Caraline let out a long breath as she took stock of her appearance. Her gaze often rested on the door of the room. There was no denying that she was extremely nervous at the moment. She felt uncomfortable even sitting down."Calm down," Diego said, "you look tense. I'm sure this meeting will go well."Caraline rolled her eyes, crossing her right leg over her left. She was trying to stay calm. However, when she remembered who Henry Hulbert was, she became nervous and scared at the same time. This meeting was so important to her and she didn't want to mess it up."If I'm being honest, I'm nervous too. I need to be able to prepare myself for anything that could happen between you and Henry Hulbert. If he falls for you, I'll have to back down and admit defeat. Isn't Henry Hulbert the perfect man that every woman dreams of?""Shut up," Caraline snapped, "you're not helping me calm down at all."Diego laughed. "I always like it when you're rude to me. It's like a sweet cake sprinkled with c

Caraline closed her eyes briefly, squeezing her dress with both hands. She wanted to scream as she stomped the ground vigorously. "I-I... I was just going to check on Deric." Lucy pressed the watch. "Two minutes starts from now.""Oh my." Caraline quickly took off her shoes, running barefoot toward Deric's room. Once there, she banged on the door. "Get up, slacker!"Caraline rolled her eyes when she saw Lucy on the porch, glancing at her watch. "Hey, did you hear me? I'll shut you up if you don't come out in five. One, two, three, four""Miss Caraline," said Thomas who came out of Deric's residence."Where is Deric? And why are you in his residence?" Caraline asked in rapid succession."I have to be in the same place as Mr. Jacob according to the prescribed security standards. I have received emergency information from Mr. Stevan," Thomas replied."Wake Deric up right now," Caraline ordered. As she waited, she stood uncomfortably, especially when she saw Lucy on the porch."You were

Deric and Thomas both chose to remain silent.James observed Thomas with a probing gaze. "Your face reminds me of a figure""James, what are you doing?" Jonathan appeared from the gap in the window."I don't think it's possible. There are seven people with the same face in the whole world. That's what I heard on one of those television shows." James opened the rear car door."You seem to have changed after my departure," Deric said."That's because you're a poison that stunts my development," James retorted snappishly."Isn't that because your brain never gets used?" Deric chuckled."Get lost." James chuckled, going back to watching his fancy watch rather than dealing with Deric.The car Jeremy, Jonathan, and James were in left Caraline's residence."I'm sorry," Thomas said suddenly."Be careful," Deric replied.Deric and Thomas left the front yard. As they were walking towards their residence, Caraline, Helen, Lucy and Stevan appeared from the main door. They seemed to be busy discus

"So what's your answer, Caraline?" Diego asked after a moment of silence. He was still on his knees. "To be honest, I can no longer contain my feelings for you. Your image has refused to leave since the first time we met. You have captured my heart and mind."Caraline covered her mouth with one hand, staring at Diego and the ring box in disbelief. To be honest, if the one kneeling in front of her was Deric, she would have wasted no time in accepting it even if she had to act angry and snappy first."You know, this is an unexpected event for me." Caraline let out a long breath, tucking a lock of hair behind her ear. She knew that Diego was openly showing interest in her. It was just that she didn't have any feelings for him even though he was perfect.Caraline leaned her back against the back of the chair, thinking deeper to find answers. Her heart and mind were already occupied by Deric and there was no room for another man. All Caraline had to think about now was how to answer Diego'

"What do you mean, fucking woman?" Diego violently swatted Lucy's hand away from his jacket. He stared angrily at the woman in front of him."Lucy," Helen muttered, shaking her head in disbelief. She watched the video on her phone screen. There was nothing strange or wrong with it for a few seconds, but that suddenly changed when Diego asked Caraline to close her eyes.Helen was dumbfounded as she watched the rest of the video. She remembered the rumors that Diego had been named in several criminal cases. After watching the video, she could deduce something."What's this all about, Mr. Diego?" Helen asked with a sharp look."It's not what you think, Helen," Diego replied, "this woman must have fabricated the video. There's no way I intended to harm Caraline. What I'm doing right now is out of concern.""You can't get away with it, Mr. Diego Fulhert," Lucy pointed out, "in this video, it's very clear that you poured something into Miss Caraline's drink before she lost consciousness. Af