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    The tone of Edwin''smand left no room for negotiation-Caroline had no say in the matter.


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    Caroline said with a frown, "Well, I guess I''m going to disappoint you, then. All my clothes are just as unfashionable as what I''m wearing now. There''s nothing better to choose from."


    The meaning behind her words was crystal clear-she was refusing the blind date. Before Edwin could speak again, she''d already gone back to her room.


    She thought that would be the end of it. However, at the break of dawn the next day, she heard Wren calling from outside her door.


    "Ms. Caroline, time to get up!"


    Caroline opened her sleepy eyes and reached for her phone on the nightstand.


    It was only six in the morning. What on earth was Wren waking her up for?


    Wren had never oncee to wake her up before.


    Even when her rm clock failed and she overslept, Wren had never bothered to call her for breakfast.


    What was wrong with her today?


    Caroline opened the door and saw Wren standing there, arms full of blindingly colorful clothes.


    Caroline recognized them instantly-they were Helen''s discarded clothes, the ones tossed into the storage


    room.


    And after what she''d saidst night about not owning anything fashionable, it didn''t take much to figure out what this meant.


    Wren shot her a sideways nce and walked straight into her room. "Mr. Edwin says you''re to borrow Ms. Helen''s clothes for today. I picked out a few pieces for you. Try them on!"


    She walked to the bed andid the clothes out one by one.


    Then she turned back to Caroline with a sharp look. "Hurry up and try them on. Once you''ve picked what to wear, let me know. I still need to put the rest back into the storage room."


    She turned to leave, but Caroline grabbed her by the sleeve.


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    Thinking about that smug expression she always wore, Caroline couldn''t help but tighten her grip. Wren staggered back a few steps, losing her bnce and nearly falling.


    She didn''t hit the floor because Caroline caught her at thest second.


    "Wren, you really must be getting old. I barely touched you, yet you''re already about to fall over."


    Wren''s expression soured with rage.


    She was about to argue when Caroline cut her off cold.


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    "Don''t even think about ying the victim. Don''t say I tried to trip you on purpose.


    If I hadn''t caught you just now, you''d already be t on the floor."


    Wren gritted her teeth in frustration as she looked at the sharp-tongued Caroline, rage bubbling beneath her skin.


    But no matter how much she wanted tosh out, she had no way to make her


    case.


    Caroline had clearly meant to trip her-that much was true. But she''d also caught her before she could fall.


    If she brought this up to Mr. Edwin and the others, it would only make her seem petty.


    "Mr. Edwin says you need to get changed and put some effort into your appearance. Hurry up!" Wren barked before storming out of the room.


    Out in the hallway, she paused. Her lips curled into a twisted grin as she stared at Caroline''s closed door.


    Last night, Mr. Edwin had asked her to find some seldom-worn outfits from Helen''s wardrobe to give to Caroline. So, of course, she''d gone to the storage room and picked through the discarded pile.


    And just this morning, she''d seen a nest of centipedes downstairs near the residential building while out buying groceries. She brought them back with her.


    Now, those centipedes were hidden inside the folds of those clothes. Every single piece had one.


    No matter which one Caroline tried on first, she was guaranteed to get bitten.


    It would be revenge for earlier-and more importantly, it would stop Caroline from attending that blind date.


    That teacher she was supposed to meet was handsome and gentle-Wren had seen the man when he visited the Somerton Residence.


    Even if he was divorced, he was still far too good for someone like Caroline, in her opinion.


    She remembered Helen saying that ina was also helping Caroline find a match. Hopefully, they''d end up pairing her with some hideous brute-better yet, one who beats his wife. That would serve the wretched girl right.


    But Wren hadn''t expected her scheme to backfirepletely-Caroline hadn''t even touched the clothes.


    Instead, she found an outfit from her own closet and stood by the bed, getting changed. Halfway through, she noticed something. The clothing on top of the pile twitched.


    At first, Caroline thought her eyes were ying tricks on her. She rubbed them and looked again.


    A few seconds passed. Then it moved again.


    Her heart lurched. That old hag wouldn''t actually try something like this... would she?


    What the hell was inside the clothes?


    She didn''t dare specte-because she already knew it had to be something


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    And if it was alive, it was definitely venomous.


    Good thing she hadn''t tried anything on yet, or she''d have been bitten for sure.


    The thought of what could''ve happened made her skin prickle.


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    She crouched down, pulled a wooden stick from under the bed, and used it to lift


    the top piece of clothing. After a few shakes, a ck, long centipede-more than inches in length-dropped out.


    As it scuttled across the bed with dozens of writhing legs, Caroline felt goosebumps erupt all over her body.


    It was disgusting and terrifying.


    Seeing it crawl toward the foot of the bed, she quickly grabbed an empty box from


    beneath her desk and mmed it down, trapping the creature inside.