Caraline blinked a few times. The woman slowly opened her eyes, changing her position to sitting. Her head felt heavy and painful at the same time. Her hands gently massaged forehead. "Where am I now?Caraline leaned against the bed. Her face was downcast, and suddenly tears fell. The fact put her in a difficult situation. There was a part of her that felt lost. It was only a matter of time until Deric found out she was the mastermind behind the accident. Caraline never expected it to be this painful and scary."What if Deric leaves me?" muttered Caraline, "am I ready for that?"Caraline hurriedly wiped away tears as she heard the sound of approaching footsteps. She quickly lay down, turning her head towards the window. In the reflection of the glass, the woman could see her pale, puffy face.Helen opened the door to the room, approaching the bed. "Thank goodness you're awake. I was really surprised when Grace informed me. How are you at the moment?"Caraline let out a long breath. Te
Caraline could not fall asleep. Her body was still lying on the bed with her eyes fixed on the ceiling of the room. From outside, she heard footsteps. She immediately pretended to be closed with her back to the entrance.The door opened and footsteps approached. Grace and two maids entered, placed a basket of chocolate milk on the nightstand, and left the room.After feeling that Grace and the two maids were far away, Caraline decided to sit down. She turned to the nightstand, picking up the basket that was there. As she picked up the bottle of chocolate drink, her tears fell again. Memories of her time with Deric suddenly came to her. She remembered how much she loved this drink. Even pretending to swap bottles just so she could kiss Deric indirectly."I... should be happy now," Caraline muttered as she wiped away tears. "I shouldn't be crying like a weakling. If I can get through the pain of being left by my parents and Carla, then I should be able to get through this."Caraline put
Deric immediately turned his head when someone knocked on the car door from outside. He put his phone in his pants pocket and opened the window."Sir," said a man wearing sunglasses."Come in," Deric said, opening the door for the man.The man in the black shirt immediately took off his hat and glasses as his body landed on the seat, letting out a long breath. As the car began to drive, the man said, "I've gotten accurate information from a trusted party regarding that person.""I hope you don't disappoint me," Deric said with a straightforward look."That person...is indeed involved. We await further orders."Deric let out a long breath. "I'm sorry if I have to trouble you again in the middle of your busy schedule. But you're the only one I can trust with matters like this.""I'm very glad you bothered," the man beside Deric said with a faint smile. "I'm honored."The car sped up, passing several vehicles in a zigzag motion. Amidst the street noise and the sprinkling of lights in dow
"Do you miss him, Catherine?" asked Caraline with a sardonic look. Her eyeballs rolled when she saw her annoying cousin's blatant display of interest in Deric."You... you must be crazy, Caraline." Catherine snorted in annoyance. Her hands were quickly folded in front of her chest. "What am I looking for that deformed man?""What a braggart!" Caraline rolled her eyes, grabbing the bag from the nightstand. "I don't want to see you two here. Go away!""You're such an ass, Caraline!" snapped Wilson with glaring eyes. "You should be grateful that Catherine and I took the time to visit you.""You don't know any better." Catherine glanced at the basket on the nightstand. There was a bottle of drink in there."I know you didn't come to see me." Caraline laughed sarcastically. "You must have come to have your psychiatry checked in this place. Well, for once I'll support you wholeheartedly.""You!" pointed Wilson with a furious glare.Catherine walked over to the nightstand, picked up the bot
Caraline had spent most of her time in her room for the past two days. She would only go out for a walk by the lake in the morning and evening, where her main goal was to peek at Deric.After the incident a few days ago, Caraline had been avoiding Deric because she felt ashamed and didn't know how to behave. She also never replied to Deric's messages or picked up his calls.Caraline still often felt remorse and sadness when she found out that she was the culprit who caused Deric's disability. She cried so hard that her eyes were puffy. "I finally know why Carla asked me to find and marry Deric," said Caraline, who was now on the balcony. The wind blew her hair to the right and left. It felt refreshing even though her heart was still hurting."I don't regret marrying Deric and spending so much time looking for him. I... was able to fulfill Carla's last wish, as well as continue her love for Deric."Caraline let out a long breath. Her eyes were teary and puffy at the same time. Sadness
Helen turned to Lucy. She had never told Lucy about Deric. So, it was strange that Lucy would suddenly scream at the sight of Deric about to fall out of the wheelchair unless Lucy already knew the man.Caraline turned a questioning gaze on Helen. However, she realized that Helen was unlikely to do something she hadn't told her to do.Lucy was silent for a moment, immediately turning to Caraline and Helen. Her lips curled into a smile as if she had never done anything suspicious."Do... do you know that man?" probed Caraline."I just remembered my friend," Lucy replied with a calm expression, "my friend named Jacob has the same situation as that man, and we're close. So, when I saw that man about to fall, I just suddenly thought of him. I'm sorry if my words startled you.""Then where is your friend now?" Caraline studied Lucy closely."He... died a few months ago." Lucy glanced at Deric for a moment.Caraline let out a long breath. "Alright.""I'm fine!" Deric half shouted while wavin
Caraline returned to work after a well-earned rest at home. She had been in her office since eight in the morning. The woman was monitoring the news on the screen regarding the Presidennt of Universe Corporation and Henry Hulbert. After a few days of resting and staying away from phones and television, that topic was still being hot news among the public.Caraline turned up the volume when it showed amateur video of several men, one of whom was suspected to be Henry Hulbert, coming out of a building."Many people think that the alleged Henry Hulbert was with the President of Universe Corporation," the host said as she read the narration of the video, "but some people doubt that due to lack of evidence. This information has led to a debate among netizens."The host continued, "To date, Henry Hulbert has not provided any clarification."Caraline quickly ended the broadcast. During her recovery, she did not want her head to be spinning over something that did not affect her. "I wonder w
Caraline quickly carried the gift to the bed. The woman checked the gift carefully, scrutinizing every angle. As she was about to open it, she suddenly shook her head."No, I have to take a picture first." Caraline hugged the gift tightly, smiling at the phone. The woman took a few pictures in different styles, checking the results. "This is good. I'll print them out later."Caraline placed the phone on the nightstand with the screen facing her. She wanted to record the action of opening Deric's gift. "I'm ready."Caraline carefully unwrapped the gift. She was surprised to see a long box inside. "It's... an electric scooter."Caraline turned her head towards the balcony, opening the box, pulling out a sleek blue scooter from inside the box. "Deric is childish. Does he think I'll fit into this thing? He must be making it up."Caraline flipped the switch, hopped on the scooter, and speeding through the room from side to side. "This is... quite fun."Caraline kept the scooter moving for