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"Can I... hold you?" asked Caraline in a hoarse voice. Her body was shaking violently from the cold and emotional turmoil. Even though the rain had soaked through her body, tears still warmed her cheeks.Deric was silent for a while, observing Caraline's appearance which he thought was very chaotic. There was no stern face carved into the woman's features, only a look of sadness and fear."Sure," Deric replied at last."Thank... thank you." Caraline still lingered on the grass with her face downcast. Her hands were alternately wiping away tears. Thunder and lightning were still appearing in the sky. Nature seemed to share in the creeping fear.Caraline moved towards Deric, clinging to him with unshed tears. The umbrella Deric was using fell over, showering both of them with water.Caraline closed her eyes, hugging the man she loved and the man she had hurt so tightly as if she didn't want Deric to leave as if this was the last time she would ever see him. It felt so warm, especially w
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"Caraline," Deric half shouted as Cariline's body collapsed backward. He quickly restrained the woman. Shortly after, thunder boomed, making the surroundings bright. The wind picked up, knocking down branches and leaves."Caraline." Deric patted Caraline's cheek. The woman's body was cold and pale at the same time. Deric immediately took out his cell phone and contacted Grace. Deric quickly put Caraline on his lap, bringing the woman to the wheelchair. He drove very fast in the wheelchair in the pouring rain. As he neared the house, he saw Grace and several maids approaching."Miss Caraline," the maids shrieked together with umbrellas in their hands.Deric led Caraline to the veranda, followed by the maids from behind. "Grace, prepare the car to take Caraline to the hospital.""I understand," said Grace immediately ordered several maids."I'll go with you," Deric said."Sorry, Mr. Deric." Grace looked down for a moment, feeling bad. However, she still remembered the message from Cara
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Caraline blinked a few times. The woman slowly opened her eyes, changing her position to sitting. Her head felt heavy and painful at the same time. Her hands gently massaged forehead. "Where am I now?Caraline leaned against the bed. Her face was downcast, and suddenly tears fell. The fact put her in a difficult situation. There was a part of her that felt lost. It was only a matter of time until Deric found out she was the mastermind behind the accident. Caraline never expected it to be this painful and scary."What if Deric leaves me?" muttered Caraline, "am I ready for that?"Caraline hurriedly wiped away tears as she heard the sound of approaching footsteps. She quickly lay down, turning her head towards the window. In the reflection of the glass, the woman could see her pale, puffy face.Helen opened the door to the room, approaching the bed. "Thank goodness you're awake. I was really surprised when Grace informed me. How are you at the moment?"Caraline let out a long breath. Te
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Caraline could not fall asleep. Her body was still lying on the bed with her eyes fixed on the ceiling of the room. From outside, she heard footsteps. She immediately pretended to be closed with her back to the entrance.The door opened and footsteps approached. Grace and two maids entered, placed a basket of chocolate milk on the nightstand, and left the room.After feeling that Grace and the two maids were far away, Caraline decided to sit down. She turned to the nightstand, picking up the basket that was there. As she picked up the bottle of chocolate drink, her tears fell again. Memories of her time with Deric suddenly came to her. She remembered how much she loved this drink. Even pretending to swap bottles just so she could kiss Deric indirectly."I... should be happy now," Caraline muttered as she wiped away tears. "I shouldn't be crying like a weakling. If I can get through the pain of being left by my parents and Carla, then I should be able to get through this."Caraline put
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Deric immediately turned his head when someone knocked on the car door from outside. He put his phone in his pants pocket and opened the window."Sir," said a man wearing sunglasses."Come in," Deric said, opening the door for the man.The man in the black shirt immediately took off his hat and glasses as his body landed on the seat, letting out a long breath. As the car began to drive, the man said, "I've gotten accurate information from a trusted party regarding that person.""I hope you don't disappoint me," Deric said with a straightforward look."That person...is indeed involved. We await further orders."Deric let out a long breath. "I'm sorry if I have to trouble you again in the middle of your busy schedule. But you're the only one I can trust with matters like this.""I'm very glad you bothered," the man beside Deric said with a faint smile. "I'm honored."The car sped up, passing several vehicles in a zigzag motion. Amidst the street noise and the sprinkling of lights in dow
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"Do you miss him, Catherine?" asked Caraline with a sardonic look. Her eyeballs rolled when she saw her annoying cousin's blatant display of interest in Deric."You... you must be crazy, Caraline." Catherine snorted in annoyance. Her hands were quickly folded in front of her chest. "What am I looking for that deformed man?""What a braggart!" Caraline rolled her eyes, grabbing the bag from the nightstand. "I don't want to see you two here. Go away!""You're such an ass, Caraline!" snapped Wilson with glaring eyes. "You should be grateful that Catherine and I took the time to visit you.""You don't know any better." Catherine glanced at the basket on the nightstand. There was a bottle of drink in there."I know you didn't come to see me." Caraline laughed sarcastically. "You must have come to have your psychiatry checked in this place. Well, for once I'll support you wholeheartedly.""You!" pointed Wilson with a furious glare.Catherine walked over to the nightstand, picked up the bot
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Caraline had spent most of her time in her room for the past two days. She would only go out for a walk by the lake in the morning and evening, where her main goal was to peek at Deric.After the incident a few days ago, Caraline had been avoiding Deric because she felt ashamed and didn't know how to behave. She also never replied to Deric's messages or picked up his calls.Caraline still often felt remorse and sadness when she found out that she was the culprit who caused Deric's disability. She cried so hard that her eyes were puffy. "I finally know why Carla asked me to find and marry Deric," said Caraline, who was now on the balcony. The wind blew her hair to the right and left. It felt refreshing even though her heart was still hurting."I don't regret marrying Deric and spending so much time looking for him. I... was able to fulfill Carla's last wish, as well as continue her love for Deric."Caraline let out a long breath. Her eyes were teary and puffy at the same time. Sadness
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Helen turned to Lucy. She had never told Lucy about Deric. So, it was strange that Lucy would suddenly scream at the sight of Deric about to fall out of the wheelchair unless Lucy already knew the man.Caraline turned a questioning gaze on Helen. However, she realized that Helen was unlikely to do something she hadn't told her to do.Lucy was silent for a moment, immediately turning to Caraline and Helen. Her lips curled into a smile as if she had never done anything suspicious."Do... do you know that man?" probed Caraline."I just remembered my friend," Lucy replied with a calm expression, "my friend named Jacob has the same situation as that man, and we're close. So, when I saw that man about to fall, I just suddenly thought of him. I'm sorry if my words startled you.""Then where is your friend now?" Caraline studied Lucy closely."He... died a few months ago." Lucy glanced at Deric for a moment.Caraline let out a long breath. "Alright.""I'm fine!" Deric half shouted while wavin
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Jeremy, Jonathan, and James looked tense as they followed a bodyguard to the edge of the park. The crashing of the waves was a musical accompaniment to their racing hearts. The three men suddenly fell silent when they saw Deric with his back to them near the fence. Shortly afterward, the bodyguard chose to excuse himself. For a few seconds, there was only silence between the four men. Jeremy, Jonathan, and James exchanged glances with each other, confused as to what action they should take at this point. Should they say goodbye? Deric slowly turned around, smiling to greet his three half-brothers. He walked over, but Jeremy, Jonathan, and James did not move from their places or even turn their heads towards him. "I've been waiting for your arrival," Deric said. Jeremy, Jonathan, and James had not paid any attention to Deric's words. Their faces had not completely lifted either. "Didn't you miss me a lot, James?" asked Deric, "you even called me and sent me messages almost every da
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Six months later The news of the Universe Corporation President's marriage sent the country into a frenzy. Many of the women who dreamed of becoming his wife suddenly felt heartbreak and deep sadness.Rumors circulated like mushrooms in the rainy season about who the lucky woman who would become Jacob Balderic's partner would be. Six months after the Universe Corporation President appeared in public and introduced himself, the man never appeared in front of the media again. However, the news about him continued to fill news lines and television shows.A week after the news of the wedding broke, the media managed to uncover the lucky woman, who was none other than Caraline. Many people agreed with this because they felt that the two were a good match. However, some sneered and bullied Caraline on social media. Even so, the wedding was held in a private location in the city of Summertown.The news of the wedding became the top and hottest topic ever, and even the news of Caraline and D
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All eyes were on Deric who had just recognized himself as the presiden of the number one company in the country. The atmosphere of the event was instantly silent, as were the people watching the news on television channels and the internet. Shortly afterward, the adoring admiration was met with thunderous applause."Oh my," said Helen, "isn't that Mr. Deric? How could this be possible? He can walk on both feet and right now he's in front of us."Helen turned to Caraline who was looking down with a smile on her face. When she realized something, Helen quickly controlled herself. She knew the reason behind Caraline's change over the past two weeks."Miss Caraline," Helen called with a bright smile. Despite the crack in her heart, she was happy to see Caraline now.Caraline was silent and didn't dare to raise her head at the moment. The praise and admiration directed at Deric made her even more terrified of losing him.On the other side, Diego and Wilson were watching the show on the scr
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A week passed after Caraline met with Deric on the rooftop of the building. However, her happy smile never faded. Helen, Stevan, and the rest of the maids and guards couldn't understand her attitude. While Caraline had been saddened a few months ago, for the past week, she had been overwhelmed with happiness.Caraline visited an event organized by one of Universe Coporation's subsidiaries in a large park. Many famous officials and businessmen attended the event, including Henry Hulbert.Caraline couldn't sit still while watching Henry Hulbert perform on stage. Her eyes were often drawn to the surroundings. There was a good chance that Deric was also at this event, she thought.Caraline hadn't received any messages from Deric all week. She also deliberately did not contact him. If longing had been excruciating in the past, this longing had only intensified the love."Do you need something?" asked Helen, who was sitting next to Caraline's chair."Nothing." Caraline shook her head, turni
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Caraline and Deric looked at each other for some time, lost in their feelings. The lights around the rooftop seemed to change color as time passed."I'm just afraid that you'll lose consciousness like last time," Deric said suddenly."What do you mean?" asked Caraline with flushed cheeks."You know, you suddenly passed out when we were about to do... 'it' in your room." Deric laughed, gently stroking Caraline's hair."Passed out?" Caraline raised one eyebrow. "Didn't we ever do that?""Not at all," Deric said, "you seemed to be so nervous that you passed out, especially since you didn't stop smiling during your sleep."Caraline suddenly turned her back on Deric, closing her eyes with a very red face. She was embarrassed when she heard that. So, all this time she had only dreamed about doing 'that' with Deric. "Don't talk to me anymore. I hate you.""I know if your heart says otherwise." Deric stood beside Caraline."No, I'm serious." Caraline turned her gaze to the other side. "You ar
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Caraline's whole body shook even more when she saw Deric standing in front of her. She dropped her cell phone because she couldn't contain her shock. For a few moments, she could only hold her breath with an unblinking gaze.Caraline felt shocked on top of the shock. She had wanted Deric to walk again, but when she saw it firsthand, Caraline was left stunned and unable to do anything. Her lips half opened, but quickly closed again.Didn't Deric look perfect with his current appearance?Caraline pinched her left arm hard. She felt a great pain there. It signaled that she was in the real world. However, Caraline still felt lost in dreamland. Deric, who she thought was a man who had lost his dreams, was the mysterious figure that people wanted to know about. Deric was none other than the richest man in the country.Doesn't Deric look perfect in his current position?Caraline looked back as her feet hit the rooftop barrier. She was at the edge of the room and there was no turning back. Fo
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"Deric."Caraline could only remain silent with wide-rounded eyes for some time. Her mouth was half open with a look of disbelief. All the images of her time with Deric instantly faded away, making her body almost collapse on the floor. Tears were rolling down her cheeks relentlessly.Caraline knew that she missed Deric more than anything. However, when he was in front of her right now, she could only stand still without being able to get closer or even hug him tightly.Time seemed to stop for Caraline. All the scenery around her suddenly turned black and white, except for Deric alone. At the same time, the world became eerily silent.Could this all be a delusion?Could it be that he was in a dream?Could it be that God had answered all her prayers and hopes?Caraline still couldn't quite believe what was happening. For months she had searched for Deric's whereabouts with everything she had, but nothing good had come of it. However, at this moment, Deric came to him alone on this roof
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Two months laterA talent show organized by one of Universe Corporation's subsidiaries received an overwhelming response from the public. The show had the highest ratings for several weeks. It culminated in the finale that aired last night. The participants put on an incredible show of entertainment and performance. The show was even aired in several neighboring countries. The enthusiasm of the public and netizens for the program was so high that the organizers intended to re-organize a similar event with a fresh and new concept.As a token of appreciation for the achievement and success, a lavish banquet was held for all partners who joined the program. Several Universe Corporation officials were present, one of whom was Henry Hulbert.Caraline was still in the room, staring at her reflection in the mirror. She put on the earrings Deric had given her to complete her look tonight. The search for the man had been ongoing until now, but his whereabouts had yet to be discovered."Wherev
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One month passed quickly. Caraline reorganized her life. Diego was sentenced to fifteen years in prison for the crimes he had committed. Although it wasn't worth it, it was enough to make her feel relieved. On the other hand, Wilson was also put behind bars. Although the Wattson family tried to get him released, he was sentenced to eight years in prison.Caraline's life gradually returned to the way it was before knowing Deric. She was busy with office work. However, her longing and love for him became even more unstoppable.Caraline has a new habit now. When she missed Deric the most, she would go to his former residence and spend the night there. Caraline would smile at the pictures on the wall and cry shortly after.The search for Deric, Lucy, and Thomas was still ongoing. However, there was no sign that they will be found. Caraline felt that this was her punishment for hurting and wasting Deric's presence all this time. This longing and regret tormented her.On the other hand, Cat
