Don't you know what kind of person Dad is? Nobody needs to seduce him. Don't come to me for this kind of thing. I'm so sick of it." Olivia was momentarily stunned. A moment later, she started wailing and yelling."Dear God! Even my daughter refuses to take my side now!" she said. "You people don't want me anymore! Why is my life so miserable?"Olivia's cries annoyed Gwen even further, but she steeled her heart and ignored her mother. She didn't have the time or energy to be bothered with these things. Seeing how Gwen walked off without even turning back for a glance, Olivia slumped on the ground, exasperated. …Gwen left for Evans Group early the next morning so that Olivia wouldn't have the chance to continue annoying her. She hadn't slept well the night before, so she thought it would be best not to drive today. She chose to call a cab instead. She found herself feeling much better by the time she arrived at Evans Group.
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