After Kirk applied the medicine to Caroline, she felt a chill in her neck. Feeling uncomfortable, she wanted to rub her neck, but Kirk stopped her."This medicine works really well. The wounds will be gone tomorrow. You wouldn't want your subordinates to see the marks on your neck, would you?"His words managed to make Caroline control her urge to rub her neck. Suddenly, she thought of something. "Kirk, there's something I need your help with.""Here." Kirk handed Caroline a flash drive.Caroline was stunned. "What's this?""This is the surveillance footage from the venue that day. It's proof that Yvonne attacked you first, and a shooter killed her, not you. Moreover, this flash drive also contains the outcome of the police's investigations. This should be enough to prove your innocence."Caroline said with a smile, "How did you know I needed this?"Kirk placed the flash drive on the table. "I saw what happened online.""Oh." Caroline slightly pursed her lips. She looked at Kir
Caroline hummed in agreement. Then, she looked down at the information of the other business partners.Even though she had handled Jacob, there were still a few tough nuts to crack. This would still be an uphill battle.After looking through the papers for a while, Caroline felt thirsty. When she looked up, she noticed that Cheryl was still standing there and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"Cheryl stared at Caroline, hesitant to speak. After a moment, she said, "Caroline, I'm wondering if we should clear up the situation with the murder first."Many executives have indicated that, because of this case, the business partners who were convinced to keep working with us have decided to go back on their word. If we clear things up, maybe those business partners would …"Caroline pondered for a moment before saying, "I understand your concerns, but Aurora isn't a pushover. I heard that she might get married to Asher, the Hacketts' heir, soon. She also has a significant influence on the
Cheryl quickly rushed to see Caroline when she saw Gwen's reply. "Caroline, Sonia has obtained the surveillance tape, but it has been wiped clean. We need someone to recover the lost footage."Caroline put down her pen. "Get someone to recover it as soon as possible. Once they're done, we can announce the truth."However, Cheryl looked at Caroline awkwardly."What's wrong?""Helena has already asked some specialists, and they said it will be challenging to recover them."Caroline frowned. "In that case, get someone else to try it. If there's really nothing we can do, I'll figure out another way."Cheryl asked, "Caroline, I heard Mr. Kirk is very proficient in things like this. I'm wondering if we should give the tape to him. Perhaps he can fix it."Caroline asked, "You're saying Kirk can do that?""Yeah." Cheryl explained, "Gwen says Mr. Kirk is very good at this."Caroline frowned, feeling some memories trying to emerge from her head. She grabbed the table. "He's very good at
The director and crew believed they should kick Sonia out of the team. But since Asher was investing in this drama and Aurora was his future wife, the director wanted to let Aurora play the villain.He thought she would be happy to play the role. After all, everyone could see that Aurora had been targeting Sonia. Unexpectedly, she had thrown the offer right back at them. She seemed to cherish her reputation."In that case, I'll discuss this with the others. I'll get out of your hair, Ms. Jenner."Aurora smirked, remaining silent.After the director left, Aurora's manager approached her and said with a smile, "Aurora, Sonia has probably gotten the surveillance tape by now.""Oh? So soon?""That's right. According to the other managers, Sonia's manager, Helena, has been asking people how to recover the footage all morning. How ridiculous! Even an idiot would know that it's impossible. We destroyed it on purpose, after all. It's fascinating to see them helplessly clinging on to hope
Caroline returned to the hotel after work with the surveillance tape Cheryl obtained. When she arrived at the door to Kirk's room, she hesitated for a long while. After mentally preparing herself, she finally plucked up the courage and knocked on his door.The door quickly opened, and Kirk appeared in his bathrobe before her. Caroline's face turned warm at the sight. His bathrobe was unfastened, exposing his abs and chest. The sight of his body ignited a flame in Caroline.When Kirk noticed Caroline's red ears, he realized something and fastened his bathrobe. "Is there something I can do for you?""Yeah." Caroline nodded. After glancing to make sure Kirk had properly put on his bathrobe, she walked in and said, "The surveillance tape Sonia found had been wiped clean. Cheryl said you're good at these things, so I brought it here. Can you recover the footage?"Kirk took the surveillance tape and glanced at it. "That's a simple job."Caroline's eyes widened slightly at his word
Kirk clearly didn't believe Caroline's words, but he still pointed to the bathroom.Caroline couldn't hold on any longer and dashed into the bathroom. As soon as she closed the door, she slid down the door, convulsing. The cold touch of the door on her skin made her body tremble.Her discomfort seemed to be coming from her chest. She tightly held her chest, biting her lip as she let the pain spread throughout her body. She didn't allow a single sound to escape her.But soon, her forehead was covered with sweat. It flowed down her cheeks and fell to the ground, drop by drop."Caroline!" Kirk's stern voice sounded from outside the door. "Are you really having an upset stomach?"Caroline slowly released her lips and replied wearily, "Yes. Kirk, can you buy some medicine?"Kirk frowned. After a moment of silence, he said, "Okay, I'll get some from downstairs."After that, the door slammed shut. When Caroline heard the door close, she sighed in relief. He finally left.Hissing, Caro
"Carrie." Kirk grabbed Caroline's hand. "I'm taking you to the hospital for a check-up. It won't take long."At Kirk's insistence, Caroline said, "All right. But I need to call the company's PR department first.""Okay, you can call them on the way there."Having no other choice, Caroline followed Kirk downstairs and headed for the hospital.On the way, she called Delilah. "How is your investigation going? Did you find anything to prove who's behind all this?"Delilah was still working overtime. When she heard Caroline's question, she said awkwardly, "Ms. Evans, we've discovered that the media companies that published the news are under Hackett Group, but they aren't directly affiliated with them. Instead, they are linked with them through a third party."Caroline frowned. After thinking for a moment, she said, "I'll give you another 12 hours. I want you to get the complete chain of evidence by 10:00 am tomorrow.""All right."After getting an affirmative answer, Caroline put h
Moreover, as soon as Caroline saw Kirk, the nurse told her that the medical report was out."You guys are incredibly fast." In astonishment, Caroline looked at the nurse and said, "Your hospital is really efficient. I should do my check-ups here from now on."The nurse smiled slightly at her words. They had to work fast. After all, Caroline and Kirk were important guests that the director had warned them not to neglect.The nurse wondered what their status was. They were so distinguished that the director had taken charge of this case in person. She quickly handed a stack of medical reports to Caroline.Caroline looked through them, and then she said proudly, "See? I told you I was fine, but you still didn't believe me."When Kirk saw her innocent, childlike smile, a smile finally appeared on his cold face. "It's good that you're fine. Let's go back.""Okay." Caroline nodded.…Caroline slept peacefully that night.Firstly, she was glad she had managed to hide her condition
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