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.

footsteps made Dr. Wilson

man smirked when he saw Caroline. “Yo, the great secretary, Caroline, has finally decided to

with a cold tone. “Clay, I’ve already made it clear. Even

disappeared. Who else can we turn to for the

anger, Caroline asked, “How

Only 4,000 dollars, including

soured. “It was only 2,000

he did to rack up the debt. The IOU is here, and you know your father’s handwriting. I’m just here to collect the money that’s owed to

produced the IOU and showed

Caroline seethed with anger, she couldn’t find a

debts. Despite her tireless efforts, his debts seemed to only multiply, leaving her vulnerable to the menacing

condition, Caroline made a difficult decision to suppress her boiling rage, opting not to create a scene. “Fine, I’ll give you the money this time. But if you ever dare to set foot

and retrieved Clay’s bank details,

nodded curtly and made a graceful

keep doing this. Eventually, all of this pressure

tinged with bitterness. “He’s still my

Caroline’s complexion gradually paling, and his brow

she insisted, shaking her head, but a wave of dizziness nearly caused her

as his palm met her feverish skin. “Caroline,

gentle and composed expression now carried

notice. I’ll take some medicine later. Thank you, Dr.

she walked past Scott and

ward, Caroline’s heart ached when she saw her mother’s sallow face, weakened by

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