Chapter 39

“You”

“De quick, and write my name on it.” Caroline paused for a moment and added, “If you don’t, il calll

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 Ill do it,” she spar

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, “Cardi, 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 Morrisons and the Collins were close, and you had to bear with her because you didn’t want to make things ugly between them

It’s so satisfying that you finally taught her a lesson!”

Caroline smiled at those words as she glanced up at the sky. Indeed, she’d felt the utmost pleasme in achieving that. She realized that she’d started becoming more relaxed and unrestrained after

leaving Eddy.

“Oh right! Where are we going next?” asked Gwen, curious.

“Let’s buy a necktie,” Caroline answered, looking at the emerald bracelet on her wrist

“Are you thinking of giving Mr. Morrison Senior a necktie?” asked Gwen Caroline shook her head

in response.

you out of your mind? He has another woman out there. Why are you giving him a

calm front. “I’m giving him a necktie because he gave me this bracelet. I don’t want to

don’t know what to do with you.” Gwen glanced around them

and Gwen crossed the road and entered the mall together. Unbeknownst to them, a

came to a stop

“Uncle Kirk, why are you

them when he heard Eddy’s question. “She’s a

family Aren’t you worried that someone would find fault with her

rendered speechless. It took a moment for him to

our family yet. She hasn’t

closed his eyes once again and ignored him, so

the topic to the journalists they saw just now. The journalists said they received a tip about you attending the auction just now. Where do you think

his lap several times before opening his eyes again. This time, they had a rather gloomy light

that she’s not a good choice for you. But what I saw today made me think the opposite. I

Do you like her?”

he tapped one finger

continued. “I really don’t understand why so many of you find her likable. You, Grandpa and my parents–everyone likes

pointer finger, the gloom in his eyes had vanished. “Since you don’t like her, why force yourself to marry her? Is it just because

Shocked, he turned to look at Kirk

told me. I didn’t

a sigh of relief. Eddy muttered,

help you

replied with much

“Yes”

honest, I know that this method is

choice

several times but still couldn’t find a compatible

me find a suitable kidney

response. Eddy didn’t know what else to talk about, so he said, “Uncle Kirk, as long as you can get the source for a kidney for me, I’ll do whatever you want me to

future.”

lifted into a smile. “Good, I’ll keep

Eddy,

mall.”

see Caroline and

the Hermès logo on

Kirk

forward slowly but stopped abruptly when the two women paused

necktie out of the bag and started blabbering to

and smiled from

smile was like a cool, refreshing breeze that blew right into Kirk’s heart, and

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