“He’s in the lounge now. Would you like to meet him?” asked Simon.

“It’s only right for me to thank him in person. Can you show me the way?”

“Of course.”

Simon dropped what he was working on and ushered Caroline to the lounge.

On the way there, Caroline couldn’t hold back her racing heart. She was about to meet the mysterious business tycoon. In an attempt to

calm down, she rubbed her temples.

“We are here,” said Simon after a few minutes of walking. He then turned to Caroline and said, “I shall take my leave now.”

Caroline nodded. After Simon disappeared, she knocked on the door. She did it a few more times, but only silence answered her.

Meekly, Caroline uttered, “Hi there, Mr. Morrison. I’m Caroline. I invited you to dinner last time, but you couldn’t come. If it weren’t for your

help today. I…”

here?” A husky voice from behind made Caroline

turned around, flustered. “Why are

of

looked down, his eyes landed on Caroline’s slender collarbone. The urges he’d tried so hard to suppress

looked away. No

to find Eddy’s second uncle,

eyebrows.

by Kirk’s mocking tone, Caroline retorted, “I respect him a lot, so

held Caroline’s waist in one hand and grabbed the door handle with

“Stop.”

warning seized Caroline’s being. She rested her hands on

me, Kirk.” Caroline’s voice broke, as if it were a plea. No one was ever

aback by Caroline’s reaction.

Caroline shook

Caroline’s face with his fingers. Under the glow of the light, her tears shone like pearls, adorning

into small sobs. Tears overflowed her face. The tough front she’d put up crumbled like paper before Kirk, But who could blame her? She was so young–hardly 20 years old. She could face death bravely, but that didn’t mean she didn’t fear

didn’t feel

the tears, but they wouldn’t stop appearing. He gave up, and instead, he leaned in

up at him as she tried to protest, but to no avail in the face of Kirk’s greedy and unrelenting kisses. Caroline was too powerless to resist his

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