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.”

so open about his thoughts. He slouched

bottle of beer. “Maybe you

It was why I went

when Yvonne talked about

that the best thing he could do was lend Adrian an

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

say anything

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

the PC.

the beer bottle

Caroline’s driver? I’ve started

and sald, “Do you want to

before regaining his balance and walking toward Quentin. He

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the cursor and

downward, and the look on his face became more

of Quentin’s chair for support. The longer he stared at the screen,

a first ald box and went through it to get something to relieve Adrian of the hangover. The PC was left

prepared all the documents for the election and took a

asked, “Do

offer. It wasn’t that Kirk would embarrass her or anything. It was just

didn’t want him to be exposed to their sharp tongues and sarcastic words.

Kirk said,

Caroline nodded and held his

call you once the

hands. Taking advantage of this, he said,

hooked her arms around his neck and pecked

at the back of her head and leaned in for another kiss. It was a deeper one this

she gasped for

he told her, “Our kiss must be as long

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