Chapter 137

Kirk’s heart missed a beat. One of his hands was still placed against the door as he asked, “What happened?”

Henry then briefed him about what had happened before.

Kirk fell silent afterward, unsettling Henry. “Mr. Kirk, did I do something wrong?”

“You’ve done a good job.” Kirk assured Henry, despite the gloom in his eyes.

“You’ll be the new owner of this hotel starting–tomorrow.”

Henry’s eyes turned as wide as saucers when he heard that. He stared in a daze at the closed door before him, flabbergasted.

He was merely one of the staff there. How did he just turn into its boss all of a sudden?

In the room, Kirk carefully took off Caroline’s shoes. Once her feet were bare, he finally saw the

cuts and blisters on the bottom of her feet. His eyes widened in shock.

After taking out the bottle of ointment from the bag that Henry gave him, he started to slowly and

the

with both her feet did he pat

up,” he said.

Kirk held her legs together to

hot chocolate. I don’t want you to

“I don’t want that. I’m tired. I want

if she were a young child.

on her waist, he helped her up slowly and gingerly so

rub off on the sheets.

now, her mind was still groggy. She absentmindedly opened her mouth to take sip after

she slid under the sheets and started mumbling again.

sleep too.”

Kirk pulled the blanket over her shoulders.

said, “I want to know what happened at the pool party

party had ended long ago, and there wasn’t a person in sight.

was the rippling water under the lights. Avery stood near Kirk,

pale.

made her heart clench in fear. She had grown up with him, so she

when Carrie jumped into the pool after getting

glow of the moonlight only served to

eyes.

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