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

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

voice was uncomfortably

further, he slowly

accepted a job offer at Thorne Corporation She had

and would officially start work

abroad

of bed to wash up

that, Kirk drove her

asked him curiously, “Don’t you

Corporation himself “You can take a stroll nearby after you’re

I can go home by myself Caroline refused his offer.

district. Although it was far away

was very convenient.

you

“Dinner?”

“Yeah”

we

I take you there.” Kirk didn’t say

about why Kirk was so mysterious about where they were eating.

so she could buy some gifts for

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

Thorne Corp, Caroline got out of the car

means to buy out several makeup brands in one go, the new building was extravagant and magnificent. It

problems. Jules was in a meeting, but

Welcome, Ms. Evans.”

the elegant man in front of her with a

be so formal. Please

closed his office door, the eavesdropping

themselves. $1

polite? This woman

to treat her like a

as the

be long before

Hawkins values her so much because

Morrisons?”

Viv would have been

happened to pass by

work to do?”

quickly walked up to her and explained, “Viv,

She’s in Mr. Hawkins‘

disdainfully. “I see.”

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