Gwen was sharp enough to notice there was something wrong with her best friend. She held Caroline’s hand and said. “Of course that’s fine. You can stay as long as you want. Let’s go then.”

Caroline and Gwen got into the car.

Gwen drove slowly and kept shooting glances at Caroline.

Meanwhile, Caroline stared out the window vacantly. She looked like a broken porcelain doll,

Gwen felt her heart ache as she looked at Caroline. “Carol, why did your dad want you home so urgently? What happened?”

Caroline looked over and smiled softly. “They want me to marry Eddy.”

Gwen was stupefied. “Why do they insist on having you marry that douchebag?”

“Because they want the Morrison family’s help in taking the Evans family back to the top. Caroline’s voice was neutral, as if she were

talking about someone else’s affairs.

The way she behaved made Gwen even more pained. “You didn’t agree, did you?”

“I did.”

abruptly braked. “Carol are you

agreed, was I supposed to

dare they threaten you with suicide! What the fuck! What kind of shit is this?

It was strange. After she’d accepted her fate, she no longer felt upset at

mad. This is my life. Growing up, my family always told me I’d been born to marry Eddy. When I accepted

and doted on me. Those days

voice was

awful! It’s bad enough

watched Gwen’s enraged antics peacefully. She etched Gwen’s face deeply into her mind. Then, she let out a soft laugh. “I asked a doctor. Having

after she gave her kidney up for the marriage. Caroline didn’t want

Gwen that she would die once

to hide it from Gwen

in this world that

She kept swallowing and

two sat in silence. After a while, Gwen thumped her foot in rage. “Fuck. Why can’t I be filthy rich? If I were, I would be

Then you wouldn’t have to suffer at that

her might. “Gwen, I still want to

crying. “Yes, we’ll be best friends in our

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it was as if Kirk had disappeared from the face of the earth. He

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