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Caroline frowned. The way Layla apologized seemed rather pretentious. "Kent Pearson?" Sarah cried and looked at Caroline with anxiety written all over her face. "Were you tainted?" Caroline glanced sideways at Layla, her lips already turning into a sneer. "So, you're the one who ordered Kent to do that to me last night, aren't you?" Layla paled at Caroline's words. She bit her lip and tried to explain herself. "No, that's not true! I've already explained this to Eddy. I called Kent out of the kindness of my heart so that he'd lend you the money. I really didn't know that he'd do something like that." Caroline took a step forward, not bothering to listen to her excuses. She stared at Layla with piercing eyes and spat, "So, it was you?" "No—" Layla had barely uttered another word when Caroline gave her a tight slap across the face. It took a moment for Layla to realize what had happened. Her fingers trembled as they touched her cheek, which was now burning in pain from the slap
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Layla's voice trailed off, but everyone around knew what she meant. Caroline replied calmly, "How I got the money is none of your business." She continued, "Besides, according to our agreement, I don't need to get divorced, and you can't withdraw the investment either. You're free to choose whether to stay or leave when Evans Group stabilizes." "Caroline!" Sarah wailed. "How could you say something like that?" Eddy took a deep breath. He heard the sarcasm in Caroline's tone. Initially, he'd felt rather guilty toward her, but all of that vanished in an instant when Layla suggested that Caroline had resorted to prostitution. Harrumphing, he said, "Fine. I underestimated you. This time, I'm the one who lost." With that said, he pushed Layla's wheelchair and walked away.Hastily, Sarah followed after them. Now that peace and quiet had finally been restored, Caroline turned away from the corridor and back into her house. She accidentally stepped on Kirk's shoes. A soft smile hun
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Caroline opened the door to see an empty corridor. There was no one there. "Strange. Nobody's here," she mumbled to herself. Kirk had followed her to the door. He looked to the left and right and saw no one there either. In his hoarse voice, he said, "Maybe a kid tried to prank you. Let's go back and eat." "Okay." Caroline nodded and closed the door. When the corridor became quiet again, Eddy walked out from behind the safety exit and stared at the closed door of Caroline's apartment. A gush of disappointment flashed through his eyes. Caroline was now married and living with another man. All this time, he'd wished that she would stop pestering him. Ironically, he didn't feel as happy as he'd expected himself to be when his wish came true. It was as though something was stuck in his heart that he couldn't get rid of. He didn't even have the courage to see Caroline and her husband standing together and had to resort to hiding. …In front of a coffee shop, Caroline and Gwen
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"Mhmm." Gwen hummed and nodded. "Have you thought of which painting you're going to give Mr. Morrison Senior?" she asked. Caroline opened the auction house's website and skimmed through the items that were being auctioned today. "This one," she handed her phone to Gwen and explained, "It's by Zach Zimmer. Although he isn't that popular compared to other artists, his works have a certain flair and character to them that Grandpa likes. I can afford it too, so it's the best gift I can get for Grandpa." "I am truly speechless at how far you're willing to go for him." Gwen laughed. "How much does this cost, then?" "About a million dollars, I think.""A million dollars! Where did you get the money from?" "My savings." Caroline sighed. "Grandpa's always been very kind to me, but I've let him down. I'm not going to be his granddaughter-in-law anymore, so this painting serves as some kind of compensation too." "It's not your fault—" Gwen exclaimed.Caroline quickly interrupted her
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As Caroline returned to her seat, Gwen immediately noticed that something was off with her friend's expression. When Gwen saw Brie walking out of the restroom not long after that, she guessed what had happened. "Did Brie mess with you?" she asked Caroline, jumping up from her seat, ready to go and confront Brie. Caroline quickly pulled her back into her seat. "No." "Then what's that look on your face?" Caroline touched her cheeks. "My stomach feels a little weird." "Do you want to go to the hospital?" "It's not that bad." Caroline shot Gwen a smile. "Maybe it's because of the coffee we had just now. I'm sure it'll get better after a while." A concerned frown formed on Gwen's face. "You didn't have a problem like this before. I'll ask the staff to get you some warm water to drink." "Okay." Caroline would agree to anything as long as Gwen didn't go to find Brie's trouble. After Gwen left, she leaned in her seat and rubbed her hands together, immersed in her thoughts.So
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Even Gwen couldn't help herself as she tugged Caroline's sleeve and whispered to her, "Carol, have you gone nuts? You shouldn't be bidding this much, even if you like this painting." Where did Caroline get that much money from? However, Caroline calmly turned to look at Brie, who looked like an angry tomato. She gently patted the back of Gwen's hand and assured her, "Don't fret. Someone's paying for it." Gwen was more confused than reassured. She was about to ask Caroline what she meant but heard Brie call, "20 million dollars!" Now, Brie could finally let go of the breath she'd been holding. She glanced sideways at Caroline, her chin tilted upward. She was clearly pleased with herself. Caroline smiled in response. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, she placed one hand over her paddle but didn't raise it in the air. On stage, the host waited for about a minute to make sure that no one was making another bid and then announced, "Going at 20 million dollars!" "20 millio
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Naturally, Caroline wouldn't just run off without her best friend. She picked the hand warmer up and used it to whack the faces of the people surrounding them. They were all women and cared very much about their appearances. Hence, they were busy covering their faces to avoid getting hit. They instantly forgot all about Gwen. However, Brie had brought too many of them. Caroline and Gwen alone weren't enough to handle all of them. It wasn't long before Caroline started to feel worn out. Just then, they heard a loud rush of footsteps coming from outside. "Quick! Hurry up! Eddy Morrison's second uncle has returned, and he's just right in there!" Someone in the crowd of journalists exclaimed enthusiastically. They barged in and froze on the spot when they saw the group of women lashing out and pulling at each other's hair. This sight made them forget all about the reason they came here. What the fuck? Ms. Collins and Eddy Morrison's fiancée were in a brawl! This would surely ma
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"You—" "Be quick, and write my name on it." Caroline paused for a moment and added, "If you don't, I'll call the jewelry store right now to ask for the surveillance footage!" She enunciated the last few words slowly for emphasis.Brie's grip on the pen tightened, and she stared daggers at Caroline. "Fine. I'll do it," she spat through gritted teeth. Seeing that Brie had finally written down her name, Caroline felt the satisfaction she'd anticipated. She turned to Gwen and said, "Gwen, let's go." Heartily, Gwen agreed. Before walking past Brie, she said to her, "Thank you, Ms. Collins, for being so magnanimous." It made Brie so pissed that she flung the pen at the ground. After leaving the auction house, Gwen hooked an arm around Caroline's and said, "Carol, you were so cool just now! I think I'm going to start fangirling over you!""You're exaggerating!" came Caroline's reply. "It's true!" exclaimed Gwen. "Brie always mocked you in the past. You told me before that the Mo
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