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?”

her face in the blanket. Her eyes were watery, and she said meekly,

her a big kiss on the lips.

was uncomfortably

things further, he slowly stood up. “Go and

remember that she’d accepted a job offer at Thorne Corporation She had to

employment procedures today and would

abroad

got out of

Kirk drove her

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

Corporation himself “You can

can go home by myself Caroline

in a new district. Although it was far away from home,

very

said, “I’ll pick you up for

“Dinner?”

“Yeah”

are we going?”

when I take you there.” Kirk

about why Kirk was so mysterious about where they were eating. Then, she nodded

family in two days, so she could

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

at the entrance of Thorne Corp, Caroline got out of the car and

in one go, the new building was

problems. Jules was in a meeting, but when he saw

Welcome, Ms. Evans.”

at the elegant man in front of her with a smile.

be so formal.

office door, the eavesdropping crowd finally started discussing

themselves. $1

This woman is talented, but she has

have to treat her like a VIP.”

contract as the

a newcomer, it won’t be long before that department ruins this new

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

Morrisons?”

would have been the design director

person in question, happened to pass by just then. “What

work

walked up to her and explained, “Viv,

is here. She’s in Mr. Hawkins‘

disdainfully. “I see.”

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