Trapped in Love

Chapter 34 How Dare You Turn Off Your Phone

After that, there was total silence…

Caroline was speechless at the door, her mind filled with questions. “Who is the child Mom is

talking about? It can’t possibly be me. I am definitely Dad’s child. Yes, his behavior has changed

drastically over the years, but he was always a responsible father when I was young.‘

Caroline shook her head, dismissing the wild thoughts from her mind.

Opening the door and entering, she found Katie sitting on the bed with an angry expression

“Mom, did you argue with Dad again?”

Startled by her daughter’s presence, Katie turned to look at Caroline with a hint of panic. “Why

didn’t you tell me you were here?”

Caroline took a seat beside the bed. After a brief silence, she inquired, “Mom, what did you mean.

when you mentioned a child who isn’t Dad’s?”

Avoiding eye contact, Katie replied, “It’s a child from one of your father’s relatives. It has nothing

to do with you. Don’t meddle in this.”

Caroline sensed something amiss, but she wasn’t sure how to approach the topic. After all, she

had very limited contact with her father’s side of the family. Her mother had always described

them as having peculiar personalities, so she preferred to keep her distance.

So, Caroline decided to change the subject and peeled a fruit for her mother. “Mom, you’re unwell

worry about other people’s

replied, “I just want to prevent your father from committing more

nine o’clock at night when Caroline left the

Villa Rosa. The exhaustion and the

doze off shortly after

dream, she found herself in a spacious house, Children were running and playing

with braided hair who sat alone beside a flower

her and asked, “Why do you

with braided hair lifted her

girl with the ponytail pushed her shoulders, causing her to fall into the flower bed and get covered in dirt. She continued to taunt, “I’ll slap

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pain and defiantly

times I say it, you’ll still be mean.

teach you a lesson!”

friends and they started hitting the girl

watched anxiously, wanting to intervene but unable to reach them no matter

she

taxi driver called, waking Caroline from her dream.

had reached her destination, Caroline quickly straightened herself and retrieved money from her

of the car, the cold

her dream, she gently massaged her forehead. ‘Maybe it’s because of Daniella’s recent behavior that I

dwelled on the dream, she couldn’t help but place a hand on her lower abdomen, feeling a slight uneasiness,

moment, she felt a wave of concern wash over her, thinking about the possibility of

bullying in

thoughts, she focused on walking towards

entered the yard, she noticed there were no

Caroline was greeted by an anxious

where

tone, Caroline inquired, “What’s the

toward the door and replied, “Mr. Jordan

few things in the living room

spoke, she gestured towards the scattered items strewn across the floor in the living room.

then quickly took her

phone was dead, frustration crept over her. “My phone ran out