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 ointment.

did he pat her cheeks

up,” he said.

Kirk held her legs together to stop

and have some hot chocolate. I don’t want you to get

want that. I’m tired.

He coaxed her as if she were a young child.

up slowly and gingerly so that the

rub off on

absentmindedly opened her mouth to take sip after sip of the hot chocolate. She

the drink, she slid under the sheets and started mumbling

sleep

planting a kiss on her cheek, Kirk pulled the blanket over her shoulders. Then, he stood

said, “I want to know what

the swimming pool. The party

under the lights. Avery stood near Kirk, her

pale.

fear. She had grown up with him, so she knew just how terrifying he could be at times like this.

Carrie jumped into the pool after getting surrounded

The soft glow of the moonlight only served

eyes.

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