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

apply the

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

up,” he said.

but Kirk held her legs together

some hot chocolate. I don’t want you to

want that. I’m tired.

on.” He coaxed her as if she were a young child.

waist, he helped her up slowly and gingerly so that the ointment on her feet

off on the sheets.

take sip after sip of

the sheets

come sleep too.”

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

Charles‘ number and said, “I want to know

to the swimming pool. The party had ended long ago, and there wasn’t

thing that moved was the rippling water under the lights. Avery stood

pale.

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

the pool after getting surrounded by

soft glow of the moonlight only

eyes.

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