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 and the man

Caroline. “Yo, the great secretary,

an apologetic look before addressing the man with a cold tone. “Clay, I’ve already made it clear. Even if you’re looking to harass me for money, don’t ever come to

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

Caroline asked, “How much

much. Only 4,000 dollars, including

was only 2,000 dollars

to rack up the debt. The IOU is here, and you know

IOU and showed

she couldn’t find a way to

always been the one to shoulder the burden of paying off his debts. Despite her tireless

give you the money this time. But if you ever dare to set foot in this hospital again,

pulled out her phone and retrieved Clay’s

nodded curtly and made a

at Caroline with concern. “Caroline, you can’t keep doing this. Eventually, all of this

bitterness. “He’s still

paling, and his

head, but a wave of dizziness nearly

her, hesitating for a moment as his palm met her feverish skin. “Caroline, don’t you realize

now carried a rare

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

she walked past Scott and

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