Chapter 41

Caroline’s eyes fluttered open to see Kirk smirking at her. “What are you doing?” he asked, amused.

Immediately, her face flushed red. “N–nothing!”

“But you closed your eyes just now-”

“I was… I just couldn’t make myself look at the tie.” In her haste, she told him the first excuse she could come up with. She looked around the spot she was standing in, trying to think of a way to get out of this predicament.

Suddenly, the painting he’d given her popped into her mind, and she mumbled, “I–I have to keep the painting somewhere… I’m going back to my room.” With that, she darted out of the dining room and into her room, closing the door with a bang.

Kirk watched her the entire time. As he stared at the closed door of her bedroom, the smile in his eyes faded and was replaced with his usual icy look.

He’d almost lost control of himself… and he’d never done that in front of a woman before!

Maybe Sean was right. Maybe he did like Caroline a bit. But that didn’t mean that it was love!

hid, as if she could delude

and immediately felt the

if she’d been

Right! Bewitched!

like that because Kirk was too handsome! She definitely wasn’t in love with him!

her jump out of her skin.

Gwen.

scared me!

“Oh? Why can’t I call you now? Don’t tell me that you

leaped into her mouth. Her mind replayed the scene

you sound very

and I’ll head over to beat your ass.” Caroline buried herself deeper

one who knows me best!” Gwen started

“Why?”

the line. “When I switched on my phone today, I got thousands of messages and

it was the Collins family trying to get positive publicity, but when I clicked the notifications, the news was

who had appeared out of nowhere at that time. “Weren’t those reporters

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