Trapped in Love

Chapter 56 She Forgot Her Phone

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Caroline found herself at a loss for words in that moment. The weight of Neil’s melancholy had permeated the air since they had stepped foot into the villa. The overwhelming sadness was suffocating for her.

“My parents have passed away. I’m left with only my younger sister, but she’s currently missing.” Neil confessed, his voice heavy with grief.

As he finished speaking, he reached for a photo album on the shelf and handed it to Caroline. “I believe these pictures will help you understand and perhaps alleviate the hostility between us.”

Caroline accepted the album and began flipping through its pages. She saw numerous photos of a woman and a little girl. As she continued, a sense of guilt washed over her.

her was It seemed that Neil had not been lying before. The resemblance between her and his striking, and even more so with the little girl. The only difference was that Caroline had a mother,

and it wasn’t the woman in the photos.

Caroline returned the album, realizing her misunderstanding. “I misunderstood you last time. I’m sorry, and I genuinely hope you find your sister soon.”

Neil stared blankly at her for a moment before nodding. “If you don’t have a place to go, you can

stay here.”

Staying in a stranger’s home was something Caroline couldn’t easily adjust to. “Could I borrow your phone, Mr. Xander?” she asked Neil.

He handed her his phone. “Don’t call me ‘Mr. Xander. Please, just call me by my name.”

Caroline smiled lightly and dialed Paige’s number.

After a brief conversation, she returned the phone to Neil. “My friend will pick me up. Thank you.”

over ten minutes, Paige arrived at Neil’s house. Caroline bid Neil farewell and got into

Paige’s car.

that handsome man?” Paige’s eyes

of the Xander family,” Caroline replied.

learning he was from

car engine, she asked,

turned melancholic. “I stormed out after a

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are you already suffering from ‘pregnant brain“?” Caroline glared at her, irritated. “Paige, can you help me find

mind?” Paige was surprised. “Are you really not going to

smile. “If you were in my position, would you

someone else?”

me that the pretentious woman has

engaged

you alone. No matter what, you

can’t interfere.”

couldn’t bring herself to face it. She was afraid of hearing terrible things, and even more afraid that Evan would become

into an

you hesitating about, Carol?” Paige persisted.

expression grew sorrowful. “I can’t bear to lose my child, and I won’t use the child to gain something

in the world now, and she wouldn’t

but don’t tell

“…let’s see.”

wwwwwww

and Caroline headed to the office together. Caroline had spent the entire night contemplating her

like the best way to sever ties with