Chapter 71

“I asked him about it, but he still hasn’t agreed,” Caroline explained.

Gwen asked, “Is he afraid Mr. Morrison Senior will notice something?”

“What is he supposed to notice?” Caroline asked. She thought that Gwen was overthinking things. She said, “Even if he’s the son of a wealthy family, the Evans family would have noticed.”

Gwen stroked her chin. “You have a poi “Eddy’s second unde decided this himself. You stuboonly wouldn’t let Caroline off the hook at my birthday banquet. So Eddy’s second uncle came up with a compromise. Yet you’re bringing it up again today to cause Carbine trouble.

“It seems that I misjudged your change in attitude a few days ago. Ws. Colire. You stil don’t know your mares.

Brie’s face tumed pale as she tried to explain, saying “Mr. Morison Senior, -t’s not what you think. I was just afraid that Eddy’s second uncle had been deceived, so I was desperate to ask Caroline for an explanation.

Jude smiled. He countered. “Let me ask you this in rear. What right do you have to worry about these things?

Brie blinked and answered. “My right as his fiancés, of course.*

Rumors about Brie and Kirk’s marriage had been spreading in social circles for a long time. Now that the parties had validated these rumors, everyone couldn’t help pricking their ears, wanting to hear the more exciting news.

Standing beside Jude, Caroline’s expression shifted slowly, and she stared at the old man in disbelief.

Jude chuckled. “Since when were you his fiancée?” He wasn’t aware that something like this had happened.

Brie explained, ‘Didn’t you agree to my request at your birthday t. At any rate, Mr. Morrison Senior wants to see him, so you should take Kirk to see him. Let that old man observe him for a bit.”

“Forget it… Caroline lowered her head. “Eddy is looking everywhere for Kirk right now. Taking Kirk to see Mr. Morrison Senior is just asking for trouble.”

“That’s a simple problem. Since Mr. Morrison Senior likes you so much, just tell him not to tell Eddy about your visit. Besides Gwen pushed, “Don’t you want to get that old man’s approval?”

Gwen knew Caroline well. She managed to convince her best friend with just a few words. Seeing that Caroline was silent, Gwen dragged her out of the bathroom. She called out to Kirk, who was standing by the bed, “Kirk!”

Kirk frowned, looking at Caroline, who was looking down with a flushed face.

Gwen pushed her best friend in front of Kirk and patted her on the shoulder. She said, “Go ahead and talk. I’ll be waiting outside.” After that, she left Caroline and Kirk alone in the hospital room.

“What do you want to talk about?” Kirk asked. He saw Caroline’s exposed collarbone and coughed unnaturally, looking away.

“The same thing as last time. I’d like you to meet Grandpa,” Caroline babbled, finishing her sentence in one breath. Her beautiful eyes stared at Kirk nervously.

Kirk’s eyes narrowed slightly. “Didn’t I agree already?”

“You did? When?”

“When I asked you if you wanted me to go.”

Caroline blinked her eyes, and her lips parted slightly. She couldn’t believe what he said. She asked, “So, you’ll agree to the visit because I asked you to?” It was the same as when he’d bought her that house because she liked it.

Kirk nodded.

Caroline’s eyes turned red. She said, “But Eddy is looking everywhere for you. If we visit Grandpa, we may be walking into a trap…”

Kirk patted Caroline’s head with a smile. “It’s okay. Even if he finds me, he can’t do anything to me.”

However, Caroline still had mixed feelings.

“It’s getting late,” Kirk said, looking at the clock on the wall. “You should rest soon. I’m going home.”

“Kir- Caroline chased him to the balcony, but he’d already slid down the pipe on the wall nimbly and disappeared into the darkness.

When Gwen returned to the room, she noticed it was empty and asked in confusion, “Where’s Kirk?”

Caroline looked at the ground below her.

Gwen asked in fright, “D–did he jump? He’s overreacting. You’re just taking him to see Mr. Morrison Senior. It’s not like that old man will eat him alive.”

Caroline looked at her friend impatiently and said, “What on earth are you talking about? He just slid down along the pipes on the wall.”

Gwen patted her chest in relief. “Oh, that scared me. But he’s really intense. Did he come up here by climbing along the pipes too?” Caroline nodded.

Gwen’s eyes widened in surprise. She gave her a thumbs up. “He’s really strong!”

Kirk trouble, but she was also worried that Jude would be unhappy with Kirk.

For the past few days, she didn’t even have the energy to work on the designs for the competition.

That day, the doctor did Caroline’s final checkup. There weren’t any problems, so she could be discharged from the hospital. “Ms. Evans.” The doctor held Caroline’s medical records. He asked, “Will your husband be here to pick you up from the hospital?”

Caroline looked at the doctor, puzzled. “No. Why are you asking?” She hadn’t notified anyone that she would be discharged today.

The doctor smiled disappointedly. “Nothing.”

After watching the doctor leave dejectedly, she continued to pack her things.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open with a bang. Caroline turned around and saw Brie charging into the room. Her lackeys followed in behind her. “What a lively bunch,” Caroline thought.

“I finally found you, Caroline! You really know how to hide from someone!”

Caroline looked at them coldly.

Sensing that something was about to happen, the patient, nurses, and doctors crowded the door of Caroline’s room, watching the drama.

Brie had been waiting for this moment. Seeing that everyone was there, she walked up to Caroline triumphantly.

She yelled, “You’re really shameless to steal other people’s things and hide here afterward. Even if you and Eddy broke off the engagement, you’re still a member of the Evans family. You should be ashamed for doing such a thing!”

The hospital was abuzz with discussion.

There wasn’t a single change in Caroline’s expression. She asked, “Are you pulling a trick out of boredom again, Ms. Collins?”

Brie’s expression shifted. “I can’t believe you’re still being stubborn, Caroline. Let me ask you, is the ceramic vase you gave Mr. Morrison Senior really yours?”

“Why does it matter?”

Brie smirked. “Because the vase isn’t even yours. It belongs to Eddy’s second uncle! You passed off his gift as your own because he didn’t attend the birthday banquet! Shame on you!”

The spectators outside the door included many people from wealthy social circles. News about Caroline’s gift had already spread like wildfire among them. Their expressions shifted after hearing that it was a scam.

“I knew it. There’s no way a small family like the Evans family can get a ceramic vase.”

“So, she stole Eddy’s second uncle’s gift?”

‘His second uncle? I heard that he’s very powerful. If he finds out about this, things definitely won’t end well for Caroline …”

Remaining silent, Caroline narrowed her eyes, looking coldly at Brie.

Brie had found out that the ceramic vase belonged to Eddy’s second uncle and barged into the hospital to make a big scene so that she could publicly embarrass Caroline.

Brie didn’t care if Caroline was disgraced, but she couldn’t let Kirk’s reputation be ruined.

Caroline smirked and laughed. “The fact that he’s willing to give the vase to Grandpa in my name means that he’s fond of me. Are you upset because you’re jealous?”

Caroline’s words struck a nerve, making Brie angry. Brie yelled, “What a joke! Why would I be jealous of you? Besides, you can’t prove that his second uncle gave it to you voluntarily.”

The lackeys that Brie had brought along began mocking Caroline.

“She’s just flattering herself. She has the guts to boast like this because she knew Eddy’s second uncle wouldn’t attend the birthday banquet.”

The sounds of laughter stopped abruptly. Everyone turned around and saw Jude walking in.

Surrounded by bodyguards. The sight dumbfounded them.

“Mr. Morrison Senior, what are you doing here? Ene asked tumedy waking up to hep the oid men Jude didn’t even look at Bre. Instead, he accrsachet Cardline anxiously asking. “Came. I heard you conaimed your endte STid were hospitalized. This is such an important matter Why didn’t you tell me?

His concem moved Caroline. She reassured him. I’m ine Grandcase discharged soon.”

Jude looked down at Carolines ankte womed. “Are you sure you’re okay?

I’m sure!” Caroline briefly walked around. Actually, I didn’t need to be hospitalized at all out my mussand was too worded about me she explained, blushing.

When Jude saw this, he laughed and said. “So that’s now it is. You realy scared me. Came Then, he turned around and locked at Bre asking. “What are you people making a fics about I could hear all of you from afect Brie bit her lic, mustering the courage to explain herself. “Mr. Worrison Senior, accidentally discovered that the ceramic vase Carpine gave you didn’t belong to her. It belongs to Eddy’s second unce.”

Jude raised an eyebrow. He had a stem expression, devoid of the kindness Ted STown Carpine. “What are you trying to say?

Brie explained anxiously. “Mr. Morrison Senior, she’s passing of someone else’s git as rets. She’s a deceitful person. If we don’t expose her lies, she won’t change her ways Jude’s expression was as dark as night. He sat down on the couch with Carpine’s reb. He stomped his walking cane to the ground with a loud bang.