Chapter 1021

The saddest thing was that Bruce had never loved me. I quickly collected my thoughts and nodded. "Alright." "Thank you so much, Mrs. Harold!" John said excitedly. He was so happy that he messed up my title again. After a beat, he corrected himself. "I mean—thank you, Ms. Fisher!" I glanced at him and said calmly, "You don't need to thank me. Caroline is my best friend, and she had my back when I was in trouble. "Now that she is feeling down, it's simply my turn to look after her. So, I'm not doing it because of you." With that, I stepped past him and walked away. Since today was Friday, I had planned to relax at home. But after meeting up with John, I changed my mind. I texted Caroline without mentioning John. "Hey, Caroline. It's Friday! Where should we go to have some fun?" Caroline replied with a voice message, "What fun? I don't feel like going anywhere. I just want to sleep." Her voice was flat and weary—it was clear she wasn't in a good mood. "Come on, Caroline. Sleep