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.

Dr.

he saw Caroline. “Yo, the great secretary, Caroline, has

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

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

Caroline asked, “How

Only 4,000 dollars, including interest,” Clay

expression soured. “It was only 2,000

father what else he did to rack up the debt. The IOU is here, and you

produced the IOU and showed it

seethed with anger, she couldn’t

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

“Fine, I’ll give you the

phone and retrieved Clay’s

nodded curtly and

doing this. Eventually, all of this pressure is going to take

bitterness. “He’s still

and his brow furrowed with worry. “Are you

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

to steady her, hesitating for a moment as his palm met her

and composed expression now carried a rare hint of

I’ll take some medicine later.

past Scott and entered

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