“Ignore him.” Gwen coldly swatted Sean away, but her face was slightly red.
“We’re on three–month probation. If we pa** the probation, we’ll be boyfriend and girlfriend.”
“How Interesting.” Caroline lowered her head and chopped the vegetables.
Kirk refused to let up, but Caroline heartlessly kicked him out of the kitchen, closing the door behind her.
“Darling.” Kirk opened a gap in the door and asked, “I just want to ask one question. I’ll leave you alone after that.”
Kirk smirked. He said nothing else, but Caroline could tell he was pleased. She didn’t understand him. Men would be happy with the simplest things.
Not long after Kirk left, Gwen came in.
“Can’t you just wait outside?” Caroline asked.
Gwen chuckled before moving closer to Caroline. She asked worriedly, “Carol, about your mother…”
As her best friend for over a decade, Gwen knew what kind of person Caroline was. Perhaps she could help her friend by clarifying things publicly.
“Already?” Gwen asked in surprise.
Gwen couldn’t believe her. She just thought that Caroline didn’t want to get her friend involved.
“But isn’t this a big scandal? Carol, don’t shoulder the burden alone. Although I’m not a celebrity and my words carry little weight. someone will definitely notice as long as I speak out.”
“It’s really okay.” Caroline looked at Gwen resolutely.
Gwen looked at Caroline in astonishment, feeling like she had changed a lot. Caroline was no longer the young woman who brought herself down for love. She had changed for the better.
Gwen looked over at Kirk with eyes full of gratitude.
Noticing Gwen’s eyes on them, Sean waved at her.
Charles said anxiously, “Someone must have altered the trending searches, and the news about you has lost traction. Now, the medati s news is the most trending topic online. Everyone is cursing and criticizing her. Ms. Emerson asked me to call you. Do you want her to help clear the madam’s name now?”
Kirk glanced at Gwen, who was walking over. He calmly walked to the balcony. He asked, “What did my wife say about this?”
He pinched the bridge of his nose, thinking of a solution.
He ordered. “Ask Brittany to discuss things with my wife tomorrow. Don’t disturb her today!”
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“What’s wrong?” Sean asked.
Gwen also noticed that Kirk wasn’t in a good mood. She asked, “Is it about Carol?”
Kirk glanced at them and said calmly, “It’s nothing. Don’t tell Carrie anything if you hear something on the phone. She’s been tired all day. and I want her to rest.”
Gwen and Sean looked at each other and nodded obediently.
When Caroline yelled that dinner was ready, everyone enthusiastically set the table with plates and cutlery.
“Eat up,” Caroline said. She was the last to sit down.
Kirk was the first to move. He picked up a piece of halibut and put it on Caroline’s plate. “Good job, darling.”
Caroline glared at him. She said, “Sean and Gwen are still here.”
Gwen and Sean said in unison, “Don’t worry about us. We’d rather eat crap than let him give us food.”
Caroline couldn’t help laughing at how in tune they were with each other. “It seems that Sean’s probation will be over pretty soon.”
Sean said proudly, “Look, Kirk, Carrie has a way with her words.”
The four of them enjoyed a lovely meal, and time pa**ed quickly.
After dinner, Gwen and Sean were in charge of cleaning up. They left after they were done.
Before they left, Gwen had initially wanted to tell Caroline she could ask her for help dealing with Sarah if she needed it. However, when she remembered what Kirk had said, she remained silent and got into Sean’s car.
Back in the villa, Caroline was lying in Kirk’s arms. They were watching the stars from the third–floor balcony.
Kirk had just brought up the grapes after washing them.
The lights painted the balcony a warm yellow. It looked very romantic under the night sky.
“What took you so long?” Caroline pointed to the stars in the sky, asking. “Hey, does that look like the Ca**iopeia constellation?”
Kirk followed her line of sight to look at the sky while he kept busy. “Probably not.”
Caroline turned to look at him, only to realize that he was peeling grapes. Kirk’s fingers were slender and beautiful, and his movements were elegant and graceful. She looked away, blushing.
Kirk fed Caroline a grape. With a mischievous glint in his eyes, he kissed her. Hugging her, he sat up on the chair.
Caroline kicked him in embarra**ment as the heat spread between both of them. “How did you learn to seduce someone?” she asked, her voice as quiet as a mouse’s.
Kirk clearly heard her in the quiet night, but he still teased her, “Huh? What are you talking about, babe?”
Caroline pinched his waist, knowing that he was teasing her. Then, seeing that he was indifferent, she bit his arm angrily.
She wasn’t too hard or too soft on him. It didn’t hurt at all. But he still hissed and pinned Caroline underneath him.
When Caroline tried to retort, Kirk kissed her on the lips. Her whines and protests died down as the stars glittered in the sky.
After Gwen returned home, she finally understood why Kirk had told them not to tell Caroline anything, no matter what happened.
After two days, the video of Sarah accusing Caroline had become even more popular.
Now, everyone was criticizing Caroline for being a disloyal daughter. Their criticisms were so unpleasant that even a bystander like Gwen couldn’t handle them.
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“Are you worried about Caroline?”
Gwen sat up in bed in surprise. “You can tell?”
“Yeah, but you don’t have to worry. Kirk and Caroline will take care of it,” Sean replied.
Gwen typed, “But this is a huge deal!”
“Kirk can handle anything, even If heaven turns upside down. So, go to sleep,” Sean a**ured her.
“You seem so confident in Kirk. You don’t sound like you just met him. You sound like a friend who grew up with him.”
Sean was speechless. This was the disadvantage of falling in love with the friend of his friend’s wife. Not only did he have to hide his own secret, but he also had to help his friend hide his secret.
“No, we really just met.” Sean turned over in bed as he typed, “I’ll sing you a nursery rhyme if you can’t sleep.”
Gwen’s text came soon enough. “No thanks. I’m going to sleep.”
Seeing her reject him so quickly, Sean smiled slightly. With him and Gwen’s relationship, it was as if he had switched roles.
In this relationship, Gwen was always in the lead, and he could only join the fray whenever she did.
In the past, he had always called the shots in the relationship. He decided when to start his relationship and when to end it.
Now that Gwen was taking the lead, he finally experienced what it was like to be on the edge.
Gwen was unpredictable, just like Sean had been before. God was probably punishing him, but he was kind of happy.
Seeing that Gwen wouldn’t reply, Sean curled his lips into a small smile.
Meanwhile, Gwen still couldn’t sleep. She was worrying about both Caroline and herself. Sean seemed to be serious about her. Those earnest feelings made it surreal for her.
He was a gifted prodigy in the medical field, while she was just a child from an ordinary, well–off family. It would be great if Sean was just a regular employee like Kirk.
The night slipped away quietly.
At 8 am the following day, Caroline received a call from Brittany. She had picked the correct time to call Caroline since the latter was just resting after breakfast.
*Ms. Evans, have you seen what’s happening online?”
Caroline opened Google and saw that her name was the most trending name in the entire app. When she opened a forum, it was filled with insults directed at her.
Caroline hurred, “Yeah.”
“Do you want to speed up your plans, Ms. Evans?”
“No.” Caroline had thought about this situation a long time ago.
She said, “There should be a lot of people forming an angry mob at my workplace today. Are you and your people ready to film it Ms. Emerson?
Brittany was shocked once again. Caroline was ruthless. She had even gotten her own PR manager involved in the crossfire.
“I got it,” Brittany said.
When Kirk walked out with coffee, he saw Caroline ma**aging her temples. He put down the coffee and squeezed Caroline’s hands. He even gently rubbed her temples for her..
Caroline exhaled. “I’m going to work.”
“Do you want some time off?”
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Kirk looked at Caroline, feeling bad for her. But he had to let her go. If he wanted to keep Caroline by his side, he had to make her stronger.
In this world, only love between two equal people could last.
Kirk kissed her forehead and asked. “When all of this is over, I’ll buy you a gift. It can be whatever you want.”
Caroline thought for a moment before saying, “I haven’t thought of what I want yet. I’ll let you know when I do.”
“Okay.”
Caroline left her house with a smile. As soon as she reached the door, she put on a mask and frowned as if she were really sad.
When Kirk saw her actions from the window, he wanted to chuckle.
As Caroline approached the car, she noticed two other cars parked behind Jack’s. She got into the car cautiously and asked Jack, “Mr. Jack, why are there two cars behind us?”
Jack was getting better at lying now. He said smoothly. “The company saw many people slandering you online. They were worried about your safety, so they sent some bodyguards to protect you.”
Caroline was moved. The people at Thorne Corporation were too thoughtful.
However, she was still very cautious and looked around occasionally to see if there was anything unusual.
She had heard that skilled paparazzi could find where the person they were looking for lived just by seeing a photo of a tiny portion of the house.
Although Caroline didn’t like posting photos on social media, she was worried that the paparazzi would find this villa. She didn’t want it to affect Kirk’s sense of security.
Jack knew what Caroline was thinking and said, “You don’t have to be so cautious, Ms. Evans. No one will find this place.”
“Why?”
Jack wanted to tell her that Howard’s people hadn’t been able to find this place even after following them for half a month.
However, when he remembered Kirk’s many warnings to be cautious around Caroline, he paused and said, “The security here is top–notch. Even if the paparazzi find this palace, they won’t be able to enter.”
Caroline thought his words made sense. So she decided to close her eyes and rest in the car.
Jack breathed a sigh of relief. Neither of them talked further during the drive.
Caroline woke up when she was about to arrive at Thorne Corporation. She immediately saw people crowded at the entrance of the building.
There were a bunch of reporters and people who had come to watch the show.
Just as Caroline was about to get out of the car, Jack stopped her. “Please wait a moment, Ms. Evans.”
Caroline looked at Jack curiously. Just then, the car door opened. She was surprised to see a strong bodyguard standing outside the car, wearing sungla**es.
“You can go now, Ms. Evans,” Jack said, pulling her from her thoughts.
Just as she was about to leave the car, the reporters and onlookers spotted her and rushed over.
The bodyguards from the two cars behind them formed a circle around Caroline.
Despite that, the reporters frantically snapped pictures and pointed their microphones at Caroline.
“Ms. Evans, do you have any comments about your parents‘ accusations?”
“You’ve supposedly cut ties with your family since you got married. Can you explain why you did this?” “Ms. Evans, you know that one should
things like this.
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Seeing that she was about to walk into the building, the crowd tossed several water bottles at her. Noticing this, the bodyguards quickly raised their hands to block them.
Caroline paused in her tracks and pulled the bodyguard In front of her. “Don’t block them.”
The bodyguard froze for a moment, allowing one of the water bottles to hit Caroline on the head.
The water bottle was light and emply, so it didn’t hurt at all. But she still covered her head with a pained expression on her face.
Although all this happened very quickly, many reporters managed to film it. Soon, this clip spread all over the Internet.
“Good job! You people threw that bottle well! Make her whine in pain! Why can’t that bottle be a stone? If it were, the world would be rid of an unsightly thing like her!”
“I feel bad for Sarah and Dan. They devoted themselves to raising Caroline, but they ended up raising a snake.”
“It’s terrible. If my daughter were to abandon me like this, I would be so mad!”
“Seeing how she can still go to work, she doesn’t seem affected by this. I feel so bad for Sarah and Dan for having such an ungrateful daughter!”
No matter how vicious the comments online were, Caroline didn’t care because she hadn’t read any of them.
After entering the elevator, Caroline went straight to the design department. As soon as she walked in, she saw everyone looking at her.
Some looked at her gloatingly, while others looked at her with disgust. As always, she wasn’t afraid because her conscience was clear.
Layla got up from the couch. Noticing Caroline covering her forehead, she smiled slightly. “Oh, no. You’re hurt.”
Caroline paused in her tracks and looked back at Layla. She asked, “Weren’t you so sick that you needed a kidney transplant to survive? Why are you up and around right now?”
Vivian said, “Are you here to see this ungrateful bitch too, Mr. Hawkins?”
Caroline had just told Vivian off, and now Jules was lecturing her too. Vivian Immediately felt hurt. “Am I wrong, Mr. Hawkins? Isn’t Caroline ungrateful for not supporting her parents?”
It was rare for a composed person like Jules to be so angry.
“She kidnapped her own daughter? I–I must be seeing things!”
“I feel so bad for Caroline. Now I understand why she married an ordinary person. When you have crazy parents, one of the best ways to get them out of your life is to get married.”
Layla froze again, looking at Caroline in disbelief. She felt as If she had fallen into a trap Caroline had carefully set up.
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