“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…”

are you doing here?” A husky voice from behind made

flustered. “Why are you

of

so hard to suppress flared up again, making him frown. “I’m here to help out. It’s

looked away. No more

to find Eddy’s second uncle,

his eyebrows. “Are

Caroline retorted, “I respect him a lot,

a sudden, Kirk closed the distance between them, He held Caroline’s 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

shook

light, her tears shone like pearls, adorning her beautiful features. Kirk scooped out one of the tears and asked,

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

Kirk didn’t feel any better

tears, but they wouldn’t stop appearing. He gave up, and instead, he leaned in and kissed Caroline. That did

eyes stared up at him as she tried to protest, but to no avail in the face of

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