Trapped in Love By Kitty Song

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.

of her footsteps made Dr.

“Yo, the great secretary, Caroline, has finally

already made it clear. Even if you’re looking to harass me for

Davis bit the cigarette in his mouth and replied, “Your father’s disappeared. Who else can we turn to for the money, if

asked, “How much

dollars,

expression soured. “It was

scrutinized Caroline with a cold smile. “Then you’ll have to ask your father what else he did to rack up the debt. The IOU is here, and you know your father’s

and showed it

she couldn’t find a

him to borrow money regularly, and she had always been the one to shoulder the burden of paying off his debts. Despite her tireless

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 in this hospital again, don’t

sigh, Caroline pulled out her phone and retrieved Clay’s bank details, then proceeded to transfer 4,000 dollars

received, Clay nodded curtly and made

this. Eventually, all of this pressure is going to take

bitterness. “He’s still my father,

complexion gradually paling, and his brow

fine,” she insisted, shaking her head, but a wave of

to steady her, hesitating for a moment as his palm met her feverish skin.

expression now carried a rare hint of

work to notice. I’ll take some medicine later. Thank you, Dr. Wilson, for your concern, but right now, I need to go see

walked past Scott and entered

Caroline’s heart ached when she saw