Chapter 240

When Caroline walked into the office, her colleagues seemed livelier than usual as they greeted her in a flurry. Nothing had changed, and yel everything had changed.

Caroline played with the pencil in her hand, still thinking about Jack. He seemed like a loyal and honest man, not some bad person. But why had he lied about the company hiring him?

She had wanted to ask him about it many times when she’d been in the car this morning. In the end, though, she didn’t.

After keeping it a secret for so long, Jack surely wouldn’t just tell her so easily. If she asked about it, he would get suspicious.

She had better wait until Adrian found her a private Investigator to check it out.

Speak of the devil. As Caroline drank somte water, she received a text from Adrian. It read, “Found a private investigator. Free to come out and meet tomorrow night?”

“Sure,” Caroline texted back.

“Alright,” carne the reply.

Caroline didn’t respond anymore, Instead, she turned on her computer and started to work. As for Adrian, he kept checking his phone, turning the screen on and off again and again.

Someone beside him laughed and said, “Waiting for your girlfriend’s text, Mr. Chef?”

Adrian shoved the phone back into his pocket and said with a teasing smile, “You really know it all, don’t you?”

is it? Do I know her? Is she pretty?”

the questions. He pulled out a cigarette and lit it. Smoke swirled

He checked his

still

Just then, there was a knock at the door,

“Congratulations, Ms.

by this. “What are

pretending at this point? Cheryl, come

bearing a trophy, smiling as

at the trophy and saw the words “Rosebow.”

she asked.

you weren’t joining the Rosebow Contest when I asked you last time, but the

surprise us all?”

it was hers. Perplexed, she said. “But I didn’t send in a design.”

and said, “Don’t act humble, Ms. Evans. The

eyes were sparkling.

us in the dark, Caroline? The Rosebow Contest is the biggest competition

open, and many people walked past. Thus, lots of them heard the news and stopped at

Evans really win a prize in the Rosebow Contest? How did

placed first!” Cheryl exclaimed proudly.

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of Vivian. She said naughty.

a voice rose from

source of the voice. When they saw it was Van

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