Chapter 4288

The O’Connor elders would not be able to accept another daughter of the family getting married to someone who lived far away. However, nothing could be done aside from letting things unfold naturally. “When are you getting married to Austin, Isa? Will the wedding be held here or in Wiltspoon? Otherwise, you can have one in each city. We have many people to invite and can’t possibly get them all to travel to Wiltspoon.” After thinking about it, Isabella said, “I guess we’ll have two separate banquets. The first one will be in Wiltspoon, and then we’ll have another one here. “I thought I’d only consider marriage after turning thirty, but now… Perhaps having the wedding in the fall will be nice. It’s neither too hot nor too chilly; a fine season for weddings. “We’ll also have half a year to plan the wedding, so it’s not too rushed.” Tati nodded. Meanwhile, at a hospital in Jensburg. “Don’t stop me. I want to meet Caroline. I’m her father. How can you stop me from seeing my daughter?” Hunter was making a scene at the hospital again, demanding to meet Caroline. However, she refused. During every visit, he never asked about her condition but instead begged or forced her to write a letter stating that she had forgiven everything her three brothers had done. He wanted a lighter sentence for his sons. How could Caroline possibly agree to forgive them? The outcome was exactly what she wanted when she decided to become the bait. Would her efforts not be wasted if the Clark brothers were given lighter punishments? She would be contradicting herself. Therefore, Caroline refused to meet Hunter. No matter how much he begged for forgiveness in his sons’ stead, she did not waver. Aside from making a fuss at the hospital, Hunter also went to her adoptive mother. When Carmen Dott heard her two sons were convicted of a crime, she became a nervous wreck. She had three children. After Celine passed away from falling off a building last year, she only had two sons left. The Dotts were panicking upon discovering Jacob and Michael were in trouble. Their wives could do nothing but cry. They knew the police had caught the Dott brothers in the act. There was no way they could say the brothers were wrongly accused. Moreover, many other police officers were witnesses; an acquittal was impossible. The only option was to get a letter of forgiveness from Caroline and strive for a lighter sentence. Carmen had visited Caroline before. Although Caroline agreed to meet her, she had Darren see Carmen out when she started apologizing. Despite going to the hospital daily, Carmen could not see Caroline, just like Hunter. Caroline had refused to meet her biological father, let alone an adoptive mother who had brought her nothing but pain. She could never forgive the Dott brothers either. Carmen had apologized for what happened in the past and asked her not to bear grudges. Caroline remained silent. She recalled the time when she cried in Darren’s embrace. Her childhood and youth had been filled with misfortunes. The abuse and hurt her adoptive family had inflicted on her would require a lifetime to heal—how could she forgive them? Jacob and Michael wanted to take her life. As adults, they had to bear the consequences of harming others.