Trapped in Love By Kitty Song

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

the great secretary, Caroline, has

addressing the man with a cold tone. “Clay, I’ve already made it clear. Even if you’re looking to harass me for money, don’t ever come to

father’s disappeared. Who else can we turn to for the money,

asked, “How much do you want this

4,000 dollars, including interest,”

expression soured. “It was only 2,000

did to rack up the debt. The IOU is here,

the IOU and showed

anger, she couldn’t find a way

his debts. Despite her tireless efforts,

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

retrieved Clay’s bank details, then proceeded to transfer 4,000 dollars to

received, Clay nodded

you can’t keep doing this. Eventually, all of this pressure is

with bitterness.

gradually paling, and his brow furrowed

but a wave of dizziness nearly caused her

for a moment as his palm

typically gentle and composed expression now carried a rare

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, I need

walked past Scott and entered the

she saw

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