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, looking very

of beer. “Maybe you

It was why I

was thinking when Yvonne talked

lend Adrian an ear, so he

that time and what she would say if she were the person sitting across from me. Maybe she

say anything at all-”

of his stupor, stopping him from carrying on with the topic. He glanced

the PC.

the beer bottle and

also Caroline’s driver?

and sald, “Do you want

regaining his balance and walking toward Quentin. He had sobered up a

were kind of blurry.

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moved the cursor and opened the lile. Interesting. He studied at the same school as Caroline.”

scrolled downward, and the

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

through it to get

up the next day, Caroline prepared all the documents for the election

and asked, “Do you want me to

was just that she knew those in Evans Group would scorn her if they saw Kirk with

and sarcastic

“Are you

and held

call you once the results are out, alright?”

hands. Taking advantage of this, he said, “Kiss me once, and I’ll agree to it.”

her arms around his neck and

and leaned

gasped

“Our kiss must be as

gobble up her breakfast as she pretended not to hear

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