Chapter 1381:
The mention of Carola caused Baker’s temper to flare. “Don’t even bring her up! Not only did she refuse to help, but she went ahead and tore into your mother and me like we were trash!”
“Dad, you and Carola… Why did you even get married in the first place?” Kylee had always wondered about the matter, and she couldn’t help herself from finally voicing the question.
Baker always said that Carola had fallen head over heels for him at first sight, that she had insisted on marrying him.
He claimed to have been pressured by the Happer family into abandoning his first love for Carola.
But when Kylee took into account the fact that Carola slept in a separate room from Baker, along with her general indifference to his mistress and illegitimate child, it was evident that the truth wasn’t what Baker had mentioned.
So, what was the real reason for their marriage?
Baker’s expression shifted once again. Clearly, he wasn’t comfortable with the topic.
“You don’t need to know all about that,” he told Kylee, his tone firm.
Then, after a brief hesitation, he added, “Listen to me—whatever you do, never provoke Belinda again. Do you understand? Our family… we can’t afford any more trouble.”
Kylee’s lips set into a firm line as she nodded. “I understand, Dad. Don’t worry.”
She knew exactly what he meant without him having to spell it out. She had no intention of taking any action against Belinda now.
At this point, petty inconveniences wouldn’t even faze Belinda, let alone cause any real harm.
Kylee wasn’t going to make a move—at least not until she came up with a flawless plan to completely ruin Belinda and eliminate any chance she had of ever recovering.
𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆: 𝗀ⱥ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗍𝖊𝗅𝗌﹒ⅽ𝗈𝗺
“Good,” Baker said, visibly relieved.
He could tell that the coming days would overwhelm him. He couldn’t afford to waste any more time or energy cleaning up after Kylee. He could only hope she would keep her word and stay out of trouble.
That night, Belinda barely had a moment to rest.
She had to perform two emergency surgeries: one for a heart rupture caused by a fall, the other for an aortic dissection.
She had just emerged from the operating room and hadn’t even had a chance to sit down when another patient had an emergency. Bound by duty, she tirelessly worked to save the patient from the clutches of death.
