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

he saw 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

cigarette in his mouth and replied, “Your father’s disappeared. Who else can we turn to for the money, if not your

anger, Caroline asked, “How much

much. Only 4,000 dollars, including interest,”

“It was only 2,000 dollars

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

the IOU and showed

she couldn’t find a way to refute

father’s relentless 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 only multiply, leaving her vulnerable to the menacing loan sharks who would invade her

boiling rage, opting not to create a scene. “Fine, I’ll give you the money this time. But if you ever dare to set foot in this hospital again, don’t expect a single

pulled out her phone and retrieved

received, Clay nodded curtly and made

can’t keep doing this. Eventually, all

was tinged with bitterness.

and his brow furrowed with worry. “Are

but a wave of dizziness

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

now

with work to notice. I’ll take some medicine later. Thank you,

past Scott and entered the

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