It all became clear. Eric had misunderstood her relationship with Lucas!
Caroline fought to keep her wavering focus, attempting to explain despite feeling dizzy and disoriented. "It's not what you're thinking. The truth is, I was only pretending with him because I wanted to..."
She wanted to see if Lucas knew anything about the whereabouts of that USB drive.
Lucas had always maintained a strong rapport with both her and her mother, so it stood to reason that he might be privy to the USB drive's location, perhaps even more so than Eric himself.
In fact, Caroline had gleaned some information, but now the pressing challenge was to convey to Eric the intentions behind her actions.
The dizziness was overtaking her. "What on earth did you give me..."
Much of her time afterward
