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?”
buried half of her face in the blanket. Her eyes were
off her face and gave her a big
was uncomfortably hoarse.
would take things further, he slowly
that she’d accepted a job
procedures today and would officially start work
abroad
of
Kirk drove her to work
Caroline asked him curiously, “Don’t you
He’d picked the location of Thorne Corporation himself “You can take a stroll
home by
new district. Although it was far
was very
said, “I’ll pick you up for dinner
“Dinner?”
“Yeah”
we going?”
I take you there.”
why Kirk was so mysterious about where they were eating. Then, she
would meet Kirk’s family in two days, so
questions, a
Corp, Caroline got out of the car and waved goodbye to Kirk.
go, the new building was extravagant
without any problems. Jules was in
Welcome, Ms. Evans.”
front of her with a smile. “Hello, Mr. Hawkins.”
need to be so formal.
his office door, the eavesdropping crowd
themselves. $1
need to be so polite? This woman is talented, but she has
doesn’t have to treat her like
as the design director.
long before
Hawkins values her so much because of her connection
Morrisons?”
Otherwise, Viv would have been the design director instead of her.”
happened to pass by just then.
have work
quickly walked up to her and explained, “Viv,
is here. She’s in Mr. Hawkins‘
disdainfully. “I see.”
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