“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 voice from behind made Caroline

turned around, flustered.

of

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

looked away. No more

find Eddy’s second uncle, answered Caroline,

his eyebrows. “Are you into

mocking tone, Caroline retorted, “I respect him a lot, so

hand and grabbed the door handle

“Stop.”

She rested

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

was taken aback by

shook her

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

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

didn’t feel any

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

big, round eyes stared 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 advance. All she

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