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

“Yo, the great secretary, Caroline, has finally

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

mouth and replied, “Your father’s disappeared. Who else can we turn to for the money,

Caroline asked, “How much do you

Only 4,000 dollars, including interest,” Clay

expression soured. “It was only 2,000

father what else he did to rack up the debt. The IOU is here, and you know your father’s

the IOU and showed it

with anger, she couldn’t find a way to

paying off his debts. Despite her tireless efforts, his debts seemed to only multiply,

scene. “Fine, I’ll give you the money this time. But if you

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

payment received, Clay nodded curtly and made a graceful

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

with bitterness.

gradually paling, and his brow furrowed with worry.

her head, but a wave of dizziness nearly caused her to lose

his palm met her

gentle and composed expression now carried a rare hint of

from him, Caroline touched her burning face. “I’ve been too preoccupied with work to notice. I’ll take some medicine later. Thank you, Dr. Wilson, for your concern, but right now, I need to go see my

she walked past Scott and

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