"Carol," Scott called out.Caroline stopped walking and turned to look at him nonchalantly. "What are you doing here?"Scott stood next to the car and said, "I'm sending you to the school."Caroline's gaze turned cold instantly. 'School?'Soon afterward, she walked to Scott right away. She did not wish to draw her employees' attention at the company's entrance. She got into the car and asked sternly after Scott got into the car, "How do you know that I'm going to the school? Did you assign people to monitor the children at school?"Scott started the car and said casually, "I didn't have them monitored, but the bodyguards informed me when they heard about it."Caroline suppressed her anger. "How is that any different from monitoring? The other students will regard them differently if you do this to them!""You're overthinking, Carol. The bodyguards are only posted at the school entrance," Scott explained. Caroline said, "Even if that is the case, why are you coming with me no
"Are you really going to discard me because of Caroline?" Azure asked incredulously.Scott asked coldly, "Do you think you're some great catch?""How could you say that to me?" Azure exclaimed. Scott said, "You're nothing without your influential family as your backer."Azure could no longer stand Scott's derogatory remarks and was about to lose her temper. "Let's call off the engagement if that's the case!"Scott said, "You don't have the right to end it because I was the one who proposed it first.""Why not? I can get my family to announce your affair with Caroline and call off the engagement!" Azure retorted. "You may give it a try. Don't forget where I brought you from," Scott reminded and hung up. Azure stared blankly at her phone screen when the call ended abruptly.'Is he threatening me?' Azure controlled her breathing with great effort. 'I won't allow myself to live so degraded and subjected to the whims of others!'Hence, Azure called her grandmother, who picked u
Meanwhile, at the school.Caroline arrived at the children's classroom, followed by two bodyguards. She wanted to check on the children first because she had 10 minutes before the parent-teacher conference at the school hall.Caroline spotted Tyler and Axel sitting attentively in the class when she arrived at a spot not far from the classroom.The coldness of her eyes faded, leaving only gentleness. The two children turned to look at the classroom's entrance in unison as if they felt something. Their eyes widened in shock gradually when they saw Caroline. "Mommy!" Tyler stood up abruptly, ignored the teacher, and rushed out of the class. Axel followed closely behind, and his expression showed an unusual urgency. Upon noticing the situation, the teacher went after them hastily but returned to the classroom when she saw Caroline. Tyler clutched Caroline's top tightly with tears streaming down his face. "I missed you so much, Mommy!"Axel stood in front of Caroline with te
Caroline nodded and said gently, "I know. Ty is proud, much like Evan."Axel held Caroline's hand tightly. "I will take good care of him, Mommy. Take care of yourself, too. I shall go back to class now."Caroline hugged Axel and said, "Axel, I will bring all of you back to me as soon as possible."Axel said, "We believe that you won't make us wait long, Mommy!"Caroline turned and left after the children returned to the classroom. -On Monday morning.Caroline received Zeke's text message during a meeting. She held up her phone and saw a document Zeke had sent. It was an analysis report of the medicine.The report explained that the medicine was a slow-acting poison that would cause organ failure. 'If it is consumed at a normal dosage, the user will experience intense visceral pain within one week of continuous use, accompanied by other symptoms such as high fever, blood in sputum and stool. The user will die of organ failure in less than three months. Note: The medicine
Caroline had just changed into fresh clothes when someone knocked on her door. She opened the door and found Marie standing before her with food. Noticing Caroline's pale face, she exclaimed, "Your face, Ms. Shenton…"Caroline shook her head and darted a look at Elvira's room. Marie nodded and said softly, "She's in her room."Caroline said, "Don't send me food. I don't feel like eating."Marie said, "Ms. Shenton, I've been hired to care for you. Mr. Hendrix will blame me if you don't eat properly! I'm just a servant. Please, don't make things difficult for me."Caroline said, "Put the food in the room then. I'll have some later."Marie entered the room with the food tray and placed the blood bag behind the pillow on the sofa. "Ms. Shenton, I placed the item you asked for here," reminded Marie softly. Caroline nodded. "Alright."Marie was about to leave after placing the food tray, yet Caroline grabbed her wrist and passed her a check. "This is 7,000 dollars for you. Co
Caroline was transported to the hospital half an hour later, and Scott hastily arrived, too.In the interim, Caroline stood in line for her consultation, glancing weakly upward when Scott appeared.Anxiety was evident on Scott's face.Scott knelt on the ground and addressed her, "Carol, how did you come down with a fever?"In lethargy, Caroline closed her eyes, offering no response to Scott's question.Scott didn't continue asking and extended his hand to assess Caroline's forehead.His countenance shifted to seriousness upon detecting the intense heat.Soon afterward, he stood up and looked at Elvira. "Watch her. I'll get someone to refer her for lab tests."Elvira did not feel any guilty conscience because she knew the medicine's properties very well. "Yes, sir."Elvira leaned against the wall and looked at the ghastly pale Caroline sitting on the chair after Scott left."You're in a lot of pain, right?" Elvira asked Caroline nonchalantly. Caroline opened her eyes and l
Scott thought, 'I have to figure out a way to get to the chairman's position before the shareholder meeting next month!'Scott stood up, dismissing the ridiculous notions. He cast a deep glance at Caroline before turning away and leaving.-Meanwhile, in Staten City.Zeke received a call from his assistant after leaving the club for a social engagement.Harper informed him, "Mr. Jung, we looked into Scott's location prior to him assuming control of MK. Following Mr. Jordan's accident, he accompanied a subordinate to meet with Mr. Jordan Sr. at prison. We've obtained the surveillance footage and will forward it to you shortly."Zeke said, "Okay, understood."Zeke brought up the surveillance footage after ending the call. It was the scene of Scott ordering Elvira to force Draco into signing a few documents when they met. Even though their actions could be seen, there was no way to see the documents' content.Zeke put away his phone and looked out the car window. 'Scott's visi
"I don't think she will be waking up tonight. She is having a high fever. Call back tomorrow. That's all!" Elvira said as she looked at Caroline, whose eyes were tightly shut, and hung up. Zeke frowned at the sight of the disconnected call interface.'Why is Caroline having a fever when I've just sent her the medicine's properties? I think she is making herself sick on purpose. She's sacrificing her own health so she can probe for information.'Zeke felt a tinge of helplessness. Soon afterward, he booked a red-eye flight to Angelbay on his phone.-The next morning, Caroline woke up in the hospital. She found Elvira seated next to her bed, staring at her as soon as she woke up. Caroline's chest tightened with anxiety, and she propped up herself with great effort. She coughed and said, "I'm still alive. You don't have to watch me like this!"Elvira sneered. "How is it? How do you feel?"Caroline looked at her in silence. Elvira said, "Since you won't say it, I'll do it for