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

when he saw Caroline. “Yo, the

Dr. Wilson 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

mouth and replied, “Your father’s disappeared. Who else can we turn to for the

“How much do

Only 4,000 dollars, including interest,”

soured. “It was

your father what else he did to rack up the debt. The IOU is here, and you know your father’s handwriting. I’m just here to collect the money that’s owed to

IOU and

she couldn’t find

addiction had driven him to borrow money regularly, and she had always been the one to shoulder the burden of paying off his debts.

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

Caroline pulled out her phone and retrieved Clay’s bank details, then proceeded to transfer 4,000 dollars

the payment received, Clay nodded curtly and made a

can’t keep doing this. Eventually,

tinged with bitterness.

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

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

hesitating for a moment as his palm met her

typically gentle and composed expression now carried a rare

from him, Caroline touched her burning face. “I’ve been too preoccupied with work to notice. I’ll take some medicine later. Thank you, Dr. Wilson, for your concern, but right now,

walked past

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