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“The people I’ve sent have returned. They said they couldn’t find any surveillance footage in the
parking lot.
“Apparently, the culprit is clever. He removed the surveillance cameras in advance. It’s amazing
how he could do this undetected. Eddy, do you have a suspect in mind?” Thomas asked, handing
over the peeled apples to Eddy.
Only then did Eddy return to his senses. A person immediately crossed his mind. However, he still
didn’t want to believe it was him.
“No.”
Thomas stood up and continued his analysis. “Seeing how capable the culprit was, he should be
someone prominent.
“At the very least, the culprit had to be part of the big four families. Now that the Collins family
has fallen, the other suspects are-”
“Dad,” Eddy interrupted Thomas impatiently.
“I really don’t know anything. Just ask your subordinates to investigate.”
Seeing this, Thomas looked at Eddy suspiciously. “Eddy—”
“I’m tired, Dad.” Eddy slowly laid down with his back to his father.
Thomas frowned. He looked at Eddy intently before leaving without saying a word.
When the room became quiet, Eddy slowly opened his eyes. There was no way the culprit could be
the person he was thinking about.
But even if Eddy told himself this, he still couldn’t resist overthinking.
He sat up on his bed irritably. His movements made the wounds on his back graze against the bed,
and he hissed in pain. It made his mind clear up.
In fact, there was a very simple way to verify if the culprit was the person he was thinking about.
He just needed to help Layla get Collins Group.
If the culprit wasn’t who he thought it was, Layla would definitely get Collins Group. However, if
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At the thought of this, Eddy picked up his phone. After a moment’s hesitation, he gritted his teeth and posted a tweet “May you get what you want, Layla.”
As soon as Eddy posted the tweet, it spread online again, causing another uproar among the netizens.
Eddy’s phone kept ringing with messages, but none of them were from Caroline. He frowned in disappointment and looked up at the sky. “Oh, Grandpa. You’ll protect me, right?”
Caroline had turned a dead ear to what was happening and focused on writing her story.
Even so, news about the Hacketts‘ and Eddy’s support for Layla had spread through the city. It was
hard for Caroline not to hear about it.
In the group chat on WhatsApp, Cheryl was freaking out. “Oh no, it’s over. Mr. Eddy is giving his support to Layla for the second time. He really wants Layla to get Collins Group!”
Ever since Caroline had talked to Marietta, she had been very calm. “Let’s not panic just yet. The
outcome hasn’t been decided.”
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Cheryl replied, “But things have already gotten to this point. The bank will definitely choose
Layla, right?”
Gwen also saw the news. She teased, “Cheryl, you’ve been with Carol for so long. Haven’t you
noticed it? Carol has what it takes to make a comeback against the odds.
“Although everyone is supporting Layla, I guarantee that Caroline will come up on top.”
Sonia also texted, “She’s right, Cheryl. You have to believe in Caroline. Do you remember what
happened last time?
“Everyone said my career wouldn’t take off, and only Caroline believed in me. Now, as you can see,
I’ve become popular.”
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Sonia was clearly being humble. At that time, she wasn’t just popular–she was famous. Everyone remembered this previously unknown actress.
Cheryl thought about this and gradually calmed down. And just like that, this topic was over.
Caroline asked, “Have you been filming abroad, Sonia?”
Sonia replied. “Yeah, I really want to go home and reunite with you guys soon.”
Caroline texted, “Haha, are you filming ‘Daughter of the Sea“?”
“Yeah.”
“Do your best. Once you finish filming, it will be your first step in making your mark overseas.”
Sonia hadn’t expected Caroline to remember her promise. “Caroline, are you really planning to
help me become an international star?”
“Since I’ve promised you, I won’t go back on my word,” Caroline said.
“Besides, after I take over Collins Group, I can take over their subsidiaries in the entertainment
industry. When the time comes, it will be even easier to take your career to the international level.”
Sonia’s eyes were slightly red from her encouragement. “Thank you, Caroline.”
Caroline replied, “You’re welcome.”
Then, she opened the message Rosalind had sent her.
“Caroline, how much have you written?”
When Caroline saw her message, she didn’t know what to feel. Since Rosalind had read her story,
she had become Caroline’s first loyal fan, urging her for story updates every day.
“I wrote a little bit yesterday. I’ll send it to you.” Caroline sent the manuscript to her.
Soon, Rosalind finished reading it. “Why did you write so little? It’s not enough. Oh my! It’s been a
long time since I passionately followed a story. The last time I did that was 20 years ago.”
“Are you talking about Aunt Mary’s story?”
“Yeah. At that time, she had just lost her daughter. It’s no exaggeration to say she was engulfed in
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“Well, I’m not saying that her writing is bad now, but it’s a little inferior compared to the past.”
Caroline understood what she meant. Everyone couldn’t always be at their peak. In fact, it could be
seen from “Daughter of the Sea” that Marietta had been more emotional in the past. But she was
more rational now, possibly because she had gotten older.
There were no pros or cons between her two writing styles. But as Marietta’s good friend, Rosalind
might prefer to see her friend’s emotional side because that was the real her.
“When did Aunt Mary start to move on from the loss of her daughter?”
Rosalind was silent for a long time before sending a voice message.
“I should say that she has never moved on from it. But she’s very good at pretending she’s okay,
using laughter and curses to cover up her pain.
“Otherwise, she wouldn’t have given in to her daughter’s demands again after finding her.”
After hearing the last sentence, Caroline’s eyes turned slightly red. She sniffed and asked, “I remember Aunt Mary saying that she lost her daughter when she was around five or six years old.
“In other words, she has been living in sorrow for almost two decades.”
“Yeah. But speaking of this, there’s one thing I’ve never understood. Marietta told me the Hacketts
didn’t know Yvonne wasn’t their real daughter.
“Logically speaking, Marietta’s daughter was abducted when she was six. There’s no way the Hacketts wouldn’t know what their own child looked like.”
Caroline frowned. “The Hacketts didn’t know that Yvonne wasn’t their daughter?”
That was ridiculous.
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“Yeah I thought something was off when Marietta told me about it. But since she had just found
her daughter, I thought she might have been too excited and remembered the details wrongly
7 remembered this while reading your manuscript the other day, so I asked someone to help me
investigate. As it turns out, the Hacketts are now looking for their daughter.”
How can this be? Caroline still thought the situation was ridiculous. It was fine if they couldn’t
recognize a baby that was a few months old
But how could they not notice that a different person had become their child?
Rosalind sighed. I’m also racking my brain over this. Marietta has just found her daughter. If I tell
her about this, she will definitely overthink things.
“Caroline, can you help her investigate and find out what’s going on?”
“Of course,” Caroline had long regarded Marietta’s issues as her own.
“Then, I can rest assured, I can see that you really care about Marietta and aren’t hankering after
her fame. It’s a pity that her daughter wasn’t…”
Rosalind sighed. Then, she didn’t say anything else.
Caroline looked at the messages, lost in thought. It wasn’t until Kirk sat beside her that she
snapped back to reality.
“What are you looking at?”
Kirk noticed Marietta’s name on her phone and immediately guessed that Caroline’s absentmindedness was related to her. He took Caroline’s phone. “Darling…”
Caroline looked up at him.
“I’m really worried to see you like this. The psychiatrist said that you’re already under a lot of
pressure 11
Caroline hugged Kirk’s waist and nuzzled against him “I’ll keep my mental state in check about
Aunt Mary 1 won’t let it affect the treatment.”
Kirk stroked Caroline’s hair. “Okay, but if you can’t take the pressure anymore, you must tell me.”
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Caroline nodded. “Okay”
After returning from the psychiatric clinic, Caroline hadn’t had nightmares again. She was very
confident about moving on from the trauma Jude’s death had caused her, just like she was
confident about getting Collins Group.
*After we acquire Collins Group, why don’t you take care of it?” Caroline asked Kirk.
Kirk asked, “Do you want to be an absentee boss?”
“I’m just worried that you’ll be bored at home.” Even so, Caroline did want to be a hands–off boss
and focus on her creative avenues.
Kirk pondered for a moment. “Darling, of course I’ll be the CEO, but you have to show me some
sincerity.”
“How?” Caroline asked, ready to run away. However, Kirk was one step ahead and grabbed her
waist.
Caroline whimpered, her voice becoming flirty.
The bright sun shone on them from its spot in the sky, silently watching the scene unfold.
The second treatment Michael had planned involved using hypnosis to make Caroline’s memories
fade away. As expected of a professional psychiatrist, he only needed two minutes to put Caroline
to sleep with hypnosis.
Kirk and Sean watched Caroline through the glass. Noticing Kirk’s nervousness, Sean patted him
on the shoulder. “Don’t worry. This is only the first real treatment. Caroline would get past it
without any problems.”
Kirk pursed his lips, remaining silent.
When Sean saw this, he didn’t say anything else. He knew that Kirk was holding his emotions in.
He had been doing it since he had left the house.
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Although Kirk had a cold expression on his face, he tried to restrain his emotions and look calm. when he looked at Michael.
At that moment, Sean knew Kirk had listened to his advice so that he wouldn’t put Michael under any pressure.
Right now, Kirk was acting like he had acted a long time ago. He was calm and wise and wasn’t swayed by anything.
However, he was also acting differently than a long time ago. In the past, Kirk was more proactive, but now he was more passive. He had suppressed his more aggressive traits for Caroline.
Sean sighed. As he was lost in thought, he heard Caroline’s painful sobs from the consultation
room.
Beside him, Kirk also sprung into action. Sean quickly grabbed him. “Kirk, this is the only way. If you don’t want to see Caroline suffer, you have to wait outside.”
Kirk’s struggles gradually weakened at his words, and he looked at the consultation room
gloomily.
In the room, Caroline was frowning in pain. She was muttering unconsciously, seemingly
resisting something.
Kirk felt as if his heart was being crushed at the sight. He kept feeling a pain in his chest. Every
part of him was screaming at him to run into the room, but his rationality kept him rooted on the
spot.
If he and Caroline wanted to be together forever, they had to get rid of the trauma Jude had left
behind. Otherwise, it would only become an obstacle for them.
Kirk clenched his fists tightly and stared intently at Caroline, as if he wanted to bear all of her
pain in her stead.
However, Caroline, who was sleeping, sat up and knocked over the tray Michael had placed nearby.
“N–No. I don’t want this! I want my mom and dad … I want my mom and dad!” After yelling,
Caroline opened her eyes. Her entire body was trembling, and her chest was heaving.
When Kirk saw this, he couldn’t stay outside any longer. He rushed into the room and held
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Caroline’s sweat soaked Kirk’s expensive clothes, but all he could pay attention to was her.
“Darling, it’s okay. Everything is fine…” He patiently coaxed her like a child.
Seeing Kirk being gentle, Michael, who was shocked by Caroline’s actions, was frightened again. He looked at them in bewilderment, suspecting that something was wrong with his sight. He couldn’t believe Kirk had such a gentle side.
Caroline gradually felt safe in Kirk’s arms, and she wasn’t trembling as much as before.
However, the feeling that her mind was about to fall apart didn’t disappear. It was as if someone was chopping her head into pieces with an axe. It hurt a lot. She even heard something buzzing in her head.
It took all of her strength to properly hear a female’s voice, telling her repeatedly, “You’re Caroline Evans. You’re Caroline Evans.”
However, there was another unfamiliar voice in her head, screaming, “I’m not Caroline! I’m not
Caroline!”
As both voices clashed in her head, Caroline held her aching head and weakly grabbed the hem of
Kirk’s clothes.
After more than five minutes, she tearfully looked up at Kirk and said, “I’m fine now.” Her voice
was extremely weak.
Kirk’s heart was crushed by what he heard. “Let’s go home, darling.” He slowly knelt down and
helped Caroline put on her shoes.
But Caroline grabbed Kirk’s hand and looked up at Michael. “Dr. Caldwell, what on earth is wrong
with me?”
Michael hesitated to answer. He dared not say anything without Kirk’s permission.
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Kirk frowned. “Just tell her.”
Only then did Michael ask, “Ms. Caroline, have you undergone hypnosis before?”
“No.” Caroline remembered that she had never undergone hypnosis.
Michael said, “Now, that’s strange. Your resistance to the hypnosis suggests that you’ve been hypnotized before and have lost your memories of it happening. Otherwise, you wouldn’t act this
way.”
He paused. “When it comes to hypnosis, if one’s psyche gets damaged from their first hypnosis, they’ll develop this knee–jerk reaction.
“They’ll react violently every subsequent time they get hypnotized. Therefore, in your case, you
must have been hypnotized before, and your psyche was harmed by it.”
Caroline frowned and spent a long time recalling things. “But I really don’t remember undergoing
hypnosis.”
At the mention of this, she remembered something. “But I don’t have any memories of the time
before I was around five or six years old.”
“Did you get hypnotized at that age?”
When Michael said this, Caroline remembered something else. Sarah had once taken her to see a
psychiatrist. Moreover, Sarah seemed to avoid talking about it.
Caroline said, “I don’t know.”
Michael said, “In that case, you’d better figure it out, Ms. Caroline. If you have undergone hypnosis
before, we have no choice but to rule out this treatment method. We’ll move on to another form of
treatment.”
The next form of treatment was shock therapy. It was a treatment method that Kirk was adamant
against. He frowned deeply at Michael’s words.
Caroline held Kirk’s hand. She gave him a smile and calmed him down.
After Kirk seemed calmer, Caroline turned to Michael. “Okay, I’ll figure things out. If I can’t, we’ll
proceed with the next plan.”
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“Darling!” Kirk gripped Caroline’s hand.
Caroline smiled and stood up from the bed. “We’ll be heading home, Dr. Caldwell.”
“Okay.”
As Michael watched the three of them leave, he couldn’t help but sigh. “I didn’t expect to see the fearless Mr. Kirk submitting to a woman like her.”
When the three of them reached the door, Caroline told Sean, “Sean, Kirk and I have to go somewhere.”
“Got it.” Sean said, “Then, I’ll leave you guys be.” After saying that, he quickly ran away.
After Sean left, Caroline turned to Kirk and said, “Let’s go for a walk, Kirk.”
“Okay.”
And so the two of them walked along the street. Kirk didn’t ask Caroline where they were going, and he didn’t need to ask. He would always follow her, no matter where she went.
“Do you still remember what I told you?” Caroline finally asked.
“About how I didn’t have any memories of the time before I was five or six years old?”
Kirk turned to Caroline, a hint of sadness hidden in his gaze. “So, do you have suspicions that you’ve undergone hypnosis before?”
Caroline said, “That should be the case… If I’m not wrong, the hypnosis must have happened when Sarah had taken me to the hospital.
“The only thing I remember is that I could read the word ‘psychology‘. She had seemed very happy about that… Then, I don’t know why, but
As Caroline talked, she frowned, feeling that piercing feeling in her chest again.
Kirk squeezed Caroline’s hand He felt a sense of powerlessness envelop his entire being once
more.
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“I used to wonder why I had no memories before I was around that age. Eddy told me we had been kidnapped, but I don’t remember anything at all.
“So, it’s very possible that Sarah took me to see a psychiatrist to hypnotize me, making me forget what had happened back then.”
Caroline continued, “But why would she do that? Was it to make me forget that brutal kidnapping?”
But if that were the case, why hadn’t Layla and Eddy undergone hypnosis too? Caroline felt her head hurt the more she thought about it.
Seeing Caroline in such pain, Kirk hugged her in distress.
“Darling, don’t think about it. Hypnosis is the most I can allow. I absolutely won’t let you undergo the next plan.
“If you can’t move on from your trauma, I’ll take you away from here. Perhaps you’ll get better after we go abroad and leave this environment.”
Caroline pressed her cheek against Kirk’s chest. As she listened to his strong heartbeat, her heart
ached.
She wouldn’t get better if they did that. She wouldn’t get better, even if she escaped to the ends of
the earth.
Undergoing treatment was the only way for her not to live in suffering. If she kept living in
suffering, Kirk would also be suffering with her. She didn’t want that. However…
“Okay, if I can’t recover, we’ll go overseas. Perhaps I’ll get better after we leave,” Caroline said,
looking at Kirk with a smile.
The more she behaved like this, the more Kirk’s heart ached. “Let’s go home.” He held her hand,
unwilling to let go.
“Okay.” Caroline followed Kirk into the car.
The journey home was silent. When they got home, Caroline took the chance to go to the
bathroom to call Quentin.
“Quentin, I recall asking you to keep an eye on Sarah and Dan. Did you find anything?”
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Quentin answered, “They’ve been staying put in the villa. They barely go out, and they haven’t contacted anyone either. But Layla visits them sometimes. Why are you asking? Did something happen?”
“No, it’s nothing.” Caroline shook her head.
After a moment’s hesitation, she said, “I may have to trouble you again with something.”
Quentin laughed. “You’re too kind, Caroline. We’ve already worked together many times, and you always paid me handsomely for it. It’s my job to run some errands for you.”
Caroline smiled in return. “But you’ll have to investigate a lot of things this time, and it will take a long time. You may need a lot of manpower and resources.”
Quentin became interested. “Really? Since this is a difficult task, I better investigate carefully.”
When Caroline heard his words, she laughed. Then, she told him about Yvonne.
After hearing Caroline’s explanation, Quentin clicked his tongue. “That is very strange. Only a blind person would have trouble recognizing their five or six–year–old child. Okay, I’ll make sure to investigate this thoroughly. Is there anything else?”
“I also want to know everything that happened when I went abroad when I was about five years old. I want you to find out the reason why Sarah and Dan sent me abroad and whether they had me undergo hypnosis after that.”
Quentin drew a breath at her words. “This is a pretty difficult job. But don’t worry; I like a
challenge. Just stay put. I’ll help you investigate this.”
Caroline hummed in assent. After she hung up the phone, she slumped down the wall weakly.
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Eddy’s tweet went viral online, and Layla saw many speculations about their relationship. There was no way she would let an opportunity like this go by.
She immediately posted a tweet. “Thank you for your wishes, Ed. After I win the rights to Collins Group, I’ll definitely do my best to run the business well. I’ll make sure to live up to you and everyone’s expectations.”
Her tweet immediately made every single one of her supporters lose their minds.
“See? I knew that Layla would get Collins Group. Since she has Eddy’s unwavering support, no one else but her can win the rights to the company. I really don’t understand what people who support Caroline are thinking.”
“Exactly! It doesn’t take a lot of math to realize Caroline can’t win this. Caroline doesn’t have anything. Her company, Evans Group, had been supported by Morrison Corp. Therefore, Morrison Corp has the power here. Her livelihood is in their hands.”
“Since Layla has said so, Collins Group has to be hers. Oh, I’m so envious. It would be nice to have a rich boyfriend.”
“Hahaha. Caroline is probably crying somewhere right now.”
“I think so too. It’s hilarious how she overestimated herself to fight with Layla. If Mr. Morrison Senior had been still alive, their battle would still have some kind of suspense. Unfortunately, he’s passed away. Caroline has zero chance of winning now.”
“Speaking of his death, I have some news you guys may not know about. Caroline reportedly has something to do with Mr. Morrison Senior’s death.”
This comment attracted the attention of many netizens.
“Please elaborate. I have a lot of time on my hands.”
“Me too. I’m curious. How on earth is Caroline involved in his death?”
“Come on, don’t keep us in suspense. Hurry up and tell us what’s going on.”
Urged by the netizens, the mysterious commenter finally said, “I don’t know the details, but I
know that Mr. Morrison Senior took a bullet for Caroline.”
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“Fucking hell! So, he didn’t die from old age, but he died to save Caroline.”
“I also thought it was strange back then. I wondered why he had passed away all of a sudden.”
“Ah, no way: Mr. Morrison Senior actually died for Caroline. Goodness, he really cared about her. I don’t get why Caroline would just marry someone else. She really disappointed him. I guess Mr. Morrisons Senior died with some regrets.”
“Ah, I feel so sorry for him. But I don’t understand why he loved Caroline so much.”
“Is it because she saved his life before? Otherwise, I can’t figure out why he dotes on her so much and insists on her marrying Mr. Eddy. Because of this, he even delayed Mr. Eddy and Layla’s marriage.”
“It’s a good thing Caroline didn’t marry Eddy. If the rumors are true, I suggest Caroline shouldn’t harm Mr. Eddy. She should just let him tie the knot with Layla.”
Since the netizens‘ discussions about this were popular, it soon caused an uproar online. Many people mentioned Caroline in their tweets, asking her not to ruin Eddy and Layla’s relationship.
Caroline didn’t notice the news at first. However, after it started trending on Twitter, it ended up on other social media platforms. In the end, she saw the comments on those platforms.
When Caroline saw the comments saying that she was responsible for Jude’s death, she felt her heart pounding erratically. She held her chest, and her body slumped down in distress.
“Caroline, the bank has sent-”
When Cheryl came in, she saw Caroline falling limply to the ground with a pale face. She hurriedly threw away the things in her hands and nervously helped Caroline up. “Caroline! What happened to you? I’ll call the ambulance right away.”
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Caroline stretched out her hand and said through her teeth, “Don’t call them…”
Cheryl said worriedly, “But Caroline-”
Caroline slowly sat up and said weakly, “I’m fine. Go, get me a glass of water.”
Cheryl stood up uneasily and poured Caroline a glass of warm water. After drinking the water, Caroline finally recovered from her shock slightly.
However, Cheryl was still worried about her. “Caroline, I’d better take you to the hospital.”
Caroline closed her eyes and leaned against her chair. “No, I’m fine. You can’t tell anyone what happened here, especially Kirk.”
Cheryl frowned in distress and sat next to Caroline. “Caroline …”
“I’m really fine.” Caroline opened her eyes and looked at Cheryl.
When she had seen the netizens‘ accusations, she had remembered the day Jude had died. They were right; Jude had died for her.
But she didn’t want to fulfill his final wish. She wanted to live her life with the one she loved. She
was really selfish.
“Caroline …” Seeing how absent–minded Caroline was, Cheryl nudged her.
Only then did Caroline return to her senses. After taking a deep breath, she asked, “Cheryl, what were you about to say when you came in?”
“Oh!” Cheryl remembered her reason for coming here.
“The bank’s official account posted an announcement, saying that they will announce who will
acquire Collins Group this Friday.”
“This Friday?” Caroline took the tablet Cheryl handed over.
“Weren’t they doing it next month?”
“I’m not sure either. Perhaps there’s a lot of attention on this, so the bank wanted to take this
chance to restructure Collins Group as soon as possible.”
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Caroline thought about it. The possibility of that was quite high. After all, Collins Group’s business had been stagnant for a long time. The bank definitely hoped to take action as soon as possible.
“Caroline…” Cheryl looked at Caroline.
“Things don’t look good for us right now.”
Although Cheryl hoped that Caroline would win, it seemed unlikely at this point. Unless Caroline asked SY Group’s president to come forward, no one else could acquire Collins Group.
Meanwhile, in the VIP room of a bank, Kirk glanced at Mr. Donovan, who was standing across from
him.
“Did you throw away Caroline’s application?” he asked slowly, but every syllable seemed to make Mr. Donovan’s heart tremble.
Mr. Donovan shivered in fear and secretly glanced at Charles, who stood behind Kirk.
He had just discovered that the man before him was SY Group’s president. And based on the information in Caroline’s application, he was also the man who had endorsed her.
Charles ignored Mr. Donovan’s pleading look. He couldn’t believe what this banker had done. Even if the applicant wasn’t Caroline, he couldn’t just throw away someone’s application.
Seeing no one would help him, Mr. Donovan bit the bullet and answered, “Yes.”
Then, a soft chuckle sounded in the room, scaring Mr. Donovan so much that he felt his legs turn to jelly.
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“Mr. Kirk. I–I didn’t know that you were the one who had endorsed Ms. Caroline. I know my mistake now. I’ll apologize to her in person. Please give me another chance.”
Krik tapped the tip of his shoe on the ground and asked coldly, “Do you know who’s the largest shareholder of this bank?”
Mr. Donovan gritted his teeth and shuddered. “Morrison Corp.”
“Ha!” The smile on Kirk’s face widened, but his icy gaze seemed like it could freeze Mr. Donovan.
“You’re in charge of this bank, but you didn’t know that this bank became my property three days ago. Why should I give you a chance?”
Mr. Donovan’s expression turned even darker. The bank had actually had a change of owners.
He couldn’t believe that he, the person in charge, hadn’t known about such an important thing. He had even offended the boss himself.
Right now, Mr. Donovan wanted someone to give him the mercy of death. “Mr. Kirk. Well… I really
“Enough!” Kirk was no longer in the mood to listen to Mr. Donovan’s explanations.
He said, “Go and get your final paycheck. Also, you mustn’t tell anyone about what happened today. Otherwise…”
Mr. Donovan was good at assessing the situation. He knew he had no chance of salvaging his mistake, and he couldn’t afford to offend Kirk even more.
So, he said tacitly, “All right.”
Even after he walked out of the bank, he still had a surreal feeling. He couldn’t believe that
Caroline’s backer was Kirk himself. How interesting.
At this moment, his phone rang with a call from Layla. When Mr. Donovan realized that he had
lost his job because of Layla, an irritated expression appeared on his face.
However, Layla was also someone he couldn’t afford to upset because Eddy was supporting her.
He sighed. He had been caught in the clash between two powers. Feeling resigned, Mr. Donovan
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Layla asked heartily, “Mr. Donovan, I heard that your bank is making the announcement this Friday, right?”
Mr. Donovan smiled bitterly at her words. “I don’t know.”
He was no longer the chairman of the bank. His last–minute decision might have already been annulled.
However, his answer sounded like a ruse in Layla’s ears. “Haha! You’re a pretty interesting guy, Mr. Donovan. I understand. Thank you for your help. I’ll definitely show my appreciation when I get Collins Group.”
After getting what she believed to be assurance, Layla hung up the phone, leaving a confused Mr. Donovan hanging.
Was Layla deaf or something? He sighed. Forget it. He was fired, and he should quickly leave this godforsaken place.
Friday arrived in the blink of an eye.
Since Collins Group’s acquisition was the biggest news in Osbury, Mr. Donovan had decided to make the announcement at midnight to increase online traffic.
So, although it was already past 11:00 pm, many people were still checking their phones, waiting for the bank to make the announcement.
In contrast to the nervous citizens, Layla had already gathered her friends and booked a huge private room in Gourmet Manor to celebrate her victory.
The bright lights in the room shone on the smiles on everyone’s faces, both real and fake.
Everyone raised their glasses, and they congratulated Layla one after another.
“Oh, Layla, you’re going to be the head of one of the big four families. You can have whatever you want. You’ll be living life like a queen. I really envy you!”
“That’s right. Layla here is the first matriarch. As far as I know, the other big four families didn’t
have women leading them.”
“Wow, that’s amazing. Layla, you’re great!”
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“Hmph! That doesn’t matter much. The best thing Layla did was bring Evans Group back on top
Layla did what so many people couldn’t.”
“Oh yeah. You’re right,” someone followed suit.
“Nothing even happened when Caroline took over Evans Group. But look at Layla. Even without a
company, she managed to return to the big four families‘ ranks.”
These people knew very well how Layla obtained Evans Group. However, things were different
now.
Since Layla was about to acquire Collins Group, she would become the head of one of the big four
families. With that status, everyone was eager to curry favor with her. No one would dare to upset
her.
“I have an idea.” Someone raised his glass and said, “Everyone, let’s give the new matriarch, Ms.
Layla, a toast.”
Layla had already lost herself in everyone’s praises, so she toasted everyone and went wild.
“All right! Everything tonight is on me! After I get Collins Group tomorrow, I’ll give each of you a
branded bag!”
Her words immediately made the crowd go wild.
In contrast to the blaring sounds in the restaurant, Caroline was quiet. Very quiet.
Kirk walked to Caroline’s side silently. “What are you looking at?”
His actions startled Caroline. When she turned around and saw Kirk, she said cutely, “I’m reading
the manuscript I wrote, of course.”
During this time, she had spent most of her time on her writing. She wondered if suffering was a form of inspiration. After she had begun her treatment, she’d had an endless amount of
inspiration.
It felt as if she had a lot of things to tell at every single moment. Rosalind had remarked that the
gates to her creativity had opened.
“What did you write?” Kirk knew that Caroline had been writing. But she was always so cryptic
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When Caroline saw Kirk stretching out his hand, she quickly hid in her arms.
“I still can’t show it to you. You can see it after I’m done writing.”
Kirk chuckled, “Do you have to be so mysterious about it?”
“Yeah.” Caroline smiled sweetly.
She grabbed Kirk’s arm and changed the subject, “What are you doing here?”
Kirk couldn’t resist pinching Caroline’s cheek. “I can’t believe you forgot such an important thing.”
“What important thing?” Caroline blinked.
Kirk leaned over and said, “Today is the day when the bank will announce who will take over
Collins Group.”
Only then did Caroline remember. “I can’t believe I forgot about it. What time is it? Have they
already announced it??”
Seeing Caroline’s anxious expression, Kirk reached out and hugged her around the waist.
“There’s still half an hour left before the announcement,” he said, rubbing Caroline’s neck.
“Darling, it’s boring to just wait around. Why don’t we find something to do?”
Caroline felt a tingling warmth on her neck, which spread throughout her entire body. She bit her
lip and looked at Kirk.
Kirk tapped Caroline’s forehead. He picked up his phone and looked at the time. “There are 15
more minutes.”
Caroline was speechless.
Time quickly passed as they made love, and soon, it was already 11:59 pm.
Caroline sat next to Kirk, dripping in sweat. She took her phone and opened the bank’s official
Twitter account.
Her heart pounded wildly, She didn’t know if it was because of their lovemaking or because the
announcement was about to be revealed.
At this moment, she refreshed the page, revealing that the bank’s official account had posted an
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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.
