After Rebirth, She Picked The Right Guy

ine Palmer's head, and her

gain, she heard her mother

, both of you,

Caroline's bo

those exact

The familiar living

he couch while two files rested

n a plain white dress. She looked painfully skinny, not

been r

before

mother asked her and Vivian

rried Braydon Lewis. And she herself ha

you standing there like that? You've been staring in

hidden, Caroline walk

y open across th

file sat on t

iety and the criminal world. Born into wealth and statu

sharp features. His thin lips were pressed together,

s file wa

or being gentle, refined, and cultured. However, his health had been

aint smile. His eyes looked soft

ould pick first

files, Caroline fel

her mother had also to

hter her father had

lived in their hom

, while Vivian always acted obedient no matter how she was tr

hoosing a husband, she

he would marry Braydon, the m

stubbornly chose Jacob instead

ring his physical therapy. She searched everyw

ts gave her. During winter, she even kne

the Palmer family, she had th

ob's legs recover

aginia envied them and cal

thought he meant ev

with complete sincerity. "Carrie, no m

she trusted

nto crisis. Their funds ran dry, debts piled

"Carrie, Braydon is the only pers

ian, the woman she'd once looked down on,

an and Caroline were kidn

e's temple and demanded to know

ied, saying Caroline

econd Caroline saw him, r

l them the truth. He'd make

to make her lose control.

aid while looking at the kidnap

ob was protect

ilt filled his face as he lowered his voice and said, "I'm sor

hing Caroline had done for him became

for her did she understand th

ed from the very be

r. What a joke that turned out to b

ulled her out of her thoug

owly lifted

her with a timid look. "You should

words Vivian said in

icked Jacob. That lef

the truth-Vivian had want

ame, Vivian kept feeding her al

Caroline take Jacob so she could en

vian's pretty face an

tra lifetime, she probably would'v

t the file sitting on the l

d across the

ian's face almos

caught off guard. "Ca

over Jacob, insisting she wanted to marry him no

aroline's tone stayed fla

erself to smile. "Why would you suddenly pick him? Weren

b's health is a mess, and I don't want to spen

Don't be impulsive," Vivi

Vivian. "You've always been so caring, haven't you? Jacob needs someone patien

m Vivian's face. "How

me you suddenly don't want him anymore. Or were you hopi

d. Vivian's expression t

eddened instantly. Her voice came out shaky and hu

bing her temple. "Carrie's already made

t I

idn't you just say Jacob was such a

n't get anot

derfu

ia knew Jacob was

ly took him seriously. H

she'd end up widow

don was the city's

y about Jacob. Why did sh

ision had alre

her lips toge

n't ma

ry Braydon, she knew Jac

oyd family. No matter how anyone looked at it, her

y power across all of Praginia, but

closed doors. They said Braydon was ruthless. The kind of ma

person, that person probably wou

ian's face and immediately gu

ile tugged a

marrying Jacob would g

a j

only drag Vivian into