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Both Caroline and Eddy fell silent. None of them took the initiative to speak in the car. To be honest, she found the silence rather pleasant.
Unfortunately for her, Eddy chose to break the silence by saying, “Don’t take what Grandpa said to
heart.”
Confused, Caroline turned to look at him. “What are you talking about?”
Eddy knitted his brows and said, “When he said he wanted you and your husband to live a good life together.”
Straightening her back, she told him, “Are you going to tell me to get a divorce then? Who are you to say those words? How I live my life is none of your business!”
Eddy opened his mouth to retort, but in the end, all he could say was, “He’s not the one for you.”
“How is he not the one for me?” Caroline snapped.
She could turn a blind eye if they were talking about something else, but not when it concerned Kirk.
“I don’t believe there’s any man who’s more deserving of me than him,” she said.
“Have you heard of soulmates before? He’s my soulmate. All he needs is just a glance to know what I’m thinking.”
Eddy exhaled slowly, but the weight on his heart didn’t diminish. It only served to trouble him more. He recalled the day he had spoken to Kirk.
Kirk said that Eddy yearned for Caroline simply because he couldn’t have her.
Still, hearing her compliment her husband made Eddy feel uneasy.
Eddy didn’t want her to continue praising that man. Instead, he wanted to be the person she spoke about. His grip on the steering wheel loosened when he realized what he was hoping for.
Did he just think of becoming her husband?
No, no, no! That definitely wasn’t what he was thinking.
However, even after he had calmed down, the same thought still occupied his mind. He took a
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Caroline glanced strangely at him. He said nothing for quite some time, so she thought she had finally managed to persuade him.
Letting out a sigh, she said, “I hope that you won’t talk badly about him in front of me in the future. You don’t know him at all, so you don’t have the right to judge him.
“We won’t meet each other anymore, anyway.”
Eddy’s heart throbbed at her words, and his mood turned foul. “What now? Are you thinking of leaving Earth then?” His tone was icy.
Caroline glanced at him and smiled. “I don’t want Layla to look for me every other day.”
Layla had confronted her because Eddy had visited her at the hospital. Surely, Layla would burn Evans Group down if she found out that he had driven Caroline home.
It wasn’t that Caroline feared Layla. It was just that she had something more important to handle now. She wanted to turn Evans Group into a more powerful business as soon as possible.
She didn’t wish Evans Group to remain a small business. That wasn’t what she’d had in mind when she had taken over the company.
She wanted to use the company as a springboard to restore the Evans‘ name to its former glory.
That way, Kirk wouldn’t have to work under Eddy’s second uncle anymore or do anything against his will. Like getting registered on his behalf.
“Layla gave you trouble?”
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Eddy sounded so surprised that his tone snapped Caroline out of her daze.
She looked at him strangely. “Why are you so surprised? It’s not like this is your first time hearing
this.”
Eddy froze. “Does she make things difficult for you all the time?”
His question made Caroline laugh out loud. “Don’t tell me you don’t know about this.
“You know fairly well that she pretended to be sick just so she could get one of my kidneys. I’m not buying it if you tell me that you don’t know about it.”
“I asked her to apologize to you for that,” Eddy explained.
“She did that because Grandpa forced me to marry you back then-”
“Is that a valid reason for her to hurt someone else? So I have the right to kill someone because of something, then?”
Caroline stared right into his eyes as she spoke. “I get to explain myself because I lived. If I had
died…”
Caroline’s gaze turned cold. “You would all think that I deserved it.”
“I-” Eddy started but was cut short with a wave of her hand. She didn’t want to listen to him explain himself anymore.
“Can I ask you something? Why are you so biased?”
Eddy opened his mouth to say something, but his thoughts went back to when he had been seven
or eight years old.
Jude had taken him and Caroline abroad. Layla, who had still been very young, had thrown a tantrum because she had wanted to go along with them.
After setting off, they had headed to Halvia to switch to their connecting flight.
Halvia had been in a rather chaotic state at that time. News about the rich and their family
members getting abducted or kidnapped had been common there..
So Jude had taken a team of 30 bodyguards with them that day.
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Caroline glanced strangely at him. He said nothing for quite some time, so she thought she had
finally managed to persuade him.
Letting out a sigh, she said, “I hope that you won’t talk badly about him in front of me in the
future. You don’t know him at all, so you don’t have the right to judge him.
“We won’t meet each other anymore, anyway.”
Eddy’s heart throbbed at her words, and his mood turned foul. “What now? Are you thinking of
leaving Earth then?” His tone was icy.
Caroline glanced at him and smiled. “I don’t want Layla to look for me every other day.”
Layla had confronted her because Eddy had visited her at the hospital. Surely, Layla would burn
Evans Group down if she found out that he had driven Caroline home.
It wasn’t that Caroline feared Layla. It was just that she had something more important to handle
now. She wanted to turn Evans Group into a more powerful business as soon as possible.
She didn’t wish Evans Group to remain a small business. That wasn’t what she’d had in mind
when she had taken over the company.
She wanted to use the company as a springboard to restore the Evans‘ name to its former glory.
That way, Kirk wouldn’t have to work under Eddy’s second uncle anymore or do anything against
his will. Like getting registered on his behalf.
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Eddy sounded so surprised that his tone snapped Caroline out of her daze.
She looked at him strangely “Why are you so surprised? It’s not like this is your first time hearing
this”
Eddy froze. “Does she make things difficult for you all the time?”
His question made Caroline laugh out loud. “Don’t tell me you don’t know about this.
“You know fairly well that she pretended to be sick just so she could get one of my kidneys. I’m not buying it if you tell me that you don’t know about it.”
“I asked her to apologize to you for that,” Eddy explained.
“She did that because Grandpa forced me to marry you back then-”
“Is that a valid reason for her to hurt someone else? So I have the right to kill someone because of something, then?”
Caroline stared right into his eyes as she spoke. “I get to explain myself because I lived. If I had died…‘
Caroline’s gaze turned cold. “You would all think that I deserved it.”
“I-” Eddy started but was cut short with a wave of her hand. She didn’t want to listen to him explain himself anymore.
“Can I ask you something? Why are you so biased?”
Eddy opened his mouth to say something, but his thoughts went back to when he had been seven
or eight years old.
Jude had taken him and Caroline abroad. Layla, who had still been very young, had thrown a tantrum because she had wanted to go along with them.
After setting off, they had headed to Halvia to switch to their connecting flight.
Halvia had been in a rather chaotic state at that time. News about the rich and their family
members getting abducted or kidnapped had been common there.
So Jude had taken a team of 30 bodyguards with them that day.
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Despite Jude’s efforts, Eddy, Caroline, and Layla had been kidnapped amidst the chaos. At a tender age, the three of them had suffered the torment of being beaten every day and having nothing to eat at all.
The torture had lasted for about a week until they had met a kind–hearted robber who couldn’t bear to see them getting tortured anymore.
After the man had secretly let them go, the three of them had run a long way. They had finally found a small shop, where Eddy had begged the shopkeeper to lend them his phone.
After making the call, they had stayed in the shop and waited for help.
Eddy could still vividly remember how the shop had been engulfed in darkness. They had had to switch on the lights just to see something.
There had been a simple kitchen near the entrance of the shop. Besides a couple of kitchenwares, there had only been a gas tank for cooking. That had been their first time seeing a gas tank.
They became less afraid after they had waited for more than an hour. They watched the shopkeeper cook, their eyes wide with surprise.
However, just when the atmosphere had turned slightly pleasant, the sound of cars honking had pierced the air, followed by the ear–splitting noise of guns being fired.
The shopkeeper had collapsed, and sudden bursts of flames had come out of nowhere, frightening
the three children.
Soon, flames had surrounded them. They had glanced around, helpless.
Although Eddy was the eldest among them, he had been so terrified that he had wet his pants. His legs had turned to jelly, and he hadn’t been able to move a single muscle.
Just then, a pair of small yet strong hands had shoved him away.
The next thing he knew, he had heard a sharp cry from somewhere. He couldn’t remember
anything else that happened afterward. He had forgotten all about it.
He had met Layla again after a week. She, too, had been hospitalized, and she had had varying
degrees of burns on her body. Fortunately, she had recovered just fine.
On the other hand, Caroline had been taken abroad by her parents. Jude had told them that the
kidnapping had affected her psychological state too much. She had needed to get treatment
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Eddy hadn’t cared about that. He had merely wanted to know who had saved him. So he asked
Jude, “Grandpa, is Caroline hurt?”
“Carol’s parents didn’t inform me of her condition. She probably wasn’t hurt.”
Ever since then, Eddy had been sure that Layla was the one who had saved him.
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As the years had passed, Eddy had never doubted that.
When he had been 16 years old, Caroline had returned. She had grown up into a graceful and extraordinary young woman, but she seemed to have forgotten every single memory of them.
It had infuriated Eddy and also made him even more certain that Layla was the one who had saved him back then.
This was the reason he hated Caroline so much.
From time to time, he would reminisce about the past, yet Caroline remembered nothing about what had happened.
He had asked her about the incident several times before, but she would always shake her head and ask him if something like that had actually happened before.
Thinking of that incident now, he glanced back at Caroline. “You were around five years old when I was seven or eight years old. Do you remember anything about us getting kidnapped?”
Caroline stared back at him in confusion. He had asked her this same question over and over again.
She returned from overseas when she had been 16 years old. It had been her first time meeting him, and he had asked her the same question.
Throughout the years she had stayed by his side, he had continued to ask her the same question. And when he did, he would always stare at her piercingly. It was as if she was a traitor.
“I’ve told you lots of times that I’ve forgotten most of what happened when I was young.”
Caroline herself wasn’t sure why, but she couldn’t remember anything from her past.
Perhaps it was just like what Sarah and Dan had explained to her back then.
They said that she had been through something horrible, which had caused her memory loss. Apparently, it seemed like she wasn’t willing to recall her childhood memories.
Eddy laughed lightly. “Maybe you will understand why I’m so kind to Layla when you remember it.
”
That said, he rested the back of his head against the headrest and stared at the road ahead. “We’re
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Caroline was still in a daze when she heard his words She looked out the window. It took a second for her to realize that she was home.
She got out of the car, took a few steps, and turned back. “I really can’t remember what happened.
She trailed off, hesitating.
If
“If you’re willing to tell me about it, I’ll be sure to listen.”
Eddy noticed the desperation in her eyes. After a moment of silence, he chuckled and said, ” Perhaps it’s best for you not to remember it.”
He turned the steering wheel and drove out of the apartment complex.
Caroline watched him leave with her brows furrowed. Then, she turned and headed upstairs.
As she entered the elevator, she wondered why her memories from before the age of six were so vague and blurry.
However, she could still vividly remember the things that happened when she had been about seven or eight years old.
She couldn’t forget how Sarah had taken her to see the doctor every Friday when she was seven.
At the time, Sarah had been shocked when Caroline had mentioned that the doctor she was seeing was a psychologist.
“You can read?” Sarah asked in disbelief.
Caroline had nodded and read aloud the titles that the doctor had held. It had surprised Sarah so much that she had wanted to train Caroline to become a writer.
Later on, though, the plan had been put on hold because Sarah had started preparing her to become Eddy’s wife.
The elevator doors opened, snapping Caroline back into reality. She stepped out of the elevator and saw Kirk pacing around in front of the door of the house.
“Why are you outside?”
Raising his eyes to meet Caroline’s, he strode across the corridor toward her and pulled her into
his arms.
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Startled, Caroline asked, “What’s wrong?”
Instead of answering, he simply hugged her tighter
She smiled and started laughing “You were afraid that I wouldn’t come back anymore, right?”
Kirk hummed in response
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Caroline hooked her arms around Kirk’s waist. “Don’t worry. I’ll always come back. I would come back home even if it rained daggers.”
Kirk loosened his arms around her slightly. Staring at her dazzling eyes, he smiled back at her and said, “Let’s go back in.”
“Okay,” she replied, letting him carry her into the house.
“Kirk.”
“Yeah?”
“Do you remember things that happened when you were young?”
After placing her down on a chair, Kirk knelt and helped her take off her shoes.
“When I was young?”
He glanced up at her. “How young?”
“When you were about five years old.”
“Yes, I do.”
Caroline’s eyes lit up at his words. “What were you doing at that time?”
Remembering how he started following his father around to run business errands, Kirk couldn’t help but laugh.
“Nothing special. I went to kindergarten and played with my friends. Sometimes, I would play with my father too.”
Propping up her chin in her arm, Caroline said, “I’m so jealous of you… I can’t remember what
happened when I was that age.
“Don’t you find it strange that I can only remember the things that I did when I was seven or eight
years old but not when I was five years old?”
“It’s like…”
She continued, “It’s like someone sliced through my memories and took away all the ones that I
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“Maybe it’s because your brain was too tiny when you were small, so you couldn’t remember anything that happened before that.”
Smiling, Caroline hooked her arms around his neck. “Will you forget me when you turn old and your brain becomes tiny?”
“Nope.” Kirk carried her in his arms once again and headed to the bedroom.
“How are you so sure about that? There are lots of elderly people who get Alzheimer’s these days. What if-”
“There’s no ‘what if‘.” Kirk pressed his lips against hers, his breath fanning her cheeks.
“Because my heart remembers you. It has nothing to do with my brain.”
Caroline blinked at his words. They were like a feather that was gently and softly caressing her heart.
She then hooked one leg around his waist. “Really?”
“Yes. Come into my heart if you don’t believe me.”
Caroline blushed. “Nonsense!”
Despite that, her hand moved along with Kirk’s to lift up his shirt.
When her hand was on his chest, where his heart was, he chuckled and leaned over to bite her lips gently. “Can you see it now?”
Caroline blushed further, her fingers trembling slightly where she was touching him. “No,” she said.
“Well, then, you have to be more serious.” His voice was gruff, and his Adam’s apple moved in time with his speech.
Her eyes gradually lost focus, as if she were a fish breaking through the surface of the water.
The warmth she felt made her feel like she was water vaporizing into steam, yet she yearned for it. What ensued from the feeling was a time of endless pleasure.
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When she cooled down much later, she sprawled on the bed, unwilling to move a single muscle. She could feel that her throat was hoarse by now.
“Water…” She groaned, and Kirk got up to get her some water.
Just then, her phone, which was at the edge of the bed, started to ring.
She glanced at the screen to see that the caller was Marietta. Hastily, she answered the call.
Marietta’s excited voice came from the other end of the line. “Carrie, you’re truly my lucky mascot! I just got a call from the detective. He had news about my daughter!”
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Caroline sat up on the bed. She was simply too happy for Marietta. “That’s wonderful! Where is
she?”
“I haven’t found her yet.” Marietta sounded a little down.
“I only know that a couple from Easton adopted her and that they’re from Osbury. I’ve discussed it with my assistant, and I’ll be flying there tonight.”
Caroline checked the time. It should be night–time on Marietta’s side now.
“When will your flight land? I can pick you up.”
“You don’t have to,” replied Marietta.
“I’ll thank you properly once I manage to find my daughter.”
Caroline smiled. “Okay. I’ll be waiting for good news.”
“That’s all, I guess. I have to make preparations for something else.”
“Okay.” Caroline ended the call just in time to see Kirk enter the room with a glass of water.
She could sense the jealousy in his voice when he spoke. “Who called you? Why are you so
happy?
“It was Marietta.” Caroline laughed.
“What is it? Are you jealous of a woman?”
Kirk froze. He had assumed that Eddy had called her.
“Why is she calling you at this hour?” he asked.
A smile spread across Caroline’s face. “She said that she had gotten some news about her daughter, who had been abducted years ago.
“It turns out that a couple from Easton had adopted her daughter, so Marietta’s coming here to find out more.”
Seeing the frown on Kirk’s face, Caroline asked, “What’s wrong? Aren’t you happy for her?”
Her question snapped Kirk out of his daze. “I’m happy for her, of course.”
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It was just that Marietta knew him
Back then, she handed the script for “Daughter of the Sea” over to Collins Group because of him
Things would be fine if she managed to find her daughter soon after arriving in Easton. However,
if it took a long time, she would certainly contact Caroline frequently. By then…
Turning around, Kirk inconspicuously pressed a hand against his forehead when Caroline was
focused on downing the glass of water.
How had things become so complicated?
This just wouldn’t do. He had to settle the issue of his identity as soon as possible.
He turned to look at Caroline, who was taking sip after sip from the glass. He couldn’t help but find her simply adorable.
However, the longer he stared at her, the more he panicked. “Darling, can I ask you something?”
Now that Caroline had finished her glass of water, she wasn’t as parched as before and had regained some strength. “What is it?”
“If Eddy isn’t Eddy … I mean, if he hadn’t been a part of the Morrison family …”
Now, it was Caroline’s turn to stare at him.
This was the first time she had seen Kirk fumbling for words. She found it so amusing that she couldn’t stop herself from laughing.
“Do you even realize how funny you sound right now?”
Kirk glanced up at the ceiling for a couple of seconds and laughed.
“Let me rephrase it. Imagine that what happened between you and Eddy was still the same. If I didn’t exist or hadn’t appeared, and we hadn’t gotten married…”
Caroline knitted her eyebrows together, but Kirk had no clue as to why she was frowning.
He continued, “But someone from the Morrison family appeared. He loves you a lot, and you love him too. Would you be with him?”
“No!”
Caroline’s curt reply made his heart drop.
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She then added, “Because no matter what happens, and even if you hadn’t appeared, I still want to be with you.”
Kirk smiled wryly at her words. He cupped her cheeks and said, “But what if I hadn’t shown up?”
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“I know. I would wait for you,” said Caroline.
“I would wait for you until you appear.”
“What if I don’t?” asked Kirk.
“Then, I’ll continue waiting for you until you do.”
Kirk fell silent. After some time, he ruffled her hair and said softly, “Time to sleep.”
Taking his hands in hers, she stared right into his eyes. “It seems to me that you’re not satisfied
with my answer.”
Her gaze made him burn inside, and he said, “If you don’t sleep now, I’ll-”
“I was wrong!” Caroline yelped and ducked under the blankets.
Kirk chuckled as he watched her wriggle like a caterpillar in a cocoon.
Despite the smile that hung on his lips, his eyes had a hint of sorrow in them.
As long as the problem of his identity existed, blissful days like this would feel as surreal as a
dream.
Three days later, Caroline received a call from Marietta, who invited her out for a meal. Naturally,
she didn’t hesitate to accept the invitation.
Nevertheless, Marietta wasn’t familiar with things in Osbury, so Caroline volunteered to find a
restaurant and make a reservation for them.
Cheryl couldn’t hide the excitement in her voice when she found out that Caroline was going to
see Marietta again.
“Caroline, can you get Marietta’s autograph for me?”
“Are you her fan?”
“Not really. It’s just that she’s the most famous scriptwriter right now,” answered Cheryl.
“So I can make others jealous if I can get her autograph.”
Caroline nodded. “Have you made up your mind about what you’re going to wear for your date with
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A blush crept across Cheryl’s cheeks at the question. “Caroline!” She squealed.
“Look at you. You’re blushing already,” Caroline teased.
You should learn a thing or two from Gwen. That way, you won’t get embarrassed so easily.”
That made Cheryl laugh. “Yeah, yeah. Oh right! How are Gwen and Dr. Yates now? I saw them a couple of days ago. I think it was the day after we had a meal together.”
Caroline fell silent for a moment before deciding to steer the topic away from Gwen and Sean. You haven’t told me what you’re going to wear on your date with Jack.”
“To be honest, I haven’t decided on it yet.” Cheryl stared at her toes.
H
“Ever since I started working, I’ve always worn a blouse and pants. Even when I had been at school, I had simply worn a T–shirt and jeans.”
“How about you come with me when I meet up with Marietta later?” Caroline suggested.
“We can relax and take her shopping. At the same time, we can get you some clothes so that you’ll look all pretty for your date.”
“That’s not necessary. It’s only a meal. Won’t it seem like I’m doing too much?”
“Of course not. It’s your first date,” Caroline reassured her.
“It’s settled then.”
“Okay. Thanks, Caroline.”
“Go on then.”
Caroline smiled and reminded her, “Don’t forget that it’s a reservation for three.”
Cheryl nodded and left to do what she was asked.
When it was lunchtime, the two of them headed to pick up Marietta from the hotel where she was staying.
When all of them were in the car, Caroline purposely introduced Cheryl to Marietta.
“Meet Cheryl, my assistant. She knew that your parents liked spicy food since they’re from Ciante, so she purposely booked us a restaurant that specializes in Ciantean cuisine. What do you think?”
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Marietta pulled Cheryl into her arms and said, “Thank you, dear. That was so thoughtful of you.”
It made Cheryl blush. Noticing this, Marietta teased her for it for a moment before turning to
Caroline.
Carrie, I’ve heard that the Evans were one of the big four families in the past. Do you know anyone in the other three families who had been adopted?”
Caroline gave it some thought before answering, “Um… I have no clue about this. Why are you asking?”
Sighing, Marietta looked rather down. “The human traffickers who had taken my daughter away from me back then had sold her off to a couple from Yudonia.
“Later on, the couple had had their own children, and they had sent her to an orphanage.
“The private detective I hired discovered that a couple from Osbury had adopted my daughter.”
Marietta continued, “The director of the orphanage said that the couple had been well dressed and seemed to come from a well–off background.”
“Apparently, they accidentally revealed that they were from one of the big four families here in Osbury,” said Marietta.
“So it’s highly likely that they were from the big four families in the past.”
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“The big four families?” Caroline pondered out loud.
“I don’t know anyone who had been adopted into those families.”
Strangely, though, a child would appear out of the blue in some of the families.
Then, the families would claim that the child’s parents were their relatives‘ or even say that one
of the women in their families had given birth to the child out of town.
To put it simply, they wanted to spare themselves the embarrassment of admitting that the child
was illegitimate.
These children certainly weren’t adopted. After all, the families took bloodlines very seriously.
They would never allow an outsider’s blood to taint their bloodlines.
“Please help me take note of this then,” said Marietta as she glanced at Caroline.
“I’ve only just gotten some news about my daughter.”
“Don’t worry,” Caroline told her.
“I’ll help you ask around.”
“Thank you so much, Carrie.”
“No worries. It’s the least I can do.”
They chatted some more and soon arrived at the restaurant.
It had been a long time since Marietta had been back in Easton. Although she hadn’t eaten any
spicy food when she had been abroad, she still managed to handle spicy food pretty well.
Caroline and Cheryl found the food so spicy that they downed glass after glass of cold water. On
the other hand, Marietta seemed to be enjoying the food as if the spiciness was no big deal.
She couldn’t hold back her laughter when she saw Caroline and Cheryl in such a state. “So you
two can’t take anything spicy at all.”
She chuckled and added, “You don’t have to pick the dishes according to my taste next time.”
“We’re fine,” said Caroline, fanning herself.
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“Everything’s fine as long as you’re happy.”
Marietta smiled at her words. She found that she liked Caroline even more the longer she looked
at her.
Sometimes, she wished that Caroline was her daughter. She would get this sense of familiarity
whenever she saw Caroline. It was as if they had known each other for years.
“Oh right!” said Marietta.
“Carrie, what do your parents do for a living? You don’t mention them often.”
This time, Marietta had returned to find her daughter. She had found out that Caroline was the
Evans‘ daughter only after discovering that her daughter might have been adopted by someone
from the big four families.
Caroline lowered her eyes and said coolly, “I’ve cut ties with them.”
“How come?” Marietta asked, her heart breaking a little.
Cheryl, whose lips were still burning from the spicy food, started ranting.
“It’s simply too horrible, Ms. Weiss. Caroline’s parents are super awful!” The spiciness of the food
fueled her anger.
Marietta’s heart hurt for Caroline. She glanced at Cheryl, eager to know more about Caroline.”
What happened? Can you tell me about it?”
Cheryl didn’t dare to disclose anything. She merely glanced at Caroline. Seeing Caroline nod, she
told Marietta about what Sarah and Dan had done.
In truth, Cheryl was only aware of the incidents that were already known to the public. However,
she still seethed with rage at Sarah and Dan for slandering Caroline with all those lies.
“How do parents like these even exist?” Marietta exclaimed.
“How could they do something like that just to marry their daughter off to someone she doesn’t
like? It’s just cruel!”
Caroline stared at Marietta, who was in such a rage that others could mistakenly take her for the
victim.
“Calm down. It’s in the past now.” Caroline tried to comfort her.
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“That isn’t a valid reason for parents to hurt their children.” Marietta felt as though a blade had
just sliced through her heart.
“You’re their flesh and blood, yet they treat you in such a manner.
“My daughter was adopted … I wonder what she’s been through. I really hope that I can find her
right away so that she doesn’t have to suffer anymore.”
Although Marietta was just a scriptwriter and couldn’t compare to the filthy rich, she had
managed to secure quite a few assets.
She would have been among the top 20 richest people in the world if she hadn’t spent her money
on all means possible to find her long–lost daughter.
Nevertheless, she had made up her mind that she would hand over all her assets to her daughter
once she found her.
She wanted to give her daughter the best of everything in this world to make up for what they had
lost over the past 20 years.
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Caroline and Cheryl simply ate in silence. After taking their meals, they bought themselves coffee from one of the coffee shops along the street.
The shopkeeper recognized Marietta and couldn’t stop asking to take a picture with her.
Although Marietta was a person with a sharp tongue, she was surprisingly very kind to her fans
and agreed to the shopkeeper’s request without much hesitation.
Hence, Caroline and Cheryl waited for Marietta in the coffee shop.
When she was done taking photos with the shopkeeper, Marietta rejoined Caroline and Cheryl. Then, three of them went to a shopping mall nearby to get some clothes for Cheryl.
Cheryl paled when they entered one of the stores in the mall. “Caroline, aren’t the clothes here
super expensive?”
Just by glancing at the clothes on display, she could tell that the clothes in the store would cost
her an arm and a leg.
It came as a total surprise that the store would lay out a Portian Gulf carpet at its entrance for its
customers.
Caroline was about to speak when Marietta smiled and said, “Don’t worry about money. I’ll buy the
clothes.”
“No way. I can’t let you spend on my account.” Cheryl refused her offer.
“It was thanks to you that I managed to get a taste of Ciantean food. So it’s only natural that I want
to do something for you,” Marietta tried to convince her.
“It’s called repaying one’s kindness.”
Caroline smiled at her words. “Since Marietta’s put it that way, I should just give you your bonus in
the form of cash.”
Staring at the two women before her, Cheryl found herself at a loss for words.
She was so lucky to have such a good boss like Caroline, who helped her a lot at work and even
with her personal affairs.
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“Caroline-” She started tearing up but was briefly interrupted by Caroline, who looked at her with
the eyes of a doting sister.
In truth, Caroline had always seen Cheryl as a little sister. “Let’s head in,” she said.
Cheryl nodded, and the three of them entered the store. When a staff member came to greet them,
Caroline pointed at Cheryl and said, “Find her an outfit fit for a date.”
The staff member, who had lots of experience selecting outfits, smiled.
“Okay. Don’t worry. Just leave it to me.” With that, she led Cheryl to try on some clothes.
Meanwhile, Caroline and Marietta were taken to the lounge to rest. It was elegantly designed, and
it reminded Caroline of Cook’s workshop, which looked very similar to this place.
Thinking of him reminded her of something particularly important.
After the wedding photoshoot, Cook had said that he would send her the photos, but he still hadn’t
sent her any photos at all. Maybe he had forgotten about it.
Caroline took her phone out and told Marietta that she was going to make a call. Then, she dialed
Cook’s number.
Soon, he answered her call. When he recognized her voice, he said, “You’ve finally called me! I
thought you didn’t want your wedding photos anymore!” He sounded pleasantly surprised.
Caroline scratched her nose. “Mr. Cook, did you forget that you told me that you would send them
to me?” she asked.
“But you never sent them.”
“Oh, right.” He chuckled.
“Kirk called me some time ago and told me not to send the pictures to you just yet. He asked me to
wait for him to give the green light.”
Caroline was startled at his words. “Why?”
“I’m not sure about that. He said that something could be ruined.” Cook told her.
“I’m not sure, though. Did something happen between you two?”
Out of the blue, Caroline felt a surge of warmth enveloping her heart.
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She was about to say something when a loud slap shattered the silent atmosphere in the clothing
store.
“Where do you even come from, the slum? Who gave you the guts to use Rory’s fitting room? Are you tired of living?”
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Caroline couldn’t stand it anymore, so she stood in front of Cheryl to shield her from the furious
woman, who was indeed Aurora’s assistant, Amy.
Amy didn’t falter, even when Caroline stepped up to rebuke her. Instead, she seemed even more
arrogant than before.
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“It’s good that you have at least this bit of self–awareness. Just die already and show that you’re
sorry.”
Caroline furrowed her brows at those words. A moment later, though, she let out a bark of laughter and slapped Amy across the face.
“Your level of self–awareness is pretty high, eh? Shouldn’t you die already to apologize for tainting my hand by making me slap you?”
Amy was livid with rage, so much so that her face was as red as a ripe tomato.
Part of the reason that her face was so red was that Caroline had used quite a lot of strength.
Besides that, Amy’s face was also red with humiliation and fury.
Although Aurora often bossed her around, the others in the entertainment industry followed her
orders all the time because of Aurora’s status. No one had ever had the guts to hit her like this.
With her hands raised, Amy advanced toward Caroline like an angry beast pouncing on its prey.
However, Caroline shoved her, making her fall to the ground. It happened so quickly that Amy
looked up from the floor in a daze.
Caroline stared and smiled mockingly at her. “Let’s go, Cheryl.”
If they couldn’t shop at this store, they could simply shop somewhere else. There was no way that
all the stores had crazy people in them.
“Stop right there!” Amy shrieked as she got up from the ground and blocked Caroline’s path.
“Just wait! I’m calling the cops, and I’ll have you two locked up!”
Caroline ignored Amy and glanced at Aurora, who was watching the whole fiasco unfold in silence.
Nevertheless, Caroline had had her fair share of interactions with people in the entertainment
industry. Aurora’s indifference was proof that she had enabled Amy to be so self–conceited.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have kept quiet. By doing so, she could put the blame on Amy if the
public found out about this in the future.
To put it simply, the most significant thing in the entertainment industry was the actions of those
around the stars instead of what the stars themselves did.
“It’s just a slap, yet you’re making a fuss by calling the cops. I won’t stop you, though.”
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Aurora fell silent after that.
Caroline was sure that Aurora couldn’t care less about what her fans thought of her.
As someone who had superb acting skills and had produced dozens of films, Aurora never needed
to worry about losing her fans‘ support.
Her skills in acting were like an unlimited pass that granted her whatever she wished for.
Caroline had merely mentioned the possibility of losing her fans‘ support to test the waters.
“Hurry up and call the cops then. We don’t have time to lose.” She quirked an eyebrow.
“Don’t cry for mercy when the cops arrive!” Amy yelled. Caroline’s demeanor made her even more
pissed, and she immediately dialed 911.
Just as the call was answered, Caroline said, “Don’t worry about that. I won’t cry. I just wonder if
the Hacketts will cry out of desperation when they hear of this.
“After all, Ms. Jenner and the Hacketts are quite close.”
Aurora’s expression shifted a little at Caroline’s words. She snatched the phone from Amy’s
hands, smashed it onto the ground, and crushed it under her feet.
Amy turned so pale that murmured, “Rory-”
“Who are you?” Aurora snapped as she stared daggers at Caroline.
“My identity is of no significance. What’s important right now is for you two to apologize to my
friend.”
“Caroline …” Cheryl muttered under her breath in an attempt to stop Caroline. She didn’t have the
guts to have a renowned actress humbly apologize to her.
Even if an actress like Aurora said sorry, she could rant about it on social media the next instant.
Then, all her fans would start a round of cyberbullying to teach Cheryl a lesson.
Despite that, Aurora maintained an indifferent attitude.
“Who do you think you are?” She spoke slowly. The arrogant words were a stark contrast to her
beautiful facial features.
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Caroline raised her eyes to meet Aurora’s. “I saw it just now. My friend had been standing at the door of the fitting room.
“She had been there first, yet you two had wanted it to yourselves. She didn’t take away that space from you. Am I right, Cheryl?”
Cheryl nodded. “Yes. I reached the room before they did, but that woman insisted that I was the one who was being unreasonable.” Her voice trembled slightly as she spoke.
To be honest, she had been a fool for being fearful and admitting that it had been her fault just because Amy yelled at her.
With this in mind, Cheryl straightened her back, no longer that timid anymore.
Amy sneered when she heard Cheryl. “Yeah, yeah. So what if you came here first? Nobody knows
you.
“Rory’s different. She’s famous all around the world. You should count your blessings that you
managed to meet her today.
“Yet all you’re thinking about is having the fitting room to yourself instead of letting her use it.”
Stunned, Cheryl was at a loss for words. She was younger than the other women here, after all,
and had much less experience dealing with unreasonable people like these two.
A moment later, she muttered, “So what if you’re famous? It’s not like you managed to get a role in
one of Marietta Weiss‘ plays!”
Cheryl simply blurted those words without putting much thought into them. However, it was an
entirely different story for some others who were listening.
A shadow crept across Aurora’s face after she heard what Cheryl said.
Failing to get a role in Marietta’s works had always been one of her greatest regrets. Besides, she
had returned to Easton because she had heard that Marietta was here as well.
She had rushed back to try her luck at meeting Marietta. Who knew that she would meet two
incorrigible people here instead?
“Call the cops now. I want the two of them locked up.” Aurora’s face contorted with rage.
Just then, a voice sounded from behind them. “What’s the matter, Carrie? Why didn’t you come
back to the lounge after so long?”
Betrayed by her fiancé, Caroline Evans decides on a whim to marry someone else. Everyone mocks her for the decision of giving up on the heir to the Morrison family and choosing some poor punk instead. However, that poor punk is actually secretly the top wealthiest person around, newly back in the country to invest in its development. He’s also her ex’s uncle! Lamenting about being tricked, Caroline Evans insists on a divorce. But her husband corners her and says unblinkingly, “That billionaire is not me. That guy had cosmetic surgery to look like me.” Looking at his handsome face, Caroline believes it. “What a curse to have the same face as someone of the Morrison family!” The next day, the world is surprised to find that the heir of the Morrison family has been kicked out and now has nothing. As for the newly crowned top billionaire, he starts wearing a mask to hide his attractive features.
