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

her feet did he pat

he

but Kirk held her legs together

hot chocolate.

don’t want that. I’m tired. I want to sleep.”

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

her up slowly and gingerly so that the ointment on her feet

rub off on

opened her mouth to take sip after sip of the hot chocolate. She looked very much like a

finishing the drink, she slid under the sheets and started mumbling again. “I wanna sleep…

come sleep too.”

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

to know

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

under the lights. Avery stood near Kirk,

pale.

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

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

face was firm. The soft glow of the moonlight only served to emphasize the coldness in his

eyes.

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