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

pulled the blanket off her face and gave her

was uncomfortably

Caroline thought Kirk would take things further,

she’d accepted a job offer at Thorne

would officially

abroad

of bed

drove her to

asked him curiously, “Don’t you

can take a stroll nearby

fine. I can go home by myself Caroline refused

in a new district. Although it was

very convenient.

Kirk said, “I’ll pick you up for dinner

“Dinner?”

“Yeah”

are we

you there.”

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

family in two days, so she could buy some gifts

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

Caroline got out of the car and waved goodbye to

had the means to buy out several makeup brands in one go, the new

office without any problems. Jules was in a meeting,

Welcome, Ms. Evans.”

in front of her

to be so formal. Please come

the eavesdropping crowd finally

themselves. $1

need to be so polite? This woman is talented, but she has

He doesn’t have to treat her like a VIP.”

the design

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

values her so much because of

Morrisons?”

would have been the design director

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

you have work to do?”

up to her and explained, “Viv,

in

disdainfully. “I

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