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

he was done with both her feet did he pat her cheeks to arouse her from her

he

sleepy, Caroline tried to toss around, but Kirk held

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

pouted and mumbled, “I don’t want that. I’m tired. I

on.” He coaxed her as if she were

her up slowly and

off on the sheets.

was sitting up now, her mind was still groggy. She absentmindedly opened her mouth to take sip after sip of the hot chocolate. She looked very much like a

under the sheets and started mumbling again. “I

sleep too.”

her cheek, Kirk pulled the blanket over her shoulders. Then, he stood up and walked out

number and said, “I want to know what happened at the

later, Kirk returned to the swimming pool. The party had ended long ago, and there wasn’t a person in

moved was the rippling water under the lights. Avery

pale.

silence made her heart clench in fear. She had grown up with him, so she knew just how terrifying he could be at times

you when Carrie jumped into the pool after getting surrounded by all

glow of the moonlight only served to emphasize the coldness in

eyes.

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