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?”

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

her a big kiss on the lips. “That’s

voice was

things further, he slowly stood up.

that she’d accepted a

employment procedures today and would officially start work

abroad

out of

that, Kirk drove her to

Caroline asked him curiously, “Don’t you need

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

I can go home by myself Caroline refused his

district. Although it was far away

was very

said, “I’ll pick you up

“Dinner?”

“Yeah”

are we

you there.” Kirk didn’t say much.

why Kirk was so mysterious about where they were

family in two days, so she could buy some

more questions,

out of the car and

company that had the means to buy out several makeup brands in one go, the new building was extravagant and magnificent. It wouldn’t be long before this

reached Jules‘ office without any problems. Jules was in a meeting, but when he

Welcome, Ms. Evans.”

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

so formal. Please

the

themselves. $1

This woman

to treat her like a

a lifetime contract as the design director. Since he handed over the

long before that department

guys think Mr. Hawkins values her so much because of her connection with the

Morrisons?”

have been the

to pass by just then. “What are

work to

quickly walked up to her and

She’s in Mr.

disdainfully. “I

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