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 and the

Caroline. “Yo, the great secretary,

the man with a cold tone. “Clay, I’ve already made it clear. Even if you’re looking to harass

“Your father’s disappeared. Who

asked, “How much do you

dollars, including interest,” Clay

“It was only

to rack up the debt. The IOU is here, and you know your father’s handwriting. I’m just here to collect the money that’s owed

IOU and

she couldn’t find a way

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 only multiply, leaving her

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

retrieved Clay’s bank

nodded curtly and

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

with bitterness. “He’s

complexion gradually paling, and his brow furrowed with

her head, but a wave of dizziness

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

typically gentle and composed expression now carried a

take some medicine later. Thank

that, she walked past Scott and entered the

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