When Cheryl arrived at the office, she noticed that the door to Caroline's office was open. Pleasantly surprised that Caroline was here already, she stopped by the door and said, "Caroline! You're early!" Caroline looked up from her desk. She had just finished writing down the details of her plans. "Ask the heads of the departments to come to the conference room for a meeting.""Okay." Cheryl chirped. Caroline busied herself with work once more. Cheryl couldn't make out if she was in a good mood or not. She wondered if Caroline and her husband reconciled after the trip. Jack had said that Caroline's husband was a good man. Still, if he was as good as Jack had put it, why would Caroline have gotten into a fight with him in the first place?The question lingered in Cheryl's mind as she hurried off to call the heads of the departments for the meeting. "Our ambassador's new drama will be broadcast in two days." Caroline glanced over all of them. "Has everything been prepared?
It was already 3:00 pm by the time Caroline finished the discussions with the factory. Once she left the factory, she hurriedly turned her phone on. Marina still hadn't messaged her. Instead, she found voice messages from Gwen.Gwen said, "I don't know what happened. According to my dad, a bunch of people dragged him out of the car when he was getting off work. They let him go after beating him up. "With the way he flirts with people, he probably offended someone he shouldn't. That's why he got beaten up in revenge. It's hilarious."Then, she asked, "Carol, do you want to go out for dinner? I'll treat you."Caroline was smiling as she listened to the voice messages. She texted, "Sure." Then, she went back to the chat with Marina. She sent a message that read, "Have you found anything yet?"Marina replied instantly, saying, "Not yet." Right after, she also sent an emoji that communicated confusion. "It's so weird. I can only find information about his relationship status, no
"Before you left, Mr. Sorkin even left instructions to ensure that your bill was cleared the next time you visited."Hearing what the manager said, Gwen's mouth took on an O shape. She nudged Caroline with her arm as she sent her a meaningful look.Caroline shot Gwen a glance before following the manager to the private room.Once the manager left, Gwen said in a rush, "Didn't I say that Mr. Sorkin treats you differently?""He has a girlfriend.""That's unrelated." Gwen watched as Caroline frowned in annoyance. She laughed and said, "Let's not talk about him anymore. Besides, he already went abroad. Who knows when he's coming back?""That's right." As Caroline poured them tea, she immediately felt relaxed.Gwen eyed her. After a moment, she said, "Carol, what's going on between you and Kirk right now?"Caroline rubbed her temples. "I don't know, either. The situation seems more complicated than I imagined …""Complicated?" Gwen asked. "How complicated can matters of the h
Caroline completely ignored Kirk and spent the whole of dinner talking to Gwen.Gwen used the same tactic. However, when she found out that Sean had hired the men to beat her father up, she couldn't resist widening her eyes. "You really did that?"Sean analyzed the look on Gwen's face. When he saw that she wasn't angry, he smiled and said, "Yes."Caroline couldn't help but look over at Sean too. "Why did you do that?" Gwen asked in confusion.Sean replied, "It's public responsibility to maintain public order."Gwen couldn't help but splutter out a laugh. After a moment, she stopped eating and asked, "Then … do you have a video of what happened?"Sean had a playful look in his eyes. He seemed like he was getting what he wanted. "I do. It's at my place. Do you want to come over and watch it?"After some debate, Gwen couldn't resist the temptation. She bit her lip and asked, "Do I have to go to yours to watch it?""Yes. It's proof of a crime, after all. I'm afraid that bri
"Darling … You seem to miss my body a lot …"Caroline looked up at Kirk. He looked unperturbed, with his hands casually behind his head as he smiled at her. Caroline's face turned redder.She levered herself upright using the armrests. When she finally managed it, she looked down at Kirk. "Don't think so highly of yourself."Kirk laughed. "Alright. Then, I miss yours, alright?""You pervert!" After cursing Kirk out, Caroline carefully stepped over his legs and rushed out of the private room in a huff. Kirk got up to follow her. His fingers lingered on the warmth she had left on his abs, and he smiled brighter.When she got outside, Caroline's face didn't feel as warm anymore. She opened the car door and got in. Just as she was about to close it, a hand shot out to hold the door.Caroline frowned. She looked at the head sticking through the doorway and frowned.During this time, Kirk squeezed himself into the car. Caroline asked, "What do you want?""To send you home.""M
Instinctually, Caroline wanted to say no. But thinking of how the perpetrator hadn't left any traces at all and hadn't stolen anything, she became anxious. Who knew if the perpetrator would come back?With Kirk there, at least he could help ensure her safety. Caroline wasn't someone who would take risks with her life.Seeing Caroline silent, Kirk made himself comfortable. "It's really late. You should head to bed early. I'll have someone come and clean up tomorrow."Caroline hummed in acknowledgement before going into the bathroom.After washing up, she came out to find that Kirk had already cleaned up the couch. Sensing her gaze, Kirk looked up and smiled. "I'll sleep on the couch tonight. Don't lock your room door. If something happens, give me a shout, and I'll rush over."Caroline looked at the couch without saying anything.The couch was only about five feet long. There was still a pile of stuff on it that hadn't been cleared away. Kirk was more than six feet tall. I
"Why don't you start a class? I'll be the first to register myself," came Sean's next text message.Kirk put his phone away and didn't reply anymore. Actually, Sean had been the one to give him this idea. He once again turned to look at the warm light on the floor. He closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.In her room, Caroline turned around for the 28th time. After that, she couldn't help but get up. Using the excuse of needing a drink, she went to the living room and found Kirk sleeping peacefully. The sight stunned her.He looked like it had been a long time since he had gotten some rest. There were shadows under his eyes. The couch really looked like it was making him uncomfortable, but he didn't frown. His mouth was even curved upward.Caroline couldn't help but raise her hand. When she was about to touch Kirk's forehead, she suddenly realized what she was doing. She pulled her hand back and picked up her glass of water before speeding back into her room.Whe
Jack's reaction was very solemn. He replied, "Please don't joke. She's a colleague at my company. She's just a young woman, and she doesn't have a boyfriend. If you say that, people might misunderstand."The instructor was taken aback. After a moment, she turned and apologized to Cheryl. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked."Actually, it was a common joke in Easton, so Cheryl didn't take it to heart. But seeing how serious Jack had been, she became flustered. She suddenly felt like she was seen as something precious.Outside the classroom, Cheryl followed behind Jack. "Jack, Caroline asked me to invite you to her place tonight to watch Sonia's new show. Do you want to come?"Jack didn't think much about it. "Sure."When they got to the elevator, Cheryl looked at Jack's broad and solid back. She said softly, "Actually … you didn't have to be so serious just now.""What?""That instructor was just joking."Jack tilted his head and said, equally somberly, "I know, but I only cons