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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