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.

of her footsteps made Dr. Wilson and the man turn

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

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

mouth and replied, “Your father’s disappeared. Who

asked, “How much do you want

dollars, including

expression soured. “It was

scrutinized Caroline with a cold smile. “Then you’ll have to ask your father what else he did to rack up the debt. The IOU is here, and you know

the IOU and showed it to

with anger, she couldn’t find a

the burden of paying off his debts. Despite her tireless efforts, his debts seemed to only multiply, leaving her vulnerable to the menacing

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

retrieved Clay’s

payment received, Clay nodded curtly and made

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

smile was tinged with bitterness. “He’s still my

his brow furrowed with

a wave of dizziness

reached out to steady her, hesitating for a moment as his palm met her feverish skin.

gentle and composed expression now carried a rare

her burning face. “I’ve been too preoccupied with work to notice. I’ll take some medicine later. Thank

walked past Scott and entered

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