Chapter 117

Early the next day, Caroline woke up. She hurriedly lifted the blanket, only to find her clothes

intact. They hadn’t done anything last night.

“You’re awake?”

Caroline looked up and saw Kirk coming out of the bathroom with only a towel wrapped around

his hips.

Cold water fell from his hair, dripping down his well–defined muscles before getting absorbed by

the towel.

The sight bewildered her. She answered, “Yeah.”

Kirk approached her and sat down on the bed, which dipped under his weight. His movements

made Caroline’s heart pound, and her face turned crimson.

Kirk fiddled with Caroline’s earlobes, saying, “You fell asleep last night.”

“Huh?” Caroline remembered what had happened last night. Kirk had left the room to answer the

phone, and… she’d fallen asleep.

Her face reddened even more as she apologized, saying, “I’m sorry!”

Kirk pulled her into his arms, asking, “How do you plan to make it up to me?”

Caroline quivered and said shyly, “C–close your eyes.”

Kirk listened to her and closed his eyes.

Mustering her courage, Caroline propped up her body and kissed Kirk on the cheek. Then, she

quickly backed away.

Kirk pinched her waist just as she was about to cover her flushed face with the blanket. He

tapped Caroline’s nose. “That’s it?”

of her face in the blanket. Her eyes were watery, and she

gently pulled the blanket off her face and gave her a big kiss on the lips. “That’s more like it.”

voice was

thought Kirk would take things further, he

she’d accepted a

today and would officially

abroad

out of bed to

drove

Caroline asked him curiously, “Don’t

Kirk replied. He’d picked the location of Thorne Corporation himself “You can take a stroll nearby

by myself

was in a new district. Although it was far away

was very

you up for dinner

“Dinner?”

“Yeah”

we going?”

out when I take you there.” Kirk

about where they were eating. Then, she nodded obediently, saying, “Okay.”

family in two days, so she

didn’t ask any more questions, a smile appeared on

Thorne Corp, Caroline got out of the car and waved goodbye to Kirk.

the new building was extravagant and

any problems. Jules was in a

Welcome, Ms. Evans.”

man in front of her with a smile. “Hello, Mr. Hawkins.”

need to be so

Jules closed his office door, the

themselves. $1

polite? This woman is talented, but she has zero

treat her like a

the design director. Since he handed over the

to a newcomer, it won’t be long before that department ruins this new company.”

Hawkins values her so much

Morrisons?”

course. Otherwise, Viv would have been the

Patterson, the person in question, happened to pass by just then. “What

work

companions quickly walked up to

in

smiled disdainfully. “I see.”

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