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.

sound of her footsteps made Dr.

he saw Caroline. “Yo, the great secretary, Caroline, has finally decided to show

an apologetic look before addressing the man with a cold tone. “Clay, I’ve already made it clear.

disappeared. Who else can

her anger, Caroline asked, “How much do you

Only 4,000 dollars, including

expression soured. “It was only

to ask your father what else he did to rack up the

IOU and showed

anger, she couldn’t find a way

gambling addiction had driven him to borrow money regularly, and she had always been the one to shoulder the burden of paying off his debts. Despite her tireless efforts, his debts seemed to

Caroline made a difficult decision to suppress her boiling rage, opting not to create a scene. “Fine, I’ll give you

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

Clay nodded curtly and made a graceful

keep doing this. Eventually, all of this pressure is going to take a toll

tinged with bitterness. “He’s still my father,

complexion gradually paling, and his brow furrowed

but a wave of dizziness

as his palm met her feverish skin. “Caroline, don’t you realize you have

gentle and composed expression now carried a

I’ll take some medicine later. Thank you, Dr. Wilson, for your

that, she walked past Scott and entered the

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