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

the great

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

“Your father’s disappeared. Who else can we

“How much do you

Only 4,000 dollars, including interest,”

was only 2,000 dollars

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 your father’s handwriting.

produced the IOU and showed it to

with anger, she couldn’t find a way to refute his

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

decision to suppress her boiling rage, opting not to create a scene. “Fine, I’ll give you the money

phone and retrieved

received, Clay nodded curtly and made

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

tinged with bitterness. “He’s

complexion gradually paling, and his brow furrowed with worry. “Are you

a wave of dizziness

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

and composed expression now carried a rare hint

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

that, she walked past Scott and entered

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