Trapped in Love

“How do you explain yourself?” Evan’s voice boomed above Caroline her, dripping with cold sarcasm.

She offered a bitter smile. How else could she possibly explain it?

The surveillance video had clearly been manipulated, but she lacked any evidence to prove it.

“Say something!” His angry roar made her involuntarily tremble.

Overwhelmed by a profound sense of injustice, she helplessly closed her eyes. “What else can I say?”

Her indifferent response only fueled his frustration and annoyance.

She always responded this way. Whenever she couldn’t defend herself, she would surrender, leaving herself at the mercy of others.

She had done the same in the surveillance video, as well as now, standing in front of him.

Disgusted, he averted his gaze and issued a cold warning. “From now on, you are not permitted to leave the villa, except for work.”

Caroline looked up at him in disbelief. “Who are you to take away my freedom?”

“I am your superior!” With those words, Evan stormed out and slammed the door behind him.

Caroline was left speechless on the spot. The dull ache in her heart reminded her of how inferior her status was.

Battling physical and mental exhaustion, she steadied herself by leaning against the table. Suddenly, her eyes caught sight of a locked drawer in the center.

She stared at it, entranced.

She knew all too well what lay inside—the source of Evan’s vulnerability.

It was the place where he once tightly embraced her while he was drunk. In a moment of exhaustion, he murmured, “Caroline, everyone thinks I’m invincible, but do you know where my weakness lies? It’s in the drawer in the study. Every time I open it, my heart is consumed by excruciating pain.”

That was the first time she witnessed him being so disappointed and dejected.

what was kept inside the drawer. She couldn’t fathom what

a sense of realization washed

drawer

had been

of it intensified Caroline’s

*

to go to the hospital to visit her mom,

villa door, she came face to face

Mr. Jordan has instructed that you can’t leave unless

go to

phone. “I need to ask for

she

surveillance video were true, he would simply be more disgusted

hung up the phone. “Ms. Shenton, let me give

frustration, Caroline walked past him and got

later, they arrived

her to the ward and paused

up with tears upon seeing her mother in the ward, weakly

pulled her mask up to cover her red and swollen face before

and managed

frowned. “Why are you

caught a cold. I don’t

you still running a

her, “I’m fine. Just focus on taking care of

*

spending some time with Katie, Caroline decided it was best to leave. Katie had just

ward, she noticed Reuben still standing

his side. His face brightened upon seeing Caroline. Before he could say anything, Reuben positioned himself

gaze now blocked, Caroline glared at Reuben, displeased. “What is

responded, “Ms. Shenton, Mr. Jordan has forbidden you from interacting with

anger. “Dr. Wilson is my mother’s attending physician. Our conversations solely revolve around

Wilson, I suggest you refrain from discussing any irrelevant matters, other than her mother’s illness, if you don’t want to cause

forehead. He spoke

have no obligation to answer any of your

Caroline, who stood

lip and shook her head.

fists, she walked towards the