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.

sound of her footsteps made Dr. Wilson and the

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

cold tone. “Clay, I’ve already made it

bit the cigarette in his mouth and replied, “Your father’s disappeared. Who

her anger, Caroline asked, “How much do you want this

4,000 dollars, including interest,” Clay

soured. “It was only 2,000

“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. I’m

the IOU and showed it to

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

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

“Fine, I’ll give you the money this time. But if you ever dare to set foot in this hospital again, don’t

Caroline pulled out her phone and retrieved Clay’s bank details, then proceeded

nodded

this. Eventually, all of this pressure is going to take a toll

tinged with bitterness. “He’s still

his brow furrowed with worry. “Are you feeling

she insisted, shaking her head, but a wave of dizziness nearly caused

hesitating for a moment as his palm met her feverish skin. “Caroline,

now carried a rare

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

she walked past Scott and entered the

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