Chapter 299

Kirk lifted a drowsy Caroline back into their home. After helping her with her bath and changing into her pajamas, he tucked her up in bed.

Then, he headed to the study and switched on the PC.

After the screen lit up, his eyes zeroed in on the file containing the Information Quentin had procured for Carolie. He clicked it open.

On the other side of the city, Quentin was busy typing away at his keyboard. He glanced at Adrian, who sat behind him drinking a bottle of

wine.

“Hey, didn’t you say that you were buying me a drink? Why do I feel like you bought it for yoursell?”

Adrian carried on drinking instead of giving him a reply. Later, Quentin let go of his mouse and stood up, waiting for the PC to continue its operation on its own.

He sat down beside Adrian and said, “What’s wrong? That woman doesn’t have eyes for you?” Quentin knew that the Sorkins had arranged a blind date for Adrian.

Adrian took a gulp from the bottle and told him, “I met Caroline today.”

Quentin clicked his tongue. He knew it was about her.

After taking another gulp of the alcohol, Adrian continued, “She came to the restaurant with her husband today. Every time she mentioned him, she’d always have this proud and blessed look on her face. I

“I’m really curious just what kind of a man he is to be able to make her change so much and become totally different from what she was like when she was little.”

Quentin was stunned. This was the first time he had seen Adrian so upset.

A moment later, he stopped joking and said, “Hey, we’ve known each other for so many years, but why haven’t you talked to me about her in the past?”

“What’s there to talk about?” Adrian smiled bitterly.

“When we were young, they said she was destined to marry Eddy. Later, when I learned that she broke off her engagement with him, she’d already married another man. Maybe we just aren’t meant to be.”

the effect of wine that made Adrian so open about his thoughts. He slouched on the couch,

bottle of beer. “Maybe you can try it

this too. It was why I went on the blind

do you know what I was thinking when Yvonne talked about handbags, her friends, and her life studying

could do was lend Adrian an ear, so he kept quiet and waited for

wondered what Caroline was doing at that time and what she would say if she were the person sitting across from me. Maybe she

anything at

the PC. It snapped Adrian out of his stupor, stopping him from carrying on with the topic. He glanced

the PC.

the beer bottle and walked to the

driver? I’ve started looking into

keyboard and sald, “Do you want to come over here and take a look at his

his balance and walking toward Quentin. He had sobered up a bit already, but the words on

kind of

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the cursor and opened the

spoke, he scrolled downward, and the look on his face became more troubled.

the backrest of Quentin’s chair for support. The longer he stared at the screen, the paler he turned. In the end, he darted Into the bathroom to

a first ald box and went through it to get

all the documents for the

from her and asked, “Do you want me to

offer. It wasn’t that Kirk would embarrass her or anything. It was just that she knew those in Evans Group would scorn her if they saw Kirk with her.

him to be exposed to their sharp tongues and sarcastic words. Kirk

“Are you

nodded and held his

you once the results are out, alright?”

advantage of this, he said, “Kiss me once, and I’ll

around his neck and pecked

pressed a hand at the back of her head and leaned in for another

she gasped for

her, “Our kiss must be as

Caroline’s cheeks, and she lowered her head to gobble up her breakfast as she

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