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...

that on that same night... he'd ended up with Rebecca

was snapped back

glanced sideways at Francis, voice uncertain. "So... that night, I was drugged

out a

point in hiding it now.

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

nodded again, barely moving his head.

with some big shots from MK Capital for a crucial dinner-think steak and red wine

sabotage him, make him miss the meeting, so they

about the partnership. He'd

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

his rivals didn't realize

the process,

ended up hurting two people

than

very night...

cared anyway if they'd

was the whole

room felt heavy.

to Caroline, then quietly turned

his brother had told him everything in hopes of

hadn't told him was that the

could understand his

because of Francis that Caroline