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A crisp slap landed on Nathan’s face. It was so forceful that Nathan’s face turned to the

side.

Caroline’s palm became numb as she had exerted all her force to hit Nathan. She thought she should have slapped him last night when he forced himself onto her.

Nathan’s expression turned frosty. That was the first time a woman had slapped him.

He put his tongue against his right cheek, which Caroline had just slapped. Nathan slowly turned his face back toward her as he glared at the latter with hostility, like he would eat her alive.

“How dare she?” Nathan cursed inwardly.

“You!” he said angrily.

Caroline put her face in front of Nathan. “Hit me, Mr. Faraday. You’re such a big shot who can even make me disappear from Yarwood just by your words. You can torture me any way you want!”

A fierce hostility rose within Nathan’s body. He had never been so forgiving toward a woman, thinking, “Her behavior is getting more and more daring now! Yes. I have a lot of ways to torture her as I did to Shirley, but…”

Upon looking at Caroline’s fragile face and watery eyes, Nathan couldn’t bear to use those tricks on her. After all, she used to be his woman. It was impossible for him to not have compassion toward her.

that, Nathan stormed away angrily.

noise, he slammed the gate of Penningcoll Residence shut before driving

away.

blanket. Her stomach hurt so much, so she wrapped her arms around it, turned to the side, curled up, and closed her eyes.

next day, Caroline received a call from the Sullivan residence. Francesca had requested for her

Sullivan family was still in the hands of Francesca,

she heard Francesca scold, “You’re embarrassing, Shirley! Why did you become

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man and then get dumped by

“What old man. is she talking

because Connor had stolen Caroline’s emerald two years ago and

Garden, and she got married secretly to Nathan. She was not allowed to reveal the news of her marriage to anyone.

two years. She had thought she had married an illegitimate child and asked Caroline to marry him instead. Hence, no one knew anything about Shirley and Nathan’s marriage.

had unraveled after

rushed forward. “Mom, calm down. Let’s

That’s why I asked for you guys to return home. Next Friday, the head

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