The coolness of the silver mask combined with the warmth of the sudden kiss made Caroline's heart beat faster.When Kirk finally let go of her, he saw her eyes sparkling as she looked into his. Her stare made his heart race, and something in him stirred uncontrollably. She stared longingly at him and muttered, "Why don't you stay for the night?" Her voice was so sweet and delicate that he couldn't find it in him to refuse her. A sheen of red crept up her cheeks, and she turned away from him. She didn't have the courage to see how he would react. Seeing her blush, Kirk was on the verge of agreeing to her request. At the very last moment, rationality pulled him back and stopped him from accepting her invitation. "No." The shy look on Caroline's face faltered. A brief moment later, she pushed him and leaned against him, asking, "Why?"Kirk swallowed. He could already feel beads of sweat forming on his forehead. He could also feel his sense of reason gradually slipping away
Caroline had taken a lot of time looking at her reflection in the mirror after putting on the pajamas. She thought that her figure was good enough. She wasn't too skinny or too plump. Why wouldn't Kirk just …The longer she thought about it, the more frustrated she became. She was so pissed that she wanted to strangle Kirk with her bare hands. Kirk, on the other hand, realized that he wasn't hallucinating. Caroline was indeed in the room, so he had no choice but to maintain some distance between the two of them. "Caroline, it's not that I don't like you," he said. "Why won't you just … just … " Caroline couldn't finish her sentence. She was so frustrated that she was on the brink of tearing up. She hadn't been this upset even when Eddy had caused her so much trouble. But now, though …The thing Kirk feared the most was Caroline's tears. Her tears made him forget everything on his mind, and he rushed forth to pull her into an embrace. "Don't cry," he coaxed. "It's not yo
"It's something very simple," said Caroline awkwardly. Her answer made Cheryl even more confused. After all, Kirk would agree to it if it was as simple as Caroline described. "What exactly is it, then?" Cheryl asked.Her gaze was so innocent that Caroline knew she wasn't pretending to be clueless. Cheryl was earnestly trying to help her solve her problem with Kirk. Helpless, Caroline sighed and said, "You know that Kirk and I sleep in different rooms, right?" Cheryl nodded. Of course, she knew about that. "I don't want that anymore," said Caroline. "Do you get what I mean?"Cheryl's cheeks turned bright red. She lowered her head as she looked at the ground."I see," she said. "But why did he still not …"Her voice faltered, and her cheeks were red from how hard she was blushing. But they both understood what she meant. Although she and Jack were together now, they had only gone as far as holding hands. "Who knows?" said Caroline helplessly as she wiped her hands dry.
Caroline looked at Cheryl beside her. Cheryl's face said it all. She lowered her voice and said, "What are the odds?"They had come to the mall just opposite their office. What kind of luck was this that they had run into Aurora here?Caroline remained calm and composed as she pointed at one of the watches on display and said, "I want this. Wrap it up for me, will you?" "Okay," said the staff. Knowing that Caroline was Evans Group's CEO, she wasted no time and got to work immediately. After taking the watch out of the display case and wrapping it up, she handed it over to Cheryl. Cheryl took the watch from the staff and asked Caroline, "Let's go?" Caroline nodded in agreement and walked out of the store with Cheryl beside her. They had to walk past the jewelry store because it was next door. Caroline didn't want to see Aurora's face, but fate had other plans for her. In truth, Aurora had come here on purpose because she wanted to meet Caroline. Now that Caroline had com
Cheryl looked nervously at Caroline, her face paling after seeing the look on Caroline's face. An ominous feeling washed over her, and she rushed forth to support Caroline. "Don't listen to that nonsense! Let's go!" she said. Gritting her teeth, Caroline summoned all her strength to stop herself from passing out. "What did you say?" she asked. Aurora misunderstood Caroline's reaction and thought that she had succeeded in triggering Caroline. Feeling satisfied, she repeated after herself, "I said that your wedding wasn't even grand in the least—"Aurora hadn't even managed to finish her sentence when Cheryl slapped her across the face. "Shut up, you!" Cheryl warned. Horror-stricken, Aurora, who had never in her life been slapped, could only stare in surprise at Cheryl. "How dare you?" she screeched and dashed in Cheryl's direction, ready to tear the latter apart. At that moment, she had totally forgotten that Cheryl was her sister-in-law-to-be.Cheryl herself was n
"When will she wake up?" Kirk asked. For some reason, Kirk's tone made the doctor feel like he was being interrogated. "I don't know," the doctor said. "It depends on her condition."Seeing how Kirk was ready to barge in and strangle the doctor, Charles rushed forward to stop him.At the same time, he gave Cheryl a look and said, "Sir, calm down. It all depends on the madam right now. We can't do anything for her." Kirk's eyes were locked on the doctor. He didn't want to admit it, but there really wasn't anything they could do for Caroline now. "Let me go!" he roared. After a moment of hesitation, Charles finally let go of Kirk. He sighed in relief after seeing Kirk go into the ward. Kirk felt his heart break when he saw Caroline on the hospital bed. "Caroline," he muttered as he gripped her hand. The unconscious Caroline didn't respond to him. Lying on the bed, she looked beautiful yet devoid of life. Kirk tightened his grip on her hand. He felt a mix of emotions. He
"Sir, I know that you're mad right now, but please calm down."Charles was trying his best to persuade Kirk. "The madam became Hackett Group's target because they're working together with the Morrisons. They did it because it was the Morrisons' order." He added, "But we've started carrying out our plans against the Morrisons. We had overspent last time. If we continue …"Charles paused when he sensed Kirk's piercing gaze, but he forced himself to continue."Sir, I've never doubted you. But you're being too impulsive this time!" "Impulsive?" Kirk shot up from the chair.The next thing Charles knew, Kirk was holding him by the scruff of his neck. "If it hadn't been for Caroline, I would have strangled those people to death!" Sean, who had just arrived, saw this scene unfold. It didn't take him long to realize what had happened, and he rushed in to pull the two men apart. "What the hell are you two doing?" he yelled. He pretended to be pissed at the two of them and said, "
Sean and Gwen looked at each other. They could tell why this doctor had a hard time talking about it. He obviously suspected that Caroline was in a coma."Okay. Thank you, doctor. We'll discuss it with her family."After thanking the doctor again, Gwen and Sean walked toward the ward."I should let you talk to Kirk about this." Gwen didn't dare to talk to Kirk. He had been caring for Caroline and sticking close to her for the past two days. But Caroline never woke up, and Kirk had had a dark look on his face the entire time.Forget the doctor who didn't dare tell her the truth; even she didn't have the guts to talk to Kirk.Sean said awkwardly, "If we tell him this now, he'll definitely snap.""Then, are we just not going to tell him?" Gwen was about to cry. "What if Carol is really in a coma? What should we do?"Sean quickly hugged her. "Don't cry. I'm thinking of a solution. How about this? I'll try to lure him away. Then, we'll take Caroline for a check-up when he's gone."