Chapter 171

After more than half an hour, Caroline finally arrived at the bar Sean had told her to come to When she saw the flowing traffic surrounding the place, she started feeling deeply suspicious

Wasn’t this a busy main road? Why couldn’t they get an Uber?

Caroline didn’t think more about it. She quickly found Sean waving at her. “Over here!”

She walked rapidly over Not far off, Kirk was leaning against a pole.

In the dim light of the night, Caroline couldn’t see his features clearly.

Only when she got closer did she see that Kirk’s eyes were slightly closed His forehead was scrunched up, and he looked as if he were in pain. The smell of alcohol surrounded him.

It seemed that Kirk must have drunk a lot.

“Kirk Caroline patted Kirk’s cheeks

Kirk opened his eyes, his red eyes meeting Caroline’s gaze all of a sudden.

Caroline shuddered violently. It was as if she were looking at a hurt kitten. Her movements

became gentler. “Let’s go home.”

Kirk stood without moving.

Caroline went to pull him along, but it seemed as though his body was boneless. He slumped. against her shoulder.

Holding Kirk up by his chest, Caroline tried to shove him away. But Kirk was built like a wall.

There was no way to push him off.

Caroline could only hold his waist and drag him into the car.

Sean watched the way Kirk swayed and stumbled. He mocked Kirk mentally, thinking, “What a

great actor.”

His gaze shifted to Caroline’s car and the space in front and behind it. However, he couldn’t find a

second car that had come with Caroline’s.

His heart chilled. He took a few steps toward her car. Sounding casual, he asked, “Did you come

alone?”

Caroline had finally shoved Kirk into the car. She straightened, a bead of sweat hanging from the tip of her nose. “No. The person who’s picking you up is almost here.”

said

car

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sight. When he saw the

car stopped and Sean saw a

Gwen?” he blurted out. He regretted saying

Caroline didn’t think too much about

said she’s not free, so I

twisted up for a

did Sean sound like he

I’m going home

got into the car and started it. She left

behaved perfectly. When she drove into the garage, Caroline

finally

opened the back door and patted Kirk’s cheek. “We’re

curled into a ball. He seemed just like a cat. When he heard Caroline, he

when Caroline saw them again, her

as she turned away, Kirk suddenly hugged her tightly

could only look back at Kirk. “We’re home.”

drunken voice was deep. “I don’t …

He didn’t budge

down to look into Kirk’s

a child, she said softly, “Why don’t

wife won’t talk to

asked, “Why won’t she talk to

made a

Caroline silently straightened.

wound an arm around her waist. He rubbed his head

He really was

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hand on Kirk’s shoulder

lip and said softly, “Go

Kirk looked up. The hard lines of his face were a sharp contrast to the

silently. She reached out a hand. Come on,

fair hand and pulled her into his embrace

brazenly inhaled her womanly scent.

She said in

and pressed Caroline below him.

She could sense someone carrying

her

next morning, Caroline opened her eyes to find herself lying in the bed of the

His clothes were a

scratch marks.

last night in an instant.

way to her toes.

bed and clumsily grabbed her clothes. She ran back to the guest room.

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