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"Is there something dangerous?" asked Stevan."Get away from me," Caraline pleaded.Stevan immediately asked the guards to move away from Caraline."What exactly happened, Helen?" asked Caraline in a hushed voice."Lucy explained that Mr. Deric asked her about you.""Helen, I need you to keep an eye on Lucy."Helen nodded.Caraline quickly entered the car. When she met Deric's gaze, she deliberately turned her face to the side. Her chest began to burn with jealousy. Her mind was filled with questions about Deric and Lucy's closeness.The car began to drive away from the hospital. Two escort cars drove first, while two other vehicles were behind.It was still nine o'clock in the evening. The streets of Heaventown were as crowded as ever. Twinkling lights as well as the light from the skyscrapers seemed to be trapped in the car windows. For half the journey, there was no conversation between Deric and Caraline."Do you know Lucy?" asked Caraline suddenly. She couldn't contain her curios
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Caraline woke up restless. She was having nightmares about yesterday's events. Her body was drenched in sweat and her eyes were foggy. Looking at the nightstand, she saw that it was already eight in the morning.Caraline went to the balcony. She found Deric at the edge of the lake. She was suddenly filled with dread as the horrible images of him returned.Caraline came out of the room half an hour later. Her body temperature was slightly hot with a slight throbbing in her head. When she arrived downstairs, she was immediately mobbed by maids who gave her worried looks."What do you want from me?" Caraline rolled her eyes. She did not like being the center of attention of the maids. "Don't make my weekend worse because of your strange actions.""How is your current condition?" asked Grace as if representing the maids' questions, "We were really worried about you when we heard that something bad happened to you and Mr. Deric. When we were going to visit the hospital, the guards forbade
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"WHAT?!" screeched Caraline as her body suddenly stood up. Like a fire doused in gasoline, her temper flared until it consumed her patience. Unbidden, she moved towards the two men and slapped them hard. "Damn it!"Caraline took a few steps back. Her heart and chest were beating rapidly. Her breathing suddenly increased many times. Her jaw and fists hardened like rocks ready to crush a ship. Her heart felt like it had been pierced by a spear, creating a huge gaping hole.The room was suddenly silent after Caraline's screams and actions. No one dared to speak despite the shock that hit the people in the room. This was the first time they had seen Caraline this angry.Caraline felt her hand hurt. However, what her heart felt was more than just pain. She really couldn't believe that Deric was the main target of yesterday's crime, even though the man had done nothing but sit in a wheelchair. Whoever the culprit was, he would never forgive him."Where's the fake driver?" asked Caraline, st
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"What do you mean?" Caraline turned her head suddenly."There are various possibilities," Helen explained while finding the most comfortable seating position. "First, the perpetrator may not like Mr. Deric's presence by your side. Second, the perpetrator has a grudge against Mr. Deric. Thirdly, the perpetrator has a grudge against you to the extent that he targeted Mr. Deric, especially when he saw Mr. Deric's condition... which is different from most people."Seeing Caraline's silence, Helen continued, "I don't think the perpetrator is a random person. He must have thought his plan through, as evidenced by the fake driver who managed to sneak into the same car as you and Mr. Deric. In my opinion, it was a fatal mistake by the bodyguards.""You're right, Helen." Caraline let out a long breath, staring at the surface of the lake. The possibilities Helen had raised all sounded plausible. The culprit and the brains behind the incident were certainly not random people, especially since he
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Caraline entered the house with wide strides. Her hands were still covering her face. She didn't care if she bumped into the maids or the furniture. Her heart was hurt when Deric lightly acted selfishly.Caraline climbed the stairs in a hurry. The sound of her shoes splashing became the dominating sound in the main room. The few maids who saw her could only stare anxiously but could do nothing."Grace, I don't want to hear or receive anything from Deric," Caraline said as she saw the head maid approaching.“I understand.” Grace nodded.Caraline immediately locked the door, throwing her body onto the bed. The wall of resilience she had been building for so long finally came crashing down with tears in her eyes. Her chest heaved with her shoulders shaking up and down.Caraline changed her position to sitting, hugging her legs and burying her face in her knees. The tears continued to fall unabated. For several minutes, the room was held in silence. The ticking clock on the nightstand see
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Time seemed so slow to Caraline at the moment. She just sat pensively on the sofa without doing anything. She just stared lazily at the books on the table, then let out a long breath. It was still eight o'clock in the evening, but the silence in this room was boring her.Caraline made her way to the balcony. The courtyard was bustling with guards running to the interrogation room. The three criminals were still in the room. She had heard that the men had kept their mouths shut when questioned by Stevan's men despite having been given a few lessons. However, they were surprisingly forthcoming with information from this morning.Caraline leaned her back against the balcony railing. As she looked over to the lakeside, she saw Deric driving from the direction where he usually exercised. Since their conversation this afternoon, she hadn't seen Deric at all, let alone spoken to each other. There was still a sense of hurt when remembering that man's selfishness.Deric had just arrived at the
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"Oh my! What am I doing here?" Caraline suddenly trembled as she saw herself up high. Her body was suddenly frozen like a statue. The woman hated heights and her current situation scared the hell out of her. How could she be in this place without realizing it?"Miss Caraline!" screamed several maids with worried faces. The screams drew the guards and maids closer to the courtyard.The guards arrived one by one. Stevan was seen talking to some of his men. His subordinates immediately moved into the house with Grace following behind. The rest went straight to the back to bring something."What the hell is happening to me?" muttered Caraline with a pale face. Her head was spinning from the fear of being up high. She could see the looks of tension and anxiety from the people down there, including Deric."Oh my, I unconsciously climbed the fence because I saw Deric about to fall," Caraline whispered."Miss Caraline, please calm down. Don't jump to kill yourself!" one of the maids shouted.
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"Miss Caraline." The maids immediately approached, carrying Caraline's body away from Deric. Meanwhile, Deric was immediately helped by several bodyguards to sit back in the wheelchair.Caraline was brought into the room. Grace had also regained consciousness and immediately called the doctor and Helen. The bodyguards were on standby inside the house even though they would normally only be on guard outside the residence, while the maids waited worriedly in front of Caraline's room.A few minutes later, the doctor came out of the room. The woman in the white coat explained that Caraline was only suffering from severe shock and a slight fever. Once they felt it was safe, the guards began to leave the building and return to stand guard around the house.From the direction of the front yard, Helen was seen rushing out of the car. She ran with a panicked look on her face as she entered the house. While on the steps, from the opposite direction, she met Grace."How is Miss Caraline, Grace?"
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