Chapter 361 [ 537 words ] Chapter 361: Julian shook his head. “I can’t say. But I think you know. Your husband’s people. They came to me. They told me you were under their protection, and that anyone who interfered would face consequences.” He let out a bitter laugh. “I’m

Chapter 360 [ 533 words ] Chapter 360: Caroline’s throat tightened. She thought about calling him, about telling him everything—about Donovan, about the journal, about the impossible choice she was being forced to make. But the words wouldn’t come. She wasn’t ready to drag anyone else into the wreckage of

Chapter 359 [ 457 words ] Chapter 359: “Caroline,” he breathed. “You came.” She didn’t move closer. She stood by the door, her arms crossed over her chest. “You put me down as your next of kin. We’ve met once.” A ghost of a smile flickered across his lips. “Once

Chapter 358 [ 515 words ] Chapter 358: “Mr. Sinclair was brought in this evening after collapsing at his office. He’s stable, but we’ve discovered a significant medical issue. I’m calling because he listed you as his next of kin.” Next of kin. The words were a bitter irony. “I’m

Chapter 357 [ 547 words ] Chapter 357: Donovan reached out through an intermediary. Arranged for a specialist from Johns Hopkins. I wanted to refuse. I wanted to protect my family from his intrusion. But this is for Caroline. I can’t let my pride stand in the way of her

Chapter 356 [ 522 words ] Chapter 356: The truth hit Caroline with the force of a physical blow. Walter had married her mother knowing she was pregnant with another man’s child. He had raised Caroline, loved her, protected her—all with the full knowledge that she was not biologically his.

Chapter 355 [ 519 words ] Chapter 355: “This is my contact information,” he said, his voice heavy. “If you ever want to talk—if you ever need anything at all—I want you to call me.” Caroline didn’t even glance at it. She stared right through it, as if it were

Chapter 354 [ 537 words ] Chapter 354: Her mother. The mention of Vivian—her mother, whose death was still a raw, gaping wound in Caroline’s heart, whose funeral she had just arranged days ago—sent a fresh wave of agony through her. Her mother had known. Her mother had kept this

Chapter 353 [ 454 words ] Chapter 353: Who was in there? Who would come to her father’s house in a vehicle like that? Just as she reached for her phone, the front door of her house swung open. A man stepped out. He was tall and imposing, dressed in

Chapter 352 [ 512 words ] Chapter 352: As Tammy turned to leave, she hesitated at the door, her hand on the knob. She looked back, her expression serious. “Be careful, Caroline,” she said, her voice low and urgent. “She’s unhinged now. She’s not going to let this go.” Tammy

Chapter 351 [ 519 words ] Chapter 351: Brenna fussed over her, carefully parting Caroline’s matted hair to check the back of her head, clucking with intense concern. “The swelling from when you hit that oak headboard during your breakdown at home has gone down, but you shouldn’t even be

Chapter 350 [ 489 words ] Chapter 350: She realized, with a sickening lurch in her stomach, that she had tied her wagon to a losing horse. A toxic, self-destructive one. Melanie stormed back into the locker room, her face a mask of pure hatred. Her eyes immediately found Tammy.

Chapter 349 [ 486 words ] Chapter 349: The collective stonewalling was a clear, unspoken verdict. They were all siding with Caroline. Melanie realized with a sickening lurch of horror that her social power, built on fear and intimidation, had completely evaporated. No one feared her anymore. She turned her

Chapter 348 [ 531 words ] Chapter 348: Julian strode into the room, his eyes taking in the scene in a single, sweeping glance: Corbett on the floor, a mess of tears and smeared makeup; the aide gasping for breath on a bench; and Caroline, standing like the calm eye

Chapter 347 [ 527 words ] Chapter 347: Without even looking, Caroline executed a perfect hip check, shoving the aide backward with terrifying force. It wasn’t a simple push; it was a calculated, hip-driven displacement of weight. The aide crashed into a wooden bench, the air knocked out of her

Chapter 346 [ 500 words ] Chapter 346: Caroline ignored them. She focused on changing her shoes, pulling on her comfortable nursing clogs, determined not to engage. Corbett’s voice, dripping with fake sympathy, cut through the silence. “Oh look, the grieving daughter is back.” The aide giggled on cue. “I

Chapter 345 [ 500 words ] Chapter 345: He couldn’t give her a timeline, and they both knew it. It was the cruel reality of his job. He kissed her one last time, a hard, quick press of his lips, and then forced himself to turn away. Caroline watched him

Chapter 344 [ 572 words ] Chapter 344: Caroline spent the evening alone inside the house. Through the front window, Jarrod caught glimpses of her moving through the rooms. She paused in the living room, picking up a framed photograph from the mantel, her mother, he guessed, from the way

Chapter 343 [ 528 words ] Chapter 343: Caroline’s heart seized at the sight. This was the first time she had been back since the funeral. The house felt hollow, haunted by the absence of the woman who had filled it for thirty years. All thoughts of Jarrod and Elena

Chapter 342 [ 547 words ] Chapter 342: Caroline stared out the window, the familiar landscape of rolling hills and autumn trees a stark contrast to the turmoil in her heart. The impending separation made her feel desperate. The thought of him leaving with the ghost of Elena hanging between