Chapter 419

Caroline had never treated Adrian this coldly before.

But now, because he had brought up divorce, she …

He said, "But since he hit me, aren't you worried that—"

"He won't." Caroline fully trusted Kirk when it came to matters of physical violence.

"He wouldn't do something like that."

Adrian immediately became speechless. The silence wrapped around his chest like a web. After a while, he smiled. "You're right. He wouldn't."

Caroline looked at him, confused by his words.

Adrian smiled, feeling resigned. "He punched me just now because I provoked him on purpose. So he wasn't in the wrong. I'm the wrongdoer here."

Caroline's expression shifted at his words. "Are you telling the truth?"

Her expression tugged at Adrian's heart, but he still said with a smile, "Yeah."

"Why did you do that?" Caroline was angry.

Adrian looked at her, hurt swirling in his gaze. All the things he wanted to say were stuck in his throat.

After a moment, he smiled sadly and apologized, "I'm sorry. I j