Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 1178

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But Francis was already gone from the ballroom.

So, Caroline went looking for him, figuring he might be in his room.

That was when... she accidentally walked straight into Eddy and Rebecca White's honeymoon suite!

When Caroline finally came to, she found herself lying next to a man she'd never seen before... In that moment, she felt like her soul had left her body.

Before the man woke up, she scrambled to get dressed and hurried back to her

own room.

She was terrified.

She had no idea how it had happened, but she had a boyfriend, and she couldn't imagine what Francis would do if he ever found out she'd spent the night with a complete stranger...

Would he ever want her again?

Caroline couldn't even begin to process it. All she wanted was to get away.

She left the hotel in a rush, not even saying goodbye to Francis.

She never could have guessed...

night... he'd ended up with

back

"So... that night, I

out a heavy

no point in hiding it now. The truth was

was your business rivals?" Caroline's eyes were red, her

again, barely

Capital for a crucial dinner-think steak

rivals wanted to sabotage him, make him miss the meeting, so they pulled

about the partnership.

it worked. Francis missed the meeting, and the project slipped through

rivals didn't

in the process, their

up hurting two people who had just gotten

than

very night...

they would've cared anyway if they'd

the whole

felt heavy. No one said a

to Caroline, then quietly turned away. He

the truth about the "allowance" had come out, his brother had told him everything in hopes

was that the man who'd

understand his brother's

all, it was because of Francis that Caroline had