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.

made Dr. Wilson

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

man with a cold tone. “Clay, I’ve already made it clear. Even

father’s disappeared. Who else can we turn to for

“How

4,000 dollars, including interest,”

was only 2,000 dollars last

you’ll have to ask your father what else he did to rack up the debt. The IOU is here, and you know your father’s handwriting. I’m just

the IOU and showed

Caroline seethed with anger, she couldn’t

one to shoulder the 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 her mother’s hospital

to suppress her boiling rage, opting not to create a scene. “Fine, I’ll give you the money this time. But if you ever

retrieved Clay’s bank details, then proceeded to

received, Clay nodded

with concern. “Caroline, you can’t keep doing this. Eventually, all of this pressure is going to

smile was tinged with bitterness. “He’s

and his brow furrowed with

shaking her head, but a wave of dizziness nearly

as his

now carried a rare

some medicine later. Thank you, Dr. Wilson, for your concern, but right now, I need to go

that, she walked past

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