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.

are you giving it to… that guy?” Gwen voiced her suspicion. “Carol, are you out of your

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

know what to do with you.” Gwen glanced around them and said, “Let’s go to that mall

and entered the mall together. Unbeknownst to them,

them and came to a

“Uncle Kirk, why are

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

worried that someone would find

rendered speechless. It took a moment for him to respond. That’s not quite

of our family yet.

his eyes once again and ignored him, so Eddy assumed that he didn’t like discussing

the journalists they saw just now. The journalists said they received

opening his eyes again. This time, they had a rather gloomy

said “Eddy, you always told me that Caroline’s a scheming person and that she’s not a good choice for you. But what I saw today made me think the opposite. I think that she’s a thoughtful

Do you like her?”

beat, and he tapped one

don’t understand why so many of you find her likable. You,

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

Eddy’s face shifted instantly. Shocked, he turned to look at Kirk and mumbled, “H- how did you

told me. I didn’t tell your grandfather

sigh of relief. Eddy muttered, “You scared me half

help you source a

with much

“Yes”

“To be honest, I know that this method is

choice

is very important to me. I’ve combed through the entire country several times but still couldn’t find a compatible one for her. Since you have better connections

help me find a suitable

what else to talk about, so he said, “Uncle Kirk, as long as you can

future.”

into

Mr. Eddy, Ms. Evans and her friend have gotten

mall.”

window to see Caroline and Gwen coming

Hermès logo

them,” Kirk instructed

forward slowly but stopped abruptly when the two women paused in

necktie out of the bag and started blabbering to

and smiled from

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

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