Chapter 189
Returning to Willowbrook Hills, it was already six in the evening.
The relevant departments here held a grand thank-you banquet for Sawyer and his team, expressing their gratitude for their contributions to the education sector of Willowbrook Hills. Due to Sawyer's arrival, this remote area gained significant online fame, with many netizens expressing their desire to visit, resulting in excellent publicity.
Therefore, if the role of a celebrity was well-utilized, it could indeed bring positive and beneficial impacts. The local education department head insisted on toasting Sawyer and Caroline three times and even boldly drank first as a gesture of respect. However, Sawyer, claiming a "sore throat," couldn't speak, let alone drink. As a result, all the attention shifted to Caroline.
Although Caroline wasn't very famous, she was the most attractive girl at the banquet, naturally becoming the focal point. In such settings, attractive girls were always approached by men offering drinks, an almost unwritten rule. Moreover, with Sawyer's "illness," Caroline found it even harder to refuse their enthusiasm.
Caroline could drink a little but didn't dare to drink too much. Nathan and several senior executives from the Kennedy Corp were also at the banquet, though not at the same table, accompanied by higher-level leaders. Nathan noticed the situation and signaled Jack to help Caroline fend off the drinks.
In such small places, personal relationships were particularly important; some were social obligations, but some people were genuinely grateful. Everyone was very enthusiastic, insisting that Caroline drink a little. Jack drank on her behalf a few times, but they still wouldn't agree. Each time, they would drink first as a gesture of respect and then let Caroline drink as she pleased.
Helpless, Caroline had to take a few sips. Unexpectedly, having been hungry all day, the alcohol quickly hit her on an empty stomach, and she ended up getting drunk. Nathan had an important meeting the next day and had to return to Aurora City that night. Worried that Caroline might cause a scene after drinking, he had her helped into his car and took her away.
Nathan sat in the front passenger seat, letting the drunk Caroline rest in the back seat. After driving for dozens of miles, Nathan felt a bit sleepy and closed his eyes. But after a short nap, he vaguely heard someone singing in the back. It turned out Caroline was singing, and it was a nursery rhyme..
Her voice was very pleasant, and Nathan felt he had heard this song somewhere before.
"What song is this?" he asked the driver.
"I don't know," the driver shook his head.
Nathan turned to look at Caroline. "What song are you singing?"
Caroline haughtily replied, "I'm not telling you!"
Her voice was a bit coquettish, completely different from usual.
Nathan was stunned, not expecting her to become so haughty when drunk. Forget it, he decided to ignore her.
However, Caroline kept singing non-stop, getting more and more excited, even clapping her hands. Nathan found the tune familiar and searched the lyrics on his phone, only to find that the song didn't exist. Could it be her original creation? How was that possible! How could such an ordinary girl write a song!
Suddenly, Caroline's voice became muffled as if she was covering her mouth. Nathan immediately realized she was about to vomit.
"Pull over at the next rest area; she's going to throw up!" he said, then turned to Caroline. "Hold on, don't vomit in the car."
The car stopped at a temporary rest area, and Caroline got out, running ahead. Nathan was puzzled. What was she doing?
It turned out Caroline wanted to find a spot farther away to avoid disgusting others. It seemed she still had some sense even when drunk.
After vomiting, she returned. Nathan handed her a bottle of water, but she couldn't open the cap, so he had to help her.
"Rinse your mouth first; don't drink directly," he said coldly.
Caroline did as told, then squatted on the ground, refusing to get up.
"Get in the car; we need to keep going."
"I don't want to go home," Caroline suddenly buried her head and cried.
Nathan looked at the bodyguard, who shrugged and said, "Mr. Kennedy, she might be very drunk, we need to help her into the car."
"I'll do it, she just threw up," Nathan stepped forward.
As he approached Caroline, a mix of alcohol and orange blossom scent hit him. "Let's go, we're heading back," he said, pulling her arm to lift her.
But Caroline cried. "I don't want to go home; I don't have a home."
"Do you want to stay here overnight?" Nathan was a bit annoyed.
"My mom died; I don't have a home," Caroline became increasingly sad.
Nathan was at a loss, not knowing what to do. "How did your mom die?"
"My mom was killed by Lydia. I didn't see her one last time; it's my fault."
Nathan was even more puzzled. Didn't Roxanne say Caroline's mom committed suicide? How did it become Lydia killing her?
"Why didn't you see her one last time?"
Caroline sobbed. "I went to earn money to treat my mom, but by the time I earned it, she was dead. It's all my fault."
Nathan's confusion deepened; this version of the story was completely different from what he had heard before.
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