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?”

face in the blanket. Her eyes were watery, and she said meekly, “Kirk…”

and gave her a big kiss on the lips. “That’s more like it.”

voice was uncomfortably

Caroline thought Kirk would take things further, he slowly stood

accepted a job offer at Thorne Corporation She had to

and would officially start work after

abroad

of bed to wash up

drove her to

Caroline asked him curiously, “Don’t you need a

He’d picked the location of Thorne Corporation himself “You can take a stroll nearby after you’re done I’ll pick you

I can go home by myself Caroline

a new district. Although it

very convenient.

you up for

“Dinner?”

“Yeah”

are we going?”

take you there.” Kirk didn’t say

about why Kirk was so mysterious about where they were

so she could buy some gifts

more questions,

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

one go, the new

without any problems. Jules was in a

Welcome, Ms. Evans.”

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

so formal.

closed his office door, the eavesdropping crowd finally started discussing among

themselves. $1

to be so polite? This woman is

He doesn’t have to treat her

contract as the

long

values her so much because of her

Morrisons?”

Otherwise, Viv would have been the design director instead of

Patterson, the person in question, happened to pass by just then. “What are you guys doing?

you have work to

close companions quickly walked up to her and explained, “Viv, the design.

is here. She’s in

disdainfully.

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