Chapter 32


    Caroline frowned. The way La apologized seemed rather pretentious.


    “Kent Pearson?” Sarah cried and looked at Caroline with anxiety written all over her face. “Were


    you tainted?”


    Caroline nced sideways at La, her lips already turning into a sneer. “So, you’re the one who


    ordered Kent to do that to mest night, aren’t you?”


    La paled at Caroline’s words. She bit her lip and tried to exin herself. “No, that’s not true! I’ve


    already exined this to Eddy. I called Kent out of the kindness of my heart so that he’d lend you the


    money. I really didn’t know that he’d do something like that.”


    Caroline took a step forward, not bothering to listen to her excuses. She stared at La with


    piercing eyes and spat, “So, it was you?”


    “No” La had barely uttered another word when Caroline gave her a tight p across the face. It took


    a moment for La to realize what had happened. Her fingers trembled as they touched


    her cheek, which was now burning in pain from the p.


    She stared at Caroline in disbelief. This woman had the guts to p her in front of Eddy! How


    could she let this golden opportunity slip by? Almost instantly, tears started streaming down her


    face. “Eddy…” she called out.


    Eddy’s heart was filled to the brim with pity for La. Now that she’d started crying, his heart was


    already beginning to shatter into pieces. He turned to Caroline angrily, but once he met her steady


    gaze, he recalled what she’d experienced the night before and felt guilty about it.


    Keeping his voice cool and patient, he said, “La only wanted to help you, but it didn’t go


    ording to n. Still, you can’t me everything on her. She apologized to you already, anyway.’


    Caroline snorted in derision and looked him in the eyes. “Yeah, she apologized, but has it ever


    crossed your mind that Kent almost got his hands on me?” A wave of disappointment shed


    through her eyes.


    Eddy lowered his head in silence, no longer able to say anything back.


    However, Sarah decided to take things into her own hands by tugging Caroline’s hand and saying,


    Caroline, that’s enough. La was trying to help you.”


    “It’s clear whether she was trying to be helpful,” Caroline said curtly and swept a nce over them


    three. “I don’t care about her apology. Just know that I won’t let things go so easily if there’s a next


    time.” Even though her tone was casual, it left a strong impression on the other people around her.


    Awkwardness filled the already tense atmosphere.


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    A momentter, Caroline turned away from them and walked back into her room. Eddy’s eyes followed


    her as she left. Then, his eyes fell on a pair of men’s shoes on the floor by the entrance. The sight of it


    gnawed at his heart somehow.


    He wasn’t the only one who noticed them. La saw them and said, “Looks like my brother-in-


    law’s here too.”


    Only then did Sarah discover the pair of shoes. The expression on her face shifted in an instant, and


    she rushed forth to put herself between Eddy and the door. “Eddy-”


    “Mrs. Evans, there’s no need for an exnation.” Eddy tore his gaze away from the shoes and said, ”


    Caroline and I will be married in less than half a month. She saved La, so I should be grateful to


    her. I’ll treat her well regardless of the fact that she’s been married once before.”


    He was rarely so soft-spoken toward Caroline, which made Sarah let go of the breath she’d


    subconsciously been holding. “Eddy, you’re much too courteous. It’s all my fault for not educating


    Caroline well enough. She’ll be yours to lecture once you two get married.”


    La had been listening all along, and Sarah’s words made her feel extremely uneasy and


    annoyed.


    Her initial n had been to let Kent defile Caroline and render her unfit to marry into the Morrison


    family. Who knew that he would’ve been such an idiot to make her n fail and expose


    her?


    Just then, Caroline walked out to meet them with a card in hand. “Here’s 50 million dors,” she


    said curtly. Her words were like a bomb to them, and all of them were at a loss for words.


    “You… there’s no way …” Eddy frowned in confusion and disbelief. “There’s no money on this card


    at all, right?” Just what trick was she trying to y now?


    “If you don’t believe me, you can go to the bank with me and check it for yourself.” Last night,


    Caroline had gone downstairs to check the status of the card. There were indeed 50 million dors


    in it. She hadn’t expected Kent to be this rich.


    “Caroline …” La mumbled with uncertainty at Caroline’s determined expression. “Where did you


    get this much money from? Don’t tell me that you became a prostExclusive ? content by N(?)ve/l/Drama.Org.