Chapter 540
When the por tome Camine finaly po to sit for and mestom na shou how h
fie muy en dis face
“With wäre Camine asked concenter
Kitt vas smiling at te hanter Camine a glass of water Dmtwory It was some cnleges a the company
Why did they hit you? Camine owned innan fat Kris colleagues vere simply num
This because of a project. Besides, were all hot–booted young men istyynical top a figh
But you’ve never fought before” Caroline was frowning even deeper as she heard more from Lu
The project ba’t been going well laney, so it’s no surprising that tensions are high
To flat won’t do Carpine found his situation too dangeroRS
Thank you mond kury up and quit this job. Your job isn’t that simple Beime this, you
registered your marriage in place of your boss. Now, you got fit for no reason. You have to qui!”
“Arch” Zork always did whatever Caroline asked
But, darling, can we wait a little longer?”
What do you want to wait for?
“Wait until I finish this project
Kirk was currently consolidating Collins Group’s resources. Once he completed that task, he could hand the company over to Caroline
When the time came, he could use the company’s resources to continue taking up Easton’s market
share
Although Collins Group was nothing compared to Morrison Corporation, Kirk no longer wanted to
+15 BONUS
Caroline was silent for a moment before she said, “Alright. Think about it carefully. Don’t worry about the money.”
“I know.” Kirk caressed Caroline’s hair. “Hurry up and go rest. You’ll definitely have a lot of work waiting for you when you go over to help out in a couple of days.”
Caroline nodded.
It was true. Although the Morrison family was huge, Jude only had one son–Thomas. And Thomas himself only had one son–Eddy. There weren’t many people who could help out.
After bustling about all day, Caroline was tired too. She fell asleep as soon as she hit the bed.
Once Caroline fell asleep, Kirk called Charles. “How are things with Howard?”
“I’ve already gotten someone to get him on the plane. We’ll send him to Macldo.”
“Take good care of him.”
Charles understood what Kirk was trying to say. “Yes, sir. Don’t you worry.”
After hanging up the phone, Kirk was about to go downstairs when his phone rang. It was a call from Thomas.
Surprised, he frowned.
He and Thomas rarely contacted each other. Even if there was something going on, Eddy would be the one to contact him. Thomas rarely did it.
As he answered the phone, he heard Thomas‘ enthusiastic voice from the other end of the line. His voice sounded completely normal.
Kirk couldn’t hear any resentment from Thomas for having beaten up the latter’s son.
“Kirk, do you have some free time?”
Kirk turned to look at Caroline behind him. “Yes.”
“That’s good. Let’s meet for a chat,” Thomas suggested.
Kirk gave it some thought before saying, “Where do you want to meet?”
Thomas gave him an address. Opening a map, Kirk saw that the location wasn’t too far away from
+15 BONUS
“Great. I’ll wait for you.”
Kirk ended the call and wrote Caroline a note before leaving. Soon, he arrived at the meeting place
Thomas had chosen.
+15 BONUS
Chapter 642
Kirk had just entered a high–end wine cellar when a man who looked like the manager walked over. He was friendly as he asked, “Excuse me, are you the man Mr. Thomas Morrison is meeting?”
Kirk gave an affirmative answer.
The manager replied, “This way, please.”
Kirk followed the manager to a private room. Soon, he found Thomas inside, tasting wine.
When Thomas saw Kirk, he immediately stood up. “You’re here.”
Kirk nodded
Thomas waved. Once the manager left the room, he said, “I know you don’t like too many people knowing who you are. That’s why I chose this kind of place. Are you happy with it?”
Kirk sat down before saying, “Thomas, you didn’t invite me out just for some small talk, did you?”
In response, Thomas chuckled a bit. “You’re too smart, Kirk. I won’t beat around the bush with you. Dad’s funeral is in two days. Will you be attending it?”
Kirk paused. “I’m not sure yet. I’ll have to look at my schedule.”
Thomas said, “Kirk
After a moment of hesitation, he continued, “I know the relationship between our fathers never
got any better.
“If you hadn’t come back to the country for business, I’m sure our families would never have come
into contact again
“But the past is in the past. We have no grudges between us in our generation. Now that my dad has passed away, isn’t it time to put aside the grudges of the previous generation and live happily?
I’ve already called Uncle Ivan. It seems he hasn’t let go of what happened in the past. He won’t
attend my father’s funeral.
“Well, I can understand that. But if you don’t attend, I’m afraid other people will make wild guesses
about why.”
Kirk leaned backward and focused his gaze on Thomas. “Thomas, I can’t give you a definitive
+15 BONUS
Thomas sighed once again. “Kirk, can you tell me what actually happened? Hasn’t your relationship with Eddy always been very good? How did things end up like this all of a sudden?”
Kirk frowned. After a moment, he stood up. “I’ll tell you once I get my schedule settled.”
Before Thomas could get up, Kirk had already left.
Watching Kirk walk off expressionlessly, Thomas sighed helplessly once more.
The second Kirk left, Eddy called Thomas.
“Dad, what did Uncle Kirk say?”
Eddy was still lying in the hospital after he had gotten beaten up out of nowhere. He had spent the past few days thinking hard about why Kirk had hit him, but he hadn’t been able to come to any sort of conclusion.
“He says he’ll tell us when he’s confirmed things,” Thomas said.
“Don’t bother with this for now. Just focus on recuperating at the hospital. In a couple of days, it’ll be your grandfather’s funeral. You have to be a host then, too.”
Eddy could do nothing but hang up. Afterward, he couldn’t help but mutter, “Mr. Zellen, why do you think Uncle Kirk hit me?”
Simon regarded Eddy’s clear but confused gaze. For a moment, he didn’t know what to say. After all, Jude had gone to see Caroline alone that day. As an outsider, Simon really couldn’t comment on what had happened.
It would be fine if Kirk wasn’t Caroline’s husband. But if he was…
Simon didn’t dare to think too hard about whether there was anything fishy about Jude’s deaths
He hadn’t known Kirk for a long time, so he could only try to understand Kirk from what others
said of him.
Based on how ruthless Kirk was said to be, he could have killed Jude to hide the truth…
Simon didn’t dare follow that train of thought. The more he thought about it, the more he shivered.
“Mr. Zellen, why are you shaking?” Noticing that Simon was behaving strangely, Eddy stared at
the man. “Do you know something?”
+15 BONUS
Simon was taken aback. Suddenly, his expression became even more unsightly.
“Mr. Eddy, I… I don’t know anything either.”
“That can’t be. You definitely know something!” Eddy was confident as he pointed at Simon.
+15 BONUS
Chapter 643
Chapter 643
Sweat beaded on Simon’s forehead.
Eddy had always been a careless sort. After getting beaten up, he seemed to have become sharper.
“Mr. Eddy
started up.
112
“Simon was still pondering how to answer Eddy’s question when a crying voice
“Oh, Eddy, how could you have been beaten up this way?”
Seeing Layla throw herself into his arms, still crying, Eddy looked over at Simon, feeling troubled.
Simon took this opportunity to say, “Mr. Eddy, Since Ms. Layla is here, I’ll take my leave now. If you need anything, you can ring the bell.”
Before Eddy could say anything, Simon wisely ran off.
Now that Simon was gone, Layla was even more uninhibited in the way she held Eddy. “Eddy, who on earth hit you? Are we living in a lawless society now?”
“Indeed, it’s getting lawless here.” Eddy was annoyed as he pushed Layla away.
“Didn’t I already tell you that it’s better we stay friends in the future?”
Hearing this, Layla cried hard. “E–Eddy, h–how could you say that? What have I done wrong? Can you please tell me? I swear, I’ll change!”
Eddy wanted to plug his ears. How had he never noticed how awful Layla sounded when she cried before?
“You did nothing wrong. It’s just that I can’t keep disappointing Grandpa. Before he passed, he didn’t even manage to see me get together with Caroline.
“I don’t want this regret to persist. At least, I would like him to see us together from where he is in heaven.”
“It’s all because of …” Layla forcefully swallowed the rest of her words back into her stomach. She
didn’t believe that Eddy was doing this all for Jude.
“Eddy, did Caroline say something to you?” She had intentionally lowered her voice, making
herself seem more pitiful.
+15 BONUS
Eddy frowned, displeased.
He hadn’t found anything wrong with it when Layla had said such things before. But now
“Caroline didn’t say anything. Stop making wild guesses. I’m only doing this because of Grandpa. I don’t care if you believe me or not.”
Layla gritted her teeth. She really didn’t believe that Caroline hadn’t done anything.
After all, she could see clearly just how distant Eddy had been with her during this time. It was the kind of distance that had pushed him to break up with her.
This time, Layla was truly panicked. The danger she felt, which she had never felt before, was suffocating her.
“Then what does the relationship between us mean?” She decided to try and persuade Eddy with her tears, which had always come easily.
Eddy avoided Layla’s gaze. “Layla, there are no feelings between us. Even if there was, it would be my guilt toward you.”
“Guilt?” Layla didn’t get it. “What guilt?”
“Have you forgotten?” Eddy looked at Layla with a strange gaze. “Back then, when we had been kidnapped, I had nearly died when that gas tank exploded.
“You risked everything and pushed me away.”
As Eddy spoke, his gaze fell on Layla’s arm. There should still be a scar there, though it must have faded a lot through the years.
“The scar on your arm was from that incident. Have you forgotten?”
This was a bolt out of the blue for Layla.
She had never dreamed that Eddy was so nice to her because …
Although that kidnapping had happened when she had just been five or six years old, she could
remember it very clearly. She had had to get therapy before she had gotten over the incident.
As for the person who had pushed Eddy aside, that was Caroline.
Not her.
Chapter 644
That was to say that Eddy only treated Layla well because he had remembered things wrongly. And once he realized…
Layla didn’t even dare to keep thinking about it. She calmed her rapid breathing and looked at Eddy. At this point, there was no way she could admit the truth.
She pressed her fingers to her eyes. “So you mean that you’ve only ever been nice to me because I saved you back then?”
Eddy didn’t want to keep hiding it any longer. “That’s right,” he said.
Layla cried even harder now. “I understand. Then, I wish you two all happiness together.”
As she spoke, she turned to leave.
Eddy hurriedly called out to stop her. “Hold on. Layla, where are you going?”
“Since you don’t like me, why do you care?”
Layla sniffed. “There’s no meaning to my life anymore… It’s better that I just die!”
Upon hearing that Layla wanted to die, Eddy hopped out of bed in a rush to pull her to a stop.
“Do you know what you’re talking about?”
Layla used all her might to struggle against Eddy’s hold. Crying, she said, “Eddy, since you don’t
want me anymore, don’t bother with me! Let me live and die as I will!”
Naturally, Eddy couldn’t just watch Layla die. No matter what, she had been the one who had
saved him. If she died, he would never forgive himself.
Seeing that her plan was working, Layla played it up even more.
“Let me go, Eddy! I don’t know how to spend the rest of my life without you in it. It’s better that
you let me die!”
Layla was just struggling too hard. Eddy couldn’t keep a hold of her at all. Thus, he could only hold
onto her waist.
“Calm down. There’s no one on this earth who can’t live without another person!”
1/3
+15 BONUS
Layla shook her head frantically. “You don’t get it, Eddy. You don’t know what you mean to me! Without you, I simply don’t have the will to live!”
Eddy was so troubled by this that he had no other choice. He could only say, “Calm down first. It’s not like I’m saying I’ll marry Caroline right away.
“Grandpa just passed away. As his eldest grandson, I have to settle his funeral matters first. At the very least, we can’t hold a wedding in our family in the next six months out of respect.”
Hearing this, Layla relaxed. But she knew that this meant she only had six months‘ time.
Seeing how determined Eddy was this time, Layla knew that Caroline might very well get married to him if she didn’t put an end to his plan.
Once Caroline became Eddy’s wife, there was no way she would let Layla off. That was why Layla definitely couldn’t…
Layla suddenly recalled something very important.
The corners of her lips curled slightly upward. How could she have forgotten something so critical?
As long as she announced Caroline’s identity when the time came, there was no way Eddy could marry Caroline anymore.
She was really forgetful.
However, it was good to throw such a tantrum now. At least she knew that Eddy didn’t actually care for her.
Seeing that things were going her way, Layla wrapped things up. “Eddy, I’m sorry. I don’t want you to tire yourself because of me. But I …
“Don’t you worry. I’ll spend this time adjusting my perspective during this time.”
Eddy’s heart melted when he saw Layla turn so reasonable. “Layla, you must remember that, no matter what happens, I will always care about you.”
“Alright.” Layla nodded solemnly. “Eddy, rest well. I’ll be off now.”
“I’ll have someone drop you home.”
Layla rejected the offer. Nevertheless, Eddy still arranged for Simon to send her home personally.
2/3
+15 BONUS
In the car, Layla revealed a pleased expression. Eddy Morrison would never be able to escape from
her clutches.
Chapter 645
+15 BONUS
Caroline woke up early the next day. She wanted to get out of bed, but Kirk was holding her
tightly by the waist, rendering her unable to move.
However, her attempts woke Kirk up.
“Why are you up so early?” Kirk opened his bleary eyes.
“Have you forgotten? I have to head to Morrison Manor today.”
Kirk’s grip tightened further instinctively. “Yes, I remember. But there’s no need to rush. It’s just
past 6:00 am now. Sleep some more.”
As he said this, he threw his leg over Caroline’s.
Caroline didn’t know if she wanted to laugh or cry. “Do you not want me to head over?”
“No.” Kirk buried his head in Caroline’s neck and rubbed against her like a mischievous cat.
This made Caroline’s heart melt into a puddle.
“Alright, I’ll spend a bit more time with you then.”
Kirk smiled, but Caroline didn’t see it. All she could feel was how the breath at her neck was
becoming more heated.
His hands were traveling up from her waist.
Caroline giggled and said, “Kirk Morrison, can you behave?”
Kirk said innocently, “How am I not behaving?”
Annoyed to the point of laughter, Caroline shoved him aside. “Stop messing around. I have to leave
in a bit.”
“Then I’ll be as fast as I can.”
Caroline’s face went red. “How trustworthy are your words?”
Kirk bit the collar of Caroline’s night dress. “Why don’t you see for yourself?”
As he said this, he was already making his move.
+15 BONUS
In the end, Caroline couldn’t resist Kirk’s charms and went along with
home, it was already past 9:00 am.
- m. By the time she left
She was lucky that Jack’s driving skills were exemplary. And since it was a weekend today, she
wasn’t very late.
However, she noticed that Jack kept frowning as he drove her to her destination. It looked like he
had a lot on his mind.
Caroline asked, half–jokingly, “What’s up, Mr. Jack? Having love trouble?”
Jack replied, “No. There’s no way such a thing could make me …”
“Is it really not that?”
Too much had been happening in Caroline’s life lately, so she hadn’t had the time to check in on what had been going on with Jack and Cheryl.
Jack scratched his head. He felt awkward for a long time before he said, “Actually, you can’t really
say that I’m having love trouble.
“It’s just that I found out a while ago that Cheryl likes me. But I stupidly went and tried to find her
a boyfriend.”
“Speaking of that, it’s actually my fault,” Caroline said earnestly.
“I didn’t inform her about it properly. Then, I got too busy and forgot about it completely. Once Grandpa’s affairs are settled in a few days, I’ll go over and apologize to her personally.”
“Ms. Evans, please don’t do that. It’s still my fault in the end,” Jack said.
“If I had known earlier that Cheryl likes me, I wouldn’t have said that she’s like a sister to me.”
“Then how do you …‘
”
Jack scratched his head again. “Actually, I’ve been thinking about this for the past few days. I
thought I could give her an explanation after I figured it out.
“That way, we won’t have to be so awkward with each other. We see each other so often, after all.”
He continued, “It would be a lie to say that I don’t like Cheryl. But I don’t really know if it’s familial
or romantic love that I feel for her.
213
+15 BONUS
“I lost my family at a young age. Now that I’ve gotten myself a little sister, I really don’t want to
lose her”
Caroline was silent. After a moment, she said, “Then, you can only let time answer that question.”
Jack’s expression was dejected. “That’s the only way.”
Caroline patted Jack on the shoulder. “Then… about explaining the situation?”
Jack gave it some thought before shaking his head. “It’s best to forget it. Even if you explain it to
Cheryl, I still won’t be able to give her an explanation now. It’s better to wait until I’ve thought
things through.”
Caroline nodded. “That’s good. In any case, you just need to give me a holler.”
“Alright.”
She opened the door and got out of the car.
Simon was already waiting at the entrance. He immediately came over to greet her when he saw
her.
paying attention to it.”
Simon looked at Caroline and found himself at a loss for words for a moment.
He had encountered a lot of people in his life, and Caroline was someone he had watched grow up.
Thus, he considered himself someone who knew Caroline very well. She wasn’t someone who
would lie.
That meant that she really had no clue about what had happened that night.
Simon wanted to keep asking further, but they had already come to Jude’s coffin.
Seeing Jude’s face, Simon suddenly remembered his speculation from before that Jude’s death might not be as simple as it seemed. With that, he stopped asking Caroline further questions.
Sometimes, knowing less allowed for a longer life.
“What else hasn’t been arranged yet?”
“The location of the grave. We’ve already agreed with the priest on a time for the burial.
“Since Mr. Eddy’s hospitalization, I haven’t been able to handle some household tasks. The
funeral’s the day after tomorrow, but we don’t even have the simplest menu set.”
These matters should have been handled by the lady of the house. However, Thomas‘ wife had
long ago left the country after their divorce.
As for Jude’s death, she had only sent a short text expressing condolences and nothing else.
1/2
+15 BONUS
Meanwhile, Eddy hadn’t married yet. This was why it was said that not having a lady of the house really made things impossible.
“Leave it to me.” The second Caroline said that the blare of a car horn came from the outside.
Not long after, Eddy limped inside with the aid of a pair of crutches.
“You’re here.” Although he wanted badly to hide the joy in his eyes, the smile on his face still gave him away.
Caroline frowned as she looked at Eddy. “What happened to your leg?”
“It’s nothing serious.” Eddy walked forward to stand before Caroline. “I thought you wouldn’t come
over.”
“Why?” Caroline asked in curiosity.
Eddy opened his mouth. After a second, he realized that he had never spoken to Caroline so
calmly before. “I … um…”
Even though Caroline waited patiently for a long while, he still wasn’t able to say anything
substantial.
Thus, she said, “Since I’m here, I’ll get to work. As for you… Shouldn’t you head back to the
hospital first?”
Eddy said, “No, there’s no need. Actually, my leg’s nearly all better. My stay at the hospital these
few days has been delaying things here. We’d better get started.”
As he spoke, Eddy turned to look at Simon. He started, “Mr. Zellen, hurry and make a list of all the
things that still need to be done.”
“Yes, sir.” Simon was a very shrewd person. He used this opportunity to leave quickly.
Simon’s departure made Caroline feel uncomfortable. She could only look around to distract
herself. However, her gaze kept landing on Eddy, beyond her control.
The more she looked, the more Caroline found something amiss.
Her body angled forward slightly, getting closer to Eddy.
With that, Eddy’s heart started pounding to the point of exploding. He stuttered when he spoke. “W
-what is it?”
Chapter 647
Caroline stared at Eddy’s face. “The injury on your face…”
”
Why did it look exactly the same as the one on Kirk’s face? It wasn’t the size of the injury that was the same, but rather the shape. Could it be because they had both been punched?
Come to think of it, it was simply too much of a coincidence that both Kirk and Eddy had been beaten up at the same time.
“W–What is it?”
Eddy really couldn’t handle having Caroline come so close to him all of a sudden.
In the past, he had always viewed her through tinted lenses, which was why he had always
looked down on her.
Even though she had charmed him a few times after that, he had never been impacted as hard as
he was now.
Caroline had such pretty eyes. They were so clear, like a well of water. Her features weren’t the brutal kind of stunning. They were soft and held the power to comfort someone.
The more he looked at her, Eddy actually felt that her beauty was out of this world. It was
impossible for him to shift his gaze.
Caroline took a large step backward and looked at Eddy suspiciously. “What’s up with you? Why is
your face getting red?”
Eddy’s expression was unnatural as he turned his face. “I… My face isn’t getting red. I’m just
feeling a little warm.”
Caroline stared at Eddy, dumbfounded. It was getting deep into fall, so how could it be warm?
“Mr. Eddy.” Simon came over with some menus. “These are the menus prepared by the kitchen.
Please have a look.”
There were a total of three menus. One was specially for members of the Morrison family, while
another was for the guests. Lastly, there was a menu for the workers and household staff.
Eddy handed the menus to Caroline.
+15 BONUS
“Here, Caroline. I’m really not too knowledgeable about this.”
Caroline accepted the menus and started perusing them carefully.
Seeing this, Eddy walked over to Simon and ordered lowly, “Go and prepare some fruits for
Caroline.”
Simon suddenly felt like crying when he saw Eddy being so proactive. Eddy was finally taking the initiative!
“Alright, I’ll go, right—”
“Shh!” Eddy glanced at Caroline, who was going through the menus in a serious manner. He gave a small wave. “Hurry up.”
Simon nodded, his eyes welling with tears, and turned to leave.
“I think these menus are pretty good.” Caroline looked up to find Eddy standing by the door. Finding it strange, she asked, “Are you going out?”
“No.”
Eddy walked to Caroline’s side. He instinctively wanted to sit down next to her, but he gave it some thought and sat opposite her instead.
“Is it alright? You can just bring up whatever you think is right. Just consider yourself as …”
Well, it wasn’t like it was appropriate to call her the lady of the house. Thus, Eddy couldn’t find the right words to say for a moment.
Caroline looked at him in suspicion. “What on earth is wrong with you?” He was being so weird.
“N–Nothing.”
Caroline once again focused on the menus. “I think the dishes are fine. I’ve also checked, and the three chefs are really quite professional.
“These things should be left to the experts, so there’s nothing I have to question about them.”
Eddy looked at Caroline in a dévoted manner. “Suddenly, I think I know why you could beat Layla even when she had so many advantages.”
Caroline frowned. She really didn’t want to hear Layla’s name. Just as she was about to speak up and talk about something else, Simon came in with a platter of fruits.
+15 BONUS
“Ms. Evans, have some fruits.”
“Alright. Thank you, Mr. Zellen.”
Simon quickly left after bringing the fruits.
Caroline didn’t start eating. Rather, she asked Eddy, “You can confirm the menus. What else is
next?”
“The list of return gifts and seat arrangements for the guests
“You haven’t even done the seat arrangements?”
Chapter 648
“That’s right.” Eddy was suddenly filled with guilt.
“I’m sorry. I’ve done nothing while I was in the hospital these past few days.”
Caroline looked at Eddy in astonishment.
“What’s wrong?”
“It’s nothing. I’m just surprised you know how to apologize. It’s startling.” After saying this, Caroline asked, “By the way, is your second uncle coming for the funeral?”
Eddy stayed silent.
Caroline found this reaction very strange. “Is he not coming?”
That wasn’t right. It was a huge thing that Jude had passed away. How could that man not even show up?
“No, that’s not it. He said he hasn’t confirmed it yet.”
Caroline said, “No matter how busy he is, he has to attend this event. It’s a very important one!”
Feeling frustrated, Eddy stood up. “You don’t get it. We… Our relationship isn’t as simple as you think.”
Caroline blinked. She really didn’t understand it. However, Jude’s death was really a big deal. No matter what, Eddy’s second uncle should still attend the funeral.
“Actually, my second uncle was the one who punched me.”
The words had come out naturally. But once he said them, Eddy himself was stunned that he had.
Before this, he had always kept things to himself, no matter what happened. It was only when he
was really confused about what to do that he talked to Kirk about it.
After fighting with Kirk, he didn’t know how to express those feelings anymore. He didn’t expect
that he would open up to Caroline about this.
This felt really strange. It was as if he was talking to an old friend.
Actually, if he considered it carefully, he and Caroline could be considered friends. But because of
+15 BONUS
Eddy felt even more guilty as he thought about it.
Meanwhile, Caroline was taken aback. “You mean that your second uncle was the one who beat you up?”
That was simply too cruel. However, it seemed to have been quite cathartic.
“Yes.” Feeling as though he had found a confidante, Eddy buried his head in his hands in pain.
“I don’t know what happened. He just rushed in and started thrashing me. It felt like I had stolen something from him. But I never did such a thing!”
Eddy felt very wronged about it.
In answer, Caroline said, “Think about it carefully. Maybe you did?”
Eddy turned to look at Caroline.
Caroline pressed her lips together. “I’m just saying that maybe you did. It’s not like you definitely did.”
Once again, Eddy lowered his head. “It’s impossible. I don’t have any conflicts him when it comes to work.”
“Could it be…” Caroline suddenly thought of what Gwen had said before and intentionally tried her luck.
“A woman?”
“That’s even more impossible. My second uncle … he doesn’t have anyone he likes.”
That Daphne Dawson from last time had only given him false hope. He was pretty sure that Kirk
would be single all his life.
Caroline raised an eyebrow. “How do you know that your second uncle doesn’t have anyone he
liked?”
“With his character, he would have gotten together with the woman he likes long ago if he ever
had one. How could he still be alone right now?”
For a moment, Caroline was silent. She felt that, as the big boss of a huge corporation, Eddy’s
second uncle wouldn’t be in a sorry state if he had someone he liked, either.
Chapter 649
Caroline only answered the call once she got outside. “Have you gotten home?”
“Yes.”
Caroline stole a glance behind her. “I just got here.”
“Darling.”
“Yes?”
“I miss you.”
In response, Caroline blushed. “I’ll be home very soon.”
“Remember that you said that.” Kirk’s voice suddenly became stern. “You can’t go back on your
word.”
Exasperated, Caroline didn’t know if she should laugh or cry. “What’s going on with you? Why are you making it sound like I won’t go home after coming here?”
Kirk replied, “I’m afraid…”
“What are you afraid of?” Caroline didn’t get it. Also, this was the first time she heard Kirk say he was scared, wasn’t it?
On the other end of the line, Kirk was silent for a while. Then, he laughed a bit as he said, “Darling, you know the way back, right?”
“Of course I do.”
The smile on Caroline’s face faltered. She felt like Kirk knew something.
“Don’t worry. I’ll go home as soon as I finish things up here, because I miss you too.”
Kirk didn’t give any response. The two of them held onto their phones, listening to each other’s breath and basking in each other’s presence through the line.
After a very long while, Caroline straightened and glanced at Eddy, who was curiously looking over from the living room.
She couldn’t bear to part with Kirk, but she said, “I’m going to get to work here. You take good care
+15 BONUS
After Kirk responded in the affirmative, Caroline finally ended the call.
A bit later, Caroline went back into the living room.
Eddy was still in his previous stance, looking taken aback.
Caroline called his name, but he didn’t react at all. Because of that, she had no choice but to wave a hand in front of him.
This made Eddy come back to earth. However, his gaze was still stricken. He looked as if he had been hit by lightning.
Caroline frowned. “Eddy, what’s going on with you?”
Had he been struck dumb?
Eddy looked at Caroline dazedly. After a moment, he muttered, “T–That … K–Kirk … Mo-”
Even after a long while of patient waiting, Caroline found that Eddy was still in a state of astonishment.
Thus, she said, “From the looks of it, you should be fine. If so, I’ll go and settle the seating arrangements.”
With that, Caroline went off to see Simon.
Meanwhile, Eddy was left alone, still stuck in his flabbergasted state. He was unable to move on from his shock.
Caroline managed to find Simon and asked him to give her the list of invited guests.
Simon looked behind Caroline and found no trace of Eddy. Thus, he asked, “Where’s Mr. Eddy?”
Caroline responded, “He’s … in the living room.”
“I’ll go check on him,” Simon said.
“Alright.”
Nodding, Caroline lowered her head and went back to the guest list in her hand.
Simon walked over to the living room. When he got there, he found Eddy still sitting there like a
fool, looking like his soul had been sucked out of his body.
“Mr. Eddy, what happened to you?”
+15 BONUS
Eddy slowly raised his head to look at Simon. After a long moment, a weak sound escaped his throat.
“Mr. Zellen, I saw a caller ID on Caroline’s just now. It was… my second uncle’s name. When did they get to know each other? How come I don’t know about it at all?”
Simon was even more affected by this news than Eddy. “Was it really your second uncle?” Eddy’s gaze fell on Simon.
Chapter 650
+15 BONUS
“Mr. Zellen, do you know something about this?”
Simon quickly avoided Eddy’s gaze. “I … don’t know.”
“You must know something!” Eddy clamped his hand on Simon’s. “Hurry up and tell me!”
Simon was helpless. “Mr. Eddy, I… really don’t know anything. Maybe he just has the same name?”
“The same name?”
“That’s right.”
Realizing that Eddy was loosening his grip, Simon contínued, “Mr. Eddy’s, I think you should focus on handling Mr. Morrison Senior’s funeral.
“There’s nothing more important than making sure he has a smooth send–off.”
With that, Eddy was completely convinced.
“Once Grandpa’s funeral has been settled, I’ll go and ask her about it.”
Simon wanted to speak but couldn’t manage to. After some thought, he reminded Eddy, “Mr. Eddy, there are some things that are… better not known.”
“Why?” Eddy shot Simon a strange look. “Even if Caroline knows Uncle Kirk, that’s… nothing much.”
Although he said this, his heart was beating like a drum. He had the feeling that something had been stolen from him without him even knowing.
What was Kirk’s relationship with Caroline? He didn’t even know that for sure now. He was only afraid that Kirk …
Eddy wasn’t at all afraid of Caroline’s husband, but he was scared that Kirk would fall in love with
Caroline.
As Eddy’s thoughts raced, Simon had already come up with something to say.
“After all, this is Ms. Evans‘ personal matter. If you ask too much about it, she might not be happy.”
Thinking about it, Eddy found Simon’s words to make sense. Besides, he really didn’t have the
+15 BONUS
“Where is she, by the way?”
Simon was stunned for a moment before he came back to himself. “Ms. Evans is in the study handling the guests‘ seating arrangements.”
“Then I’ll head over there.” As Eddy spoke, he went over to the study with the help of his crutches.
In the study, Caroline had already finished with the seating arrangements. Seeing Eddy come in, Caroline passed the list to him. “Look at this. Is this arrangement alright?”
Eddy accepted the list, but his gaze wasn’t on it. He was surreptitiously looking at Caroline.
However, she didn’t notice this. She kept talking. “If it’s not good, I’ll take another look to see how I can adjust it.”
Only then did Eddy focus on the list. He took a look and found that there wasn’t much of an issue with it. But….
“Why did you put Asher and Yvonne Hackett so far away? And why did you put Aurora Jenner next to Asher?”
Caroline was taken aback. “Don’t you know that Aurora and Asher are dating? Besides, Yvonne and Aurora have always had a bad relationship.
“I remember at one of Aurora’s birthdays, Yvonne even intentionally came over to her party to taunt her.”
As for why they were on such bad terms, it was a topic everyone gossiped about.
Some people said that it was natural for Asher’s sister to dislike his girlfriend. Others said that
they had once liked the same person, which was why they had it out for each other.
Regardless of what others said about the situation, it remained true that they had a poor relationship.
Eddy’s expression was one of shock. “I really didn’t know that. Then, were the others not put together because of the same reason?”
“Of course,” Caroline replied. “You can’t think that doing the seating arrangement is something easy, right?”
Eddy’s lips parted. He really used to think that.
+15 BONUS
Caroline grinned. “It’s not that simple. Beyond considering who the people are, you have to look at their relationships with others.
“If you arrange it haphazardly and allow two people who don’t like each other to sit together, then it will be a disaster.”
Eddy looked at Caroline, his Adam’s apple bobbing. “Grandpa was right.”
Caroline was confused by this statement. “What?”
“Marrying you would be a great help to me. You’d be able to help me deal with everything at home very well.”
As he spoke, Eddy couldn’t help but move closer. “Caroline, could you give me another chance?”
Caroline suddenly sprang up, seeming as though she had been scalded. Enraged, she said, “Eddy Morrison, please be more respectful. I’m married.”
After saying that, Caroline left in a huff.
Today’s Bonus Offer
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.
