Chapter 23 The Truth

"You also know that the influence of your mother's family is very strong. Since your father requested a paternity test, she has been using the influence of her family to do everything possible to obstruct it. Later, when there was no other way, Peter could only end it early, and finally decided to let one person bear all the responsibility."

Upon hearing John's words, Caroline suddenly realized that she herself was the person responsible for this matter, and also the victim of this matter, or the only victim, because they were all fine, right?

"In fact, you were not designated to be responsible at the beginning, but unfortunately, there is always someone who is more scheming than you. Your younger sister, Stella, dared to push you down the stairs when she was young. The impact on your head made you lose your memory, and also made your mother think that you were a fool. That's why you ended up in an orphanage later."

So that's how it was. It turned out that her own amnesia was caused by her own younger sister, Stella. Caroline didn't know how to face this so-called "truth."

After a long silence, Caroline remained calm.

"Mr. John, I still need a reason to believe you, after all, the people who hurt me back then were you and my younger sister, right? And what I most want to know is who told you all these things."

For family secrets, everyone remained silent. How could such an old thing be known by John? At this moment, John had already guessed that Caroline would not believe him, and calmly lifted his hair to reveal a terrible wound.

"What, what is going on?" Caroline did not expect John to have such a thing. He was originally a good person, but now he has become like this.

"There is nothing surprising about it. This is just retribution for evil deeds. Because of her, I betrayed you, and even poured my heart and soul out to her. But just because of this woman I loved so much, she pushed me down the stairs. And it was because of being pushed down the stairs by her that I had the opportunity to know all of this. All of this was given to me by your mother."

I never expected my sister to do all of this, and I never expected that my mother, who never liked me, would reveal so many secrets after being persuaded by Stella, even at the cost of being used against her.

"Mr. John, I already know about all of these things you mentioned. If there is nothing else, I'll leave now. I need some time alone to calm down. As for everything else, let's just put it in the past."

But for Caroline, it's not that easy to let go of everything. What can she do now that her mother's secrets are in someone else's hands? Should she also betray her family?

"Caroline, I told you the reason for all of this is simple. I know that there is no chance for us now, but at least we have a common enemy, right? Maybe we can work together."

Work together? Although Caroline is also extremely unhappy about the unfair treatment she received, these are still her family members, her own flesh and blood. Do they really have to turn against each other?

"Mr. John, I will consider everything you said carefully. If my decision is the same as yours, I will contact you. If there is nothing else, I have work to attend to and I cannot accompany you any longer."

Hearing Caroline's rejection, John became a little anxious because this was his only chance to communicate with Caroline. If even this doesn't work, he doesn't know what to do.

"Caroline, let's put everything aside. At least what I said is the truth, right? Give me a chance and give yourself a chance. After we take revenge, we can just forget about everything else, right?"

In Caroline's mind, no one does anything good for free. Since this man betrayed her because of Stella, why can't there be a second time?

"I said, I need to think about this carefully. If you want me to give you an answer right now, I'm sorry, I can't do that. After all, they are still my own flesh and blood. I believe Mr. John can understand my position. Please give me some time, okay?"

Seeing Caroline's current state, John knew that he should not force her too much. Even if he gets what he wants, it won't lead to the result he wants. Since that's the case, why not give each other some time?

And looking at it from a different perspective, although Caroline has encountered so much unfairness, he is not a heartless person. If Caroline really agrees to his request now, he may still hesitate. "Okay, since you need to think about it carefully, I can give you time to think. Just Caroline, I hope you can consider it well. I have something else to do and will leave first." John got up and left the large office with only Caroline left behind. The thin figure looked so helpless and pitiful in the sunlight.

It was time to get off work and Nicholas took Caroline home as usual. But today's Caroline was unexpectedly quiet with sadness and conflict in his eyes.

"Caroline, what's wrong? Your mood is not right again. Did John bully you again? What happened? Tell me."

Looking at how Caroline was now, Nicholas was sure that something had happened but didn't know exactly what.

"It's nothing. You just drive safely back home. I'm just a little tired and need some rest."

Caroline didn't know how to talk about these things especially when they were ugly matters that should be kept secret for the sake of their family reputation.

For various reasons, Caroline decided not to tell Nicholas what had happened between him and John earlier even though Nicholas knew that something must have occurred during their private conversation.

For various reasons, Caroline decided not to tell Nicholas who was beside her. But Nicholas was very clear that something must have happened between the two of them when they spoke alone with John just now. However, Caroline did not want to say it, and he could not force her to know what had happened. So the two of them were silent all the way home and finally returned home.

Seeing Caroline go upstairs alone to her bedroom, Nicholas was always very worried.

"Hey, from now on you must keep an eye on the situation in the Caroline for me. You must tell me if there is any movement. If you can't do it, I will let you know my methods. Do you understand?"

Nicholas couldn't easily let go of the person who caused this whole thing when his lover's mood suddenly became inexplicably bad like this. Of course, the Collins family is the first one to be suppressed because all of this happened in their house.