"Just kill me, will you? Please, Kirk! Just kill me!" Kirk watched as Howard begged for mercy. He felt as though he were watching a lowlife squirm and wail in agony, and he sneered at Howard. Just then, they heard the sounds of police sirens coming from outside. Howard's eyes shone with hope. "Caroline must've called the police," he said. "You deserved it! It's all because you didn't tell her the truth about your identity. She didn't know that you were the one who abducted me. So now, the police are here." Despite Howard's taunts, Kirk merely stared down at him as if he were a pathetic person. Slowly, he said, "Those are my men."His words shattered Howard's illusion of hope. Howard's eyes turned wide in disbelief as he stared at Kirk. How could Kirk do something like this just so Caroline would believe in him?"Aren't you … afraid of retri—" Howard coughed up blood. "No," came Kirk's reply. "You'd better think it through. Will you be good so you can go to a better plac
When she got home, Caroline finally got to sit down and question Kirk about how he had gotten the injury on his face."I got into a fight.""With who?" Caroline asked, concerned.Kirk was smiling as he handed Caroline a glass of water. "Don't worry. It was some colleagues at the company.""Why did they hit you?" Caroline frowned, thinking that Kirk's colleagues were simply out of control."It's because of a project. Besides, we're all hot-blooded young men. It's typical to get into a fight.""But you've never fought before." Caroline was frowning even deeper as she heard more from Kirk."The project hasn't been going well lately, so it's not surprising that tensions are high.""No, that won't do." Caroline found this situation too dangerous. "I think you should hurry up and quit this job. Your job isn't that simple. Before this, you registered your marriage in place of your boss. Now, you got hit for no reason. You have to quit!"This was all too much."Alright." Kirk alway
Kirk had just entered a high-end wine cellar when a man who looked like the manager walked over. He was friendly as he asked, "Excuse me, are you the man Mr. Thomas Morrison is meeting?"Kirk gave an affirmative answer.The manager replied, "This way, please."Kirk followed the manager to a private room. Soon, he found Thomas inside, tasting wine. When Thomas saw Kirk, he immediately stood up. "You're here."Kirk nodded. Thomas waved. Once the manager left the room, he said, "I know you don't like too many people knowing who you are. That's why I chose this kind of place. Are you happy with it?"Kirk sat down before saying, "Thomas, you didn't invite me out just for some small talk, did you?"In response, Thomas chuckled a bit. "You're too smart, Kirk. I won't beat around the bush with you. Dad's funeral is in two days. Will you be attending it?"Kirk paused. "I'm not sure yet. I'll have to look at my schedule."Thomas said, "Kirk …" After a moment of hesitation, he conti
Sweat beaded on Simon's forehead. Eddy had always been a careless sort. After getting beaten up, he seemed to have become sharper. "Mr. Eddy …" Simon was still pondering how to answer Eddy's question when a crying voice started up."Oh, Eddy, how could you have been beaten up this way?"Seeing Layla throw herself into his arms, still crying, Eddy looked over at Simon, feeling troubled.Simon took this opportunity to say, "Mr. Eddy, Since Ms. Layla is here, I'll take my leave now. If you need anything, you can ring the bell."Before Eddy could say anything, Simon wisely ran off.Now that Simon was gone, Layla was even more uninhibited in the way she held Eddy. "Eddy, who on earth hit you? Are we living in a lawless society now?""Indeed, it's getting lawless here." Eddy was annoyed as he pushed Layla away. "Didn't I already tell you that it's better we stay friends in the future?"Hearing this, Layla cried hard. "E-Eddy, h-how could you say that? What have I done wrong? Can
That was to say that Eddy only treated Layla well because he had remembered things wrongly. And once he realized …Layla didn't even dare to keep thinking about it. She calmed her rapid breathing and looked at Eddy. At this point, there was no way she could admit the truth.She pressed her fingers to her eyes. "So you mean that you've only ever been nice to me because I saved you back then?"Eddy didn't want to keep hiding it any longer. "That's right," he said.Layla cried even harder now. "I understand. Then, I wish you two all happiness together."As she spoke, she turned to leave.Eddy hurriedly called out to stop her. "Hold on. Layla, where are you going?""Since you don't like me, why do you care?"Layla sniffed. "There's no meaning to my life anymore … It's better that I just die!"Upon hearing that Layla wanted to die, Eddy hopped out of bed in a rush to pull her to a stop."Do you know what you're talking about?"Layla used all her might to struggle against Eddy's h
Caroline woke up early the next day. She wanted to get out of bed, but Kirk was holding her tightly by the waist, rendering her unable to move. However, her attempts woke Kirk up."Why are you up so early?" Kirk opened his bleary eyes."Have you forgotten? I have to head to Morrison Manor today."Kirk's grip tightened further instinctively. "Yes, I remember. But there's no need to rush. It's just past 6:00 am now. Sleep some more."As he said this, he threw his leg over Caroline's.Caroline didn't know if she wanted to laugh or cry. "Do you not want me to head over?""No." Kirk buried his head in Caroline's neck and rubbed against her like a mischievous cat.This made Caroline's heart melt into a puddle."Alright, I'll spend a bit more time with you then."Kirk smiled, but Caroline didn't see it. All she could feel was how the breath at her neck was becoming more heated.His hands were traveling up from her waist.Caroline giggled and said, "Kirk Morrison, can you behave?
"Ms. Evans."Caroline answered, "I heard that Eddy's been admitted to the hospital. What happened?"Simon regarded Caroline's expression. It didn't seem fake. He asked inquiringly, "Don't you know, miss?"Caroline found Simon's question quite interesting. "Should I know about it?""Ah, that's not what I meant. It's just that the news of Mr. Eddy's hospitalization has been spread far and wide. I just find it curious that you don't know about it, Ms. Evans."Caroline replied, "Maybe it's because I've been so sad since Grandpa passed away a few days ago. That's why I haven't been paying attention to it."Simon looked at Caroline and found himself at a loss for words for a moment. He had encountered a lot of people in his life, and Caroline was someone he had watched grow up. Thus, he considered himself someone who knew Caroline very well. She wasn't someone who would lie.That meant that she really had no clue about what had happened that night.Simon wanted to keep asking furth
Caroline stared at Eddy's face. "The injury on your face …"Why did it look exactly the same as the one on Kirk's face? It wasn't the size of the injury that was the same, but rather the shape. Could it be because they had both been punched?Come to think of it, it was simply too much of a coincidence that both Kirk and Eddy had been beaten up at the same time."W-What is it?"Eddy really couldn't handle having Caroline come so close to him all of a sudden.In the past, he had always viewed her through tinted lenses, which was why he had always looked down on her. Even though she had charmed him a few times after that, he had never been impacted as hard as he was now.Caroline had such pretty eyes. They were so clear, like a well of water. Her features weren't the brutal kind of stunning. They were soft and held the power to comfort someone.The more he looked at her, Eddy actually felt that her beauty was out of this world. It was impossible for him to shift his gaze.Caroli