However, Caroline's twisted expression still showed everyone how much pain she was in."This can't go on." Betty was worried. "Why isn't Dr. Caldwell here yet?"Marietta was also heartbroken to see Caroline in pain. The sight pierced her chest like a knife.Caroline's expression gradually relaxed, but she had already passed out. When everyone saw this, they panicked once more.Even Anthony felt an immense shock. He didn't know what had happened between Caroline and Kirk. Just like the Shadowers, he didn't like Caroline either. This was because they had to put all their attention and resources on her the moment she got here. Caroline was just a woman in his eyes, and women were just like an ornament.Hence, Anthony had never understood why Kirk looked out for Caroline so much. Every decision Kirk had made since he had come here had been related to Caroline. He hadn't dealt with Finn because of her, but he had also taken action against his brother because of her.Anthony thou
As a psychiatrist, Michael knew how much pain Kirk felt at that moment. So he couldn't bear to say anything else. After a moment, he said, "Sir, we're now in—"Before he could finish, Caroline stirred awake.When Kirk saw her wake up, his eyes lit up. He forgot about everything else and squatted beside the bed. "Carrie."After he got closer, he realized how dangerous it was for him to be this close to her. He was about to back away when Caroline's grip on him tightened."Don't leave. I'm not letting you go," she whispered, having no strength at all.Kirk dared not move a muscle."I get it now." Caroline bit her lip and spoke with difficulty, "I … I get why you're being so distant with me. You have something to do with my memory loss, right?"Kirk felt his chest tighten at her words. He tightly held Caroline's hand, remaining silent. "If I'm not wrong, you were referring to me when you said you already have someone. Right?"Anything else would have deceived her, but Kirk's e
Caroline slightly pursed her lips, feeling like an insecure child. She looked at Kirk and said, "You have to come back."Kirk felt both distressed and amused when he saw her pitiful look. But most of all, he felt helpless.When Kirk and Michael walked outside the door, the housekeeper brought two chairs for them. Kirk sat down at the door so that Caroline could see him. Seeing this, Caroline laid back down with ease."Tell me what's going on." Kirk broke the silence with a lowered voice, trying not to let Caroline hear him.Michael pursed his lips. "Truth be told, the development of the madam's condition has exceeded my expectations. "According to the hypnosis treatment plan, I thought that she could slowly recover her memories even after losing them. Then, he continued, "Then, to preserve itself, her brain could filter out the most painful part of those lost memories, which is Mr. Morrison Senior's death."In this case, things would have been fine, even if she recovered her m
Kirk couldn't believe Caroline had figured that out. "You don't have to torture yourself," Caroline said weakly. "I'll help you make a decision.""Carrie—""Stay with me. I'm not afraid. I beg of you. Please stay," Caroline begged, tightly grabbing Kirk's arm."No." Kirk shook his head frantically, feeling his sadness engulf him. "No, Carrie. You'll be in pain—""I'm not afraid. Really, I'm not." Caroline looked at him pleadingly. "Mr. Y, please stay. If you leave, I'll suffer every second of the day. But if you stay by my side, I'll only be in pain occasionally."Speaking of this, Caroline smiled merrily. "In this case, it's worthwhile for you to stay by my side. Don't you think so?"Kirk looked at the smile on Caroline's face, feeling as if a hole had been gouged out of his chest."Carrie, please let go of me first." When Caroline was about to refuse, he whispered, "Let me go out and think about it."Caroline obediently let go of Kirk's hand. "Then, figure it out an
Kirk was already tempted by Caroline's words. But after Betty and Marietta's persuasion, he made his decision.He turned around and looked at the open door upstairs. He felt as if he could see an expectant Caroline through the door.At the thought of this, Kirk hastened his steps. After entering the room and approaching Caroline, he couldn't help but slow down again.When Caroline saw Kirk returning, her face lit up with a smile. "Mr. Y."Kirk placed his finger on Caroline's lip. He looked into her eyes and said, "I choose to stay." Caroline's eyes lit up at his words.Kirk looked at her joyful gaze and said ruthlessly, "But I have one condition."Caroline asked, "What is it?"The more she looked forward to this, the more uncomfortable Kirk felt. "I'm going to tell you my real name. If you make sure your illness doesn't get aggravated, I'll stay."Caroline was slightly startled. She finally understood why he had never told her his name. His name had to be important. Perhaps s
Caroline looked at Kirk with an unnatural gaze.Kirk swallowed at the sight. After a moment, he uttered, "Yeah, you passed."Then, Caroline finally closed her eyes with relief.Kirk felt his chest tighten when he saw the sweat on Caroline's face, and he touched Caroline's forehead with trembling hands.Meanwhile, Michael didn't say anything about Kirk's decision. Since he hadn't expected the current development of this situation, he didn't know how things would play out in the future. In that case, letting them make their own decisions was better...."Are you planning to return to Easton?" Betty and Marietta, who were sitting on the couch, frowned at the same time.Caroline had already recovered after resting for a few days. Kirk had been taking care of her the entire time. However, strangely enough, she had never passed out due to her aggravating condition.Michael explained that Caroline had raised her tolerance threshold. Previously, the sensitive nerves in her brain wo
After some discussion, Marietta and Betty made a decision.Caroline and Kirk were speechless."Marietta, as it happens, you can start searching for your daughter again. "Didn't you say that your daughter is part of one of the big four families? We'll just investigate them one by one. I'm sure we'll find her."Marietta seemed a little unenthused to find her daughter. She feared that she would get the wrong person again.Betty could tell what Marietta was thinking. She patted her good friend on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry. I promise to help you find your real daughter this time. "Remember what the Yates family does? Nothing will go wrong with the DNA test this time."Marietta glanced at Caroline. She also suspected that something went wrong with the DNA test back then. It was a pity that Caroline had lost her memories, so she couldn't remember what had happened at all.If she had remembered, she could talk about what happened. Perhaps everyone could put their heads
Fortunately, Kirk held Caroline steady from behind her. Even so, she was barely able to stand firm.Betty and Marietta were also shoved aside. When they turned around, they realized that they had been pushed aside by some bodyguards.Betty and Marietta frowned at this discovery. They looked toward the commotion and noticed the bodyguards hard at work. They seemed to be working for a celebrity.Then, they heard the fans' yells at the entrance. "Aurora! Aurora!"Marietta was a playwright, and many stars were proud to be part of her plays. So, when Betty saw this, she hurriedly turned to her friend. "Marietta, who on earth is this celebrity? Are they that famous? Why are they being so arrogant?"Marietta already knew who those fans were waiting for after hearing their yells. Moreover, Aurora was the one who helped her persuade Yvonne to accept her as her mother. She remembered that very well."She's just a washed-up actress." Marietta didn't have anything nice to say about Auror
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