Chapter 353: Discovering the Truth

Frederick didn’t think much about it and just picked up anything that was nearby. It was only when he threw it out that he realized it was a pair of scissors.

“Caroline!” He rushed forward, prepared to grab the scissors. But in the end, it was still too late. Fortunately, she dodged instinctively to protect herself; the scissors deviated slightly, brushing her eyelid and leaving a deep cut on her temple. If Caroline hadn’t dodged, the scissors would have gone straight into her eyes. That was a pair of sharp medical scissors. Caroline really didn’t dare to imagine what would happen if the scissors had stabbed her eyes. Maybe she was going blind.

She covered the wound on her temple tightly, staring at Frederick as if struck by lightning, unable to believe this scene. When had he ever treated her like this? Although Frederick hadn’t favored her much in the past four years, he would at least meet her requests as long as they weren’t excessive. Whenever Caroline suffered a slight injury, he would take it seriously. She understood that a lot of this was because of Anna. But no matter what, Frederick had never treated Caroline like this. Now, he actually threw a pair of scissors directly at her.

“Frederick, how could you do this to me?”

It wasn’t until the blood from the wound began to flow out bit by bit and seeped from between her fingers that she came back to her senses. Caroline looked at Frederick with tears in her eyes, choking with grievance.

“I… Caroline, I’m in a bad mood today, and I didn’t mean it.” He also realized that he had gone too far.

“You never treated me like this before, Frederick. In the past, even if I was slightly injured, you took it very seriously. But now, you have hurt me with your own hands, and the wound is so…”

She really couldn’t accept this fact and made accusations like crazy. As Frederick heard her accusation, he subconsciously thought of Claire for some reason. He thought of the fact that her body was burned by the oil truck and no trace was left. Claire was dead, and no trace of her body was left! Compared to her, Caroline only suffered such a small wound, but she was still howling here. How much Frederick wanted to hear Claire screaming in pain, but unfortunately, he could never hear it again. From now on, there would no longer be a woman named Claire in this world.

“Richard, take Caroline to get bandaged.” Thinking of this, he was really annoyed, and he immediately called Richard, who was outside the door.

“Ah? Oh, yes, General Hawthorne.” As Richard heard Frederick ask him to take Caroline to get bandaged, he ran in with a confused look on his face. Seeing the wound on her temple, he was stunned and wanted to ask what happened, but then he thought about what had just happened and that Frederick was in a very bad mood today, so he said nothing and took Caroline to get bandaged.

“Ms. Beaumont, I’ll take you to get the bandage done.” Caroline sniffed and wiped away the tears on her face, then stubbornly left the ward. “I will go by myself!” Because of Frederick’s instructions, Richard followed her. After Caroline’s wound was bandaged, he sent her back to the Halfmoon Manor. Along the way, she didn’t say another word. She looked at the ever-changing scenery outside the car window, her mind filled with everything that had happened today and the terror of Frederick throwing the scissors at her.

It wasn’t until they reached the Halfmoon Manor and she was about to get out of the car that she looked up at Richard, who was driving, and asked, “Adjutant Parker, who do you think is prettier, me or Claire?”

“Well, Ms. Beaumont, you and Ms. Prescott actually have two different styles, so there is no way to comment on this.” Richard did not expect Caroline to ask this question and was caught in a dilemma for a moment.

“If it were you, who would you choose?” she asked again.

Richard smiled, “Ms. Beaumont, there is actually no point in asking this question now. Ms. Prescott has already passed away, right?”

“Well!” As Caroline heard the fact that Claire had died, the anger in her heart subsided a little. Claire was already dead. What was there for her to bother with a dead woman? From now on, Caroline would be the only woman in the Halfmoon Manor. Frederick would be hers sooner or later. Thinking of this, Caroline arrogantly opened the car door and got out. Richard couldn’t help but frown as he watched her leave. Why didn’t he realize before she had such feelings for Frederick? Now, it seemed that Caroline liked him. However, if a woman stayed with a man for four years, what else could it be but love?

In the past, he, like Frederick, only thought that Caroline was the sister of Andrew and Anna. In addition, her parents were unreliable and no longer around, so Frederick thought it was his duty to take care of her and never thought about it in this way. Richard shook his head helplessly, retracted his gaze, and prepared to start the car back to the hospital. But as he looked up, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the papers on the back seat in the rearview mirror. The papers were neatly stacked, and they must have fallen as Caroline got out of the car just now. He leaned over and took the paper with one hand. As Richard opened it and saw its contents, his face turned pale. Was… was this Claire’s pregnancy test report?