Adrian frowned imperceptibly when he heard Caroline use such a formal form of address. "I'm here about yesterday …" Adrian started. "Andrea said you wanted to sign with one of the female celebrities under Sorkin Group. Is that right?""That's right." Seeing that Adrian was talking about business, Caroline's tense back finally relaxed. "It's Sonia Norman. This is the contract we've drafted. Please have a look."She continued, "As for the fee, we will use a new model. There will be a basic fee for her to become our ambassador, and then 10% of the profits. Is that alright?"Caroline had checked Sonia's other sponsorships. Sonia was paid a million dollars or more every year. With Evans Group's current situation, every cent had to be spent well. Thus, Caroline had offered a fee of 800 thousand dollars and then profit sharing later on.To Sorkin Group, this amount wouldn't lose money, but it wouldn't make money either. For business people, not making money amounted to a loss. Hen
Caroline smiled. "That won't happen. Sonia has a solid fanbase. Even if the webseries fails, we can still get sales through streams."Cheryl immediately relaxed when she heard that. "Caroline, you're amazing. You really thought of everything. I'll be going then."Caroline nodded. After watching Cheryl leave, she slumped onto the couch in fatigue.Even though she was at work, she needed to expend a lot of energy to concentrate on doing her job. Otherwise, her thoughts would always drift off, and she would think about how Marina's search was going. What if Kirk really had another wife? What would she do then?All these thoughts suffocated her, making it hard for her to breathe.Caroline looked up at the clock on the wall and unlocked her phone. Marina should be at work at this hour, but there was still no news from her.Clicking on their chat, Caroline hesitated before deciding to send Marina a message anyway. "Have you found it?"After sending the message, Caroline immediatel
"Madam, what's wrong?" The moment Charles came into the office, he noticed Caroline slumped on the couch, pale-faced. It looked like she had just been hit hard by something and was barely holding on.Caroline didn't hear what Charles said at all. She couldn't even see Charles in front of her. She could only sense that there was someone's figure moving around.She felt like her soul had been sucked out of her, and she was left in a daze.Charles was at a loss for a time too. Then, he spotted Caroline's phone on the floor in his peripheral vision. He instinctively bent to pick it up while he extracted his phone to call Kirk. At that moment, Caroline pounced on him as if possessed, ripping the phone away from Charles.Charles was shocked by Caroline's behavior. After a few seconds of astonishment, he finally reacted. "Madam, are you alright?"Caroline shouted, her eyes red, "Get out!" At that moment, she didn't want to see anyone who had a connection to Kirk.Charles looked
"What?" Caroline took a step back and interrupted Kirk. "Enough. If you're still hesitating at this point, I doubt you're going to tell the truth. "How about this? I'll give you time to think about it. Once you come up with a lie, you can come and see me again."After saying that, Caroline picked up her luggage and strode downstairs. Kirk caught up to her when she reached the doorway."Where are you going? I'll drop you off." Kirk gripped Caroline's wrist as he begged sincerely.The words to reject him stuck in Caroline's throat. They wouldn't come out, no matter how hard she tried. She squeezed her eyes shut. Seeing that Caroline wasn't rejecting him, Kirk let her go and put her luggage in the trunk. In the car, Caroline didn't say anything more than "Take me home". She didn't want to speak to Kirk, and she didn't have the energy to talk anyway. Kirk wanted to say something more, but Caroline had already slammed the door closed on him. He could only stand there withou
In the end, Cheryl didn't dare ask about it. She was afraid that Jack had only said that he had let go of his feelings because he wanted to keep staying by Caroline's side. Meanwhile, Daphne found out that Caroline had signed with Sonia while she was playing cards with Jane. The second she heard that the celebrity was a no-name one, her expression went dark.The two wealthy ladies sitting with them were friends Jane had brought to play with them. Seeing Daphne's expression change, one of them asked in concern, "What's wrong, Ms. Dawson?"Daphne had to try very hard to keep from bursting into curses right then and there. "It's about work. I have to deal with it for a moment." As she said this, she strode toward the villa's entrance. Her manager chased after her.At the door, Daphne couldn't hold it in anymore. "What does Caroline mean by this? Is she trying to tell me that I'm nothing compared to some no-name celebrity?"Daphne's manager was sweating. She didn't really understan
When Caroline got back to the apartment, she stayed on the couch without moving. She didn't think of anything, nor did she do anything. She simply stared at the ceiling in a daze. But she was still in great anguish. It felt like her heart was being stabbed and cut by countless knives, over and over again.Sometimes, she hurt so badly that she could barely breathe. She even thought that the pain might torture her so much that she would die. But she didn't. She remained alive.Caroline could distinctly feel each wave of pain in every heartbeat as she breathed. Caroline hugged her knees and curled up into a ball. She tried to recall the pain from her breakup with Eddy in order to cover up the pain she felt now. But it was in vain because she had long ago forgotten the pain Eddy had brought her.When she couldn't withstand the pain in her heart, Caroline thought of drinking to get rid of the suffering.Caroline dragged her heavy body and hailed a cab to head to a bar. The bar
Caroline was somewhat furious. She raised a hand and slapped the man. "Get out! Get the fuck out! I never want to see you again!"The man who got hit froze. He looked at the man beside him in shock. His friend was stunned as well. He said, "Ignore her. Let's just take her away."After he said this, the two men went forward to grab Caroline. The bar was packed and noisy, so no one noticed what was going on in this corner. Once the men got Caroline out of the bar, a car drove over. The two men rapidly shoved Caroline into the car and sped off.Right then, in an Audi not far away, Sean suddenly straightened in his seat. "Was that person just now Caroline?"Kirk was already starting the car, his expression cold. He must have seen it too.In the other car, the two men were about to make a move on Caroline. "Ah, what a beautiful woman! I was expecting she would be another ugly duckling. Ouch! She's a fierce one. She pinched me!"Caroline had no clue that she was in deep danger at t
In the backseat, Caroline didn't stay put, even though she had been secured into the seat with the seat belt. She unconsciously hit the seat of the car, acting like a child throwing a tantrum without an outlet. Kirk had no choice but to stop the car by the side of the road. He got out of the car and undid his tie, revealing his delicate collarbones.Once the wind blew away the heat of his desire, he bent down and opened the door to stare at Caroline in the backseat. Suddenly being stared at, the drunk Caroline blearily stared at Kirk. She opened her red lips, which were as enticing as ripened fruit. Kirk swallowed with difficulty. He brushed a finger across Caroline's lips and smiled. "Do you know how seductive you are like this?"Kirk's Adam's apple bobbed as he reached out to touch Caroline's face. His crumbling rationality unraveled completely. He bent down, one hand holding the car door, putting his lips over Caroline's. This made Kirk's roiling feelings finally calm. J