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.”

flared in Sean’s heart. He said with a warm smile, “Sorry for troubling you.”

trouble. The moment she said this, a car drove over. She smiled “Here we

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he saw the

Sean saw a man sitting inside,

Gwen?” he blurted out. He regretted saying that immediately.

too

“Oh, the company arranged a new driver for me. This is Mr. Jack. Gwen said she’s not free, so I could only ask him

twisted up for a second “No, thank you.

like he was gritting his teeth?

I’m going home

the car and started it. She left the

perfectly. When she drove

finally relax.

Kirk’s cheek. “We’re

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

eyes. They were still red, and when Caroline saw them again, her

suddenly hugged her

back at Kirk. “We’re

against Caroline. His drunken voice was deep. “I don’t … go

a mountain. He didn’t budge even though Caroline pushed him. She could

look into Kirk’s in his eyes.

she were coaxing a child, she said softly,

talk to me.”

asked, “Why won’t she

I made

Caroline silently straightened.

an arm around her waist.

Caroline’s stomach. He really was acting like

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put a hand on Kirk’s shoulder Her

and said softly, “Go home She’ll talk to you

his face were

nodded silently. She reached out a hand. Come on,

Caroline’s fair hand and pulled her into his embrace

inhaled her

She said

flipped them both over and

slept deeply. She could sense someone carrying her to

her

eyes to find herself lying in the bed of

were a mess, and his

scratch marks.

happened last night in an instant. Heat filled

to her

grabbed her

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