Trapped in Love

Chapter 5

Chapter 5 Paying Debts

Reuben left without a word, and Caroline slumped into her chair. She covered her face with her hands to hide the sadness that threatened to consume her.

Evan’s actions made it clear that he had no intention of keeping her as his personal secretary, now that the person he truly cared about was back. It was time for her to accept that she was merely a substitute.

Buzz—

Her thoughts were interrupted by the buzzing of her phone on the desk. It was her mother’s attending doctor, Scott Wilson.

Caroline anxiously answered the call. “Dr. Wilson, is something wrong with my mother?”

“Caroline, do you have time to come to the hospital now?” Scott replied.

Hearing Dr. Wilson’s tone, Caroline quickly stood up, her heart racing. “Yes, I’ll be right there!”

*

Twenty minutes later, Caroline arrived at the hospital entrance wearing only a simple shirt.

Sneezing from the cold wind as she got out of the car at the hospital entrance, Caroline hurriedly ran towards the inpatient building.

As she stepped out of the elevator, she was surprised to see a man in a leather jacket standing in front of her mother’s ward, smoking a cigarette and talking to her mother’s attending doctor, Scott Wilson, in a roguish manner.

Caroline clenched her fists and walked over quickly.

footsteps made Dr. Wilson

man smirked when he saw Caroline. “Yo, the

cold tone. “Clay, I’ve already made it clear. Even if

bit the cigarette in his mouth and replied, “Your father’s disappeared. Who

“How much do you

4,000 dollars, including interest,” Clay

“It was only 2,000 dollars

Caroline with a cold smile. “Then you’ll have to ask your father what else he did to rack up the debt. The IOU is here,

and showed it

Caroline seethed with anger, she couldn’t find a way to refute

burden of paying off his debts. Despite her tireless efforts, his debts seemed to only multiply, leaving her vulnerable to the menacing loan sharks who would invade

rage, opting not to create a scene. “Fine, I’ll give you the money this time. But if you ever dare to set foot

out her phone and retrieved Clay’s bank details, then proceeded to transfer 4,000 dollars to

nodded curtly and made

you can’t keep doing this. Eventually, all of

bitterness. “He’s

and his brow

her head, but a wave of dizziness

steady her, hesitating for a moment as his palm met her feverish

now

with work to notice. I’ll take some medicine later. Thank you, Dr. Wilson, for your concern, but right now, I need to

she walked past

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