Kirk got out of bed, opened the door, and walked to the room next door.The door was still closed after Caroline had slammed it shut. It was quiet inside, and he couldn't hear a single sound. She was probably asleep."I'm sorry," Kirk whispered through the door. Only at this time could he be frank about his feelings.At this moment, Caroline wasn't asleep. Instead, she was sitting by the window, looking at the moon. Kirk's apology was too quiet, so she didn't hear him.Moreover, all her attention was on that bright moon, so she naturally wouldn't notice anything else. She just looked like the moon quietly until her eyes hurt. Then, she slowly lowered her head.A tear rolled down her cheeks, and she forcefully wiped it away, as if she wanted to get rid of the proof that she'd cried."Kirk, you bastard! To you, I was just …" Caroline hugged her knees, her body trembling even more. The leaves on the trees outside swayed in the night. And just like that, morning arrived.Carol
Corinne was polite and cordial, and she didn't look hostile at all.Caroline calmed down. She was surely having such ridiculous thoughts because she hadn't rested well last night.She'd already asked the HR department to investigate Corinne the day before. And Corrine had to be in the clear for the head of the HR department to ask her to come to work."Hello, I'm Caroline Evans.""I already knew your name before I came here, Ms. Evans. What a coincidence. My name's Corrine, while yours is Caroline.""Yeah. I hope you'll enjoy working here. If you have any questions, you can call me any time." Caroline gave Corrine her private number. It would be easier for Corrine to contact her if she had her private number, after all.Corinne looked at the number in her hand and smiled slightly. "Do you have any other questions for me, Ms. Evans? If you don't, I'll be leaving.""Okay, go ahead."Corinne nodded, but when she walked out of Caroline's office and entered the elevator, her gaze tu
Caroline glanced at the documents Corrine was carrying.Only then did Corrine realize that Caroline had asked her a question. She quickly explained, "No, today's just the handover, so I don't have much work. But since I've joined the Evans Group, I have to know more about the company. So, I asked the heads of the other departments for some documents like the reports from the previous quarters.""I see." Caroline looked away. "We don't encourage working overtime. Since you're done with your work, you should go home. As for the company's situation, you'll gradually understand it after working here for a while.""Okay." After Corrine said that, she kept looking at Caroline.Caroline felt strange being looked at like that. "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?""No, I just think you're a wonderful person, Ms. Evans.""Wonderful?""Yeah. When I came in for work, everyone spoke very highly of you when they mentioned you. Honestly, this is my first time seeing a boss like you
"Here's the thing. I still haven't keyed in a bunch of medical records. Can you do it for me?"Caroline glanced at the huge stack of medical records and agreed without hesitation. "Okay.""I'm going to make the rounds," Jared said goodbye to Caroline before leaving the room with his card.As soon as Jared left, the room fell silent.Caroline looked at the pile of documents in resignation and began to help Jared key in the records. However, just as she was about to type the data in, the computer shut down.Caroline pressed the power button several times, but the computer wouldn't boot up. She then realized there wasn't a problem with the computer. It was a blackout.Caroline was speechless. A power outage in a hospital was a big deal, so there had to be a generator somewhere. She just needed to stay put and wait until the power was back.Meanwhile, at that moment, Jared was hiding in the corridor. When he saw that his office was silent, he and Charles looked at each other.
As soon as Charles turned around, he saw Caroline holding a cup. "Ah, a ghost!" he shrieked.And as soon as he did, Kirk hurried over from the room next door. However, he froze at what he saw. Caroline was desperately trying to grab a ghost's hair. Wait, but there were no such things as ghosts. It was a woman, and the woman backed away in pain.Everything became a mess in an instant.At that moment, the dark corridor lit up, exposing the face of the ghost.When Caroline saw that Charles was the ghost, she was stunned, and Kirk was also confused."What are you doing here?" Caroline picked up Charles' wig in confusion. Then, she turned to look at Kirk and immediately understood what was going on."I get it now. You're pretending to be a ghost so that a certain someone can come to my rescue." After saying that, Caroline turned to look at Kirk. "Kirk Morrison, I never knew you had this much time in your hands!"After being scolded for no reason, Kirk held back his anger. "I do
Charles looked at Kirk's disappointed expression. Even though Kirk didn't reprimand him, he felt more uncomfortable than if he did reprimand him.When Kirk disappeared around the corner, Charles turned around and questioned Jared, "Why didn't you speak up for Mr. Kirk?""You saw what happened just now. She wouldn't believe me if I told her this was my idea. On the contrary, she'd think I was on your side and wouldn't believe me anymore. "When she's out late again, and Mr. Kirk gets worried, there'd be no one else you can ask to contact her because he can't do it himself."Jared's reasonable argument convinced Charles."Then, what do we do now? Madam seemed furious, and Sir definitely wouldn't explain the situation to her. After all, she wouldn't believe him even if he did. I shouldn't have done this in the first place." Charles sighed.After a moment, Jared said, "Things have already happened, so there's no point dwelling on it. We'll take things as they come. Besides, can't y
Caroline was silent.After her conversation with Dan ended abruptly, her attention was back on Kirk.And just like that, that night was another sleepless night for Caroline. She tossed and turned, but she still couldn't fall asleep.When she woke up the next day, she bumped into Charles at the door.Charles looked at her and wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything for some reason.A second later, Caroline knew the reason behind his silence—Kirk was behind him. And when he saw her, he walked away without even looking at her.Caroline felt annoyed. Kirk was clearly in the wrong, but he was acting as if she was. At the thought of this, Caroline became angry and stormed away. However, she walked in the opposite direction to Kirk.She still hadn't calmed down when she arrived at the company, so she was still a little angry when Gwen called her."What's wrong? Who was bold enough to piss you off, Carol?"Caroline barked, "Kirk, of course! Who else would it be?"Gwen
Dan's text wrote, "We can meet, but I'll choose the time and place."Caroline remained silent. She wasn't in a hurry to reply to Dan. Besides, there was no way she would let Dan decide on the time and place for them to meet.After finishing her work in the afternoon, Caroline went to see Sonia at the time and place they'd agreed on.Sonia had picked a five-star hotel to dine in. It had excellent security, so she didn't need to worry about being photographed.When Caroline entered the room, Sonia warmly greeted and hugged her. "Long time no see, Caroline. I've missed you so much."Caroline felt a warmth in her chest and hugged Sonia back. "I've missed you too. How are things during filming?""It's fine. Everyone in the crew takes good care of me."Everyone knew Sonia had the Evans Group backing her up, so everyone else treated her respectfully. The only exception was the people in Morrison Corp, who still had the gall to mess with her.After all, everyone else vividly remembered