“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…”

A husky

turned around, flustered.

out of

so hard to suppress flared up again, making him frown. “I’m

looked away. No

find Eddy’s second

eyebrows. “Are you

mocking tone, Caroline retorted, “I respect him a lot, so don’t talk

waist in one hand and grabbed the door handle

“Stop.”

She rested her hands

voice broke, as if it were a plea. No one was ever nice to her. All she wanted was a

taken aback by Caroline’s reaction. “Are

shook

with his fingers. Under the glow of the light, her tears shone like pearls, adorning her beautiful features. Kirk scooped out one of the tears and asked, “What

But who could blame her?

Caroline, Kirk didn’t feel any better

but they wouldn’t stop appearing. He gave up, and

round eyes stared up at him as she tried to protest, but to no avail in the face of Kirk’s greedy and unrelenting

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