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.

made Dr. Wilson and the man

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

addressing the man with a cold tone. “Clay, I’ve already made it clear. Even if you’re looking

the cigarette in his mouth and replied, “Your father’s disappeared.

“How much do you want

Only 4,000 dollars,

expression soured. “It was

what else he did to rack up the debt. The IOU is

IOU and

seethed with anger, she couldn’t find a

of paying off his debts. Despite her

mother’s 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 time. But if you ever dare to set foot in this hospital again, don’t expect a single cent from

retrieved Clay’s

received, Clay nodded curtly

concern. “Caroline, you can’t keep doing this. Eventually, all of this pressure is going to take

bitterness. “He’s still my

and his brow furrowed with worry. “Are you feeling

but a wave of

instinctively reached out to steady her, hesitating for a moment as his palm met her feverish skin. “Caroline,

and composed expression now carried a

face. “I’ve been too preoccupied with work to notice. I’ll take some medicine later. Thank you,

she walked past

heart ached when she saw

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