Caleb Shelton, General Manager
"Who are you?"
She asks him while her body trembles.
"Who do you think I am?"
"Why is it Caleb Shelton on your position card? Are you William or Caleb Shelton?"
"I was William, but now I am Caleb Shelton."
"Which one is your real name?"
William looks at her and answers, "I am Caleb Shelton."
Suddenly, Karin gives him a smack on the right side of his face. Last time, she gave a smack on the left
side.
"Why do you always lie to me? Did you also lie to me when you were in Zurich?"
"Is it important who I am?"
"At least, you should explain. Did you make a trap for me and then asked me to work in this company?"
William doesn't say anything. She is angry and steps forward, "You are really terrible. I never offended
you. Why do you have to ruin my life like this?"
When she intends to give him another smack, he stops her. He looks at her and says, "I didn't lie to you
or trapped you. I just found out by accident that you had submitted a resume to my company. I was
shocked at the time, but at the same time I was very anxious. I know better than anyone else that you
love Troy very much. Since you would submit your resume in Edinburgh, it meant that something must
have happened between you and him. So I had the director of the Personnel Department call you and
keep inviting you to work in our company. But I had no idea whether you would agree to join our
company. I didn't intend to make you break up with Troy. I just wanted to help you when you decided to
leave him."
"Really? Then who ruined my life like this?"
"I know you are pregnant."
William looks calm and says, "After I found out that you had submitted a resume to my company, I
employed a private detective to investigate you. So I got that you argued with Troy because of your
baby..."
"You employed a private detective to investigate me?" Karin is very angry, "How could you do that? You
have ruined my life. Wasn't that enough? Tell me if you had sex with me that night. I want the truth!"
William keeps quiet again. It seems that he doesn't want to tell her the truth.
"Tell me the truth!"
Karin holds his collar and asks. If she has a knife, she may be out of her own control and hit him.
However, he doesn't tell her the truth no matter how she pushes him and even begs him at last. She
feels despairing. She stares at him and says with anger, "I won't forgive you forever." And then she
turns back and leaves.
After she returns to the office of the Financial Department, Isobel sees that she looks bad, so she asks
her, "Karin, what's wrong?"
Karin shakes her head, "Nothing."
After a while, she writes a piece of resignation and then leaves the office with her handbag.
She comes to the Personnel Department and gives the resignation to the director. And then she talks to
him first, "Don't ask me anything. You can come to your General Manage Caleb if you have any
questions."
And then she leaves without any hesitation.
After walking out of the company, she comes back to Star River Community. When she is packing up,
she hears someone knocking at the door outside, but she ignores it. After packing up, she opens the
door and wants to leave with her luggage and the bear in her hands.
A man is standing outside. He is William who was slapped by her just now. He stops her and asks,
"Where do you want to go?"
"Go away!"
"Where do you want to go?"
"It's none of your business."
"Why? You are pregnant now!"
Karin feels shocked and asks him, "Do you mean..." She can't stand it, "Do you mean you really had
sex with me that night?"
"Let's talk inside the house."
William holds her arm and pulls her back into the house and then closes the door. He sits opposite her
and looks at her for a while and then says, "If you really want to know about it, let's make a deal first.
When you give birth to the baby, I will tell you the truth."
Karin sneers and says, "Are you kidding me? After I give birth to this baby, I won't care about the truth
anymore."
"Since you won't care, why do you have to know about it?"
"Why don't I have to know about it? Why don't you tell me the truth?"
"I told you BEFORE. I just want to keep the memory between you and me."
"Do you want to let me go to hell just for your memory?"
"If you can't be with Troy forever, I don't think it is because of me. Even though I didn't make love with
you and you aren't pregnant, you will also break up with him. So you shouldn't think that it is me who
destroys your life."
"William!"
Karin stands up and says, "Why don't you feel guilty for me?"
"I feel sorry. But I don't regret asking you to come to Edinburgh."
"What do you think I came here for? I just wanted to find you and ask you to tell me the truth."
"You know I won't tell you."
"I thought you would at least sympathize with me when you saw my downfall... " She bites her lower lip
and tries not to cry, "But now I think I was wrong."
She takes up her luggage and steps towards the door. William stops her again, "You are not going
anywhere."
"Who do you think you are?"
"Don't you know that I like you?"
"How can you ruin my life just for your own feelings?" She raises her head and says, "I won't fall in love
with another man except Troy. No matter whether Troy and I can get back together, I won't fall in love
with you."
"I ask you to stay here not for my own feelings, but for your baby."
William looks at her underbelly and asks, "Do you dare to go back to your home? Where are you going
to if you leave here? You are pregnant now. Although you have studied abroad, no company will
employ a pregnant woman. I know you want to keep your own dignity. But life is cruel. You need to
learn how to live well and how to raise your baby."
If life is cruel, then what he says is crueler than life.
"You know what I am worrying about, so you push me in this way."
"I won't push you. If you want to leave, I won't stop you. I just tell you the truth. If you worry that I will
sexually harass you, I promise I will never do it."
"Then you didn't have sex with me in the hotel that night?"
William looks away, "I didn't mean that."
Karin suddenly laughs with sarcasm and says, "OK, I will stay here."
She raises her chin and says, "If it was before, I would leave without hesitation. But you are right, I
can't earn money with my own self-esteem. Since I could give up Troy, I don't care about any other
things now."
"I am glad if you think so."
"Don't get me wrong. I will stay here just for my baby, not for you. I am just an employee in your
company from now on, so I won't accept any special treatments. And, I won't live here anymore."
"Why?"
"Don't interrupt me. You should know that what I need is just a job, not you."
"I just lent you this house in the name of the company."
I provide special meals for you because you are pregnant. I hope you can eat better. I just want to help
you, not that you have to rely on me."
"Do you know how other people talk about me?" Karin looks away and says, "If you want to help me,
please pretend not to know me."
William signs, "Well, I know what I should do from now on. I'll go first."
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