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 and the man

the great secretary, Caroline, has

already made

his mouth and replied, “Your father’s disappeared. Who else can we turn to for the

her anger, Caroline asked, “How much do

Only 4,000 dollars,

soured. “It was only

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

and

she couldn’t find a way to

shoulder the burden of paying off his debts. Despite her tireless efforts, his debts seemed to only multiply, leaving her vulnerable

delicate 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

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

payment received, Clay nodded

doing this.

bitterness. “He’s

paling, and his brow furrowed

but a wave of dizziness nearly caused her to

as his palm met her feverish skin. “Caroline, don’t you

gentle and composed expression now carried a

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

past Scott

when she saw her mother’s sallow face,

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