Everyone in the audience noticed this action. They got the message immediately. Excited, they encouraged Caroline to make her announcement.

The people who’d be affected by the marriage each wore a different expression. In the lounge, Kirk’s face was as black as thunder as he watched the surveillance footage.

He felt close to losing his cool.

“This matter is very important to me.” Caroline smiled

cked her head and looked at the proof of Kirk’s sincerity. She looked up again and regarded Kirk’s features. Her thoughts were all a mess. Her eyes filled with tears yet again.

“What is it?” Kirk tilted Caroline’s head up. His tone was filled with affection but also a slight irritation. “You’re such a crybaby.”

After saying that, Kirk kissed Caroline lightly on the temple.

The feeling of being treasured made Caroline’s heart sing.

“I’m not ” Caroline pushed Kirk away and stepped backward. She was trying hard not to be seduced by him. “I should head back. If I stay too long, Grandpa will look for me.”

Kirk watched Caroline leave and stared at the discarded property deed. He frowned.

Caroline was unsettled. Her footsteps were so rushed that she nearly crashed into Eddy as he walked over.

ducked aside. He mocked, “Still trying to throw yourself at

she didn’t want to get into a fight with Eddy. She emotionlessly circled Eddy and

Eddy pulled her to a stop after only a few steps. “Caroline, you have to stop playing hard to

reacted as if his touch were a snake

used to

after getting married,

have much money or business acumen, he

did his duty as a husband. He gave her the best of everything.

whole years. Eddy had never given her a smile, much less

Caroline’s neck. When he saw

that he calmed down. He scoffed. “He’s nobody. He doesn’t deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as me. Caroline, you’ll really do anything to

avoid him again. She felt like talking to him was a waste

but Eddy stopped her

Caroline didn’t manage to get a solid foothold.

looked as though she was thinking about the past. “I’ve been waiting for this day ever since I was a little girl. I even thought I wouldn’t make

again looked over at

saw this, he tightened

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place. He showed me that kindness doesn’t always have an ulterior motive. He’s like

by her words. Even if he knew

next second, Eddy’s eyes narrowed. He looked at Kirk, who’d appeared on stage. He was wearing a dark

he looked like a demon. He glared sharply

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