Betty tried the hard sell them, but she found the atmosphere at the dining table rather odd. "What’s wrong with you guys?""Excuse me for a while." Sean hadn’t forgotten about Kirk, who was outside the door."You don’t have to come and greet me personally." Right at that moment, a husky voice came from the doorway. As if guided by the familiar voice, Caroline looked toward the person eagerly.Adrian did the same. But after he saw the person standing at the doorway, the smug expression on his face disappeared in an instant.Kirk was standing tall and straight at the doorway.However, he was wearing a gray face mask. The mask was exquisitely made, with a lifelike wolf engraved on it. It made him appear like an immortal descended from heaven, looking noble and mysterious.What was even more unbearable for Adrian was that Caroline was already making her way toward Kirk.They were attracted like opposite poles of a magnet.Kirk didn’t even have to show his face, yet he could eas
Betty was a wise person. Hence, she immediately figured out the stray cat Sean had mentioned this morning was actually Kirk. She was ready to watch her son make a fool of himself.Sean wasn’t easy meat, though. He had mastered the art of knowing when to back down. He told Kirk on the spot, "It was all my fault, dude. I'll be sure to ask for forgiveness after dinner."He continued, "C'mon, let's eat first. Look at all the dishes Caroline put in effort to cook. Don’t you want to try them?"Bringing up Caroline had proven to be effective every time.As expected, Kirk walked slowly to the dining table.From the start, he had never bothered to look at Adrian, yet Adrian could say nothing about that.Even though they were rivals, Adrian was nothing like Eddy, who perversely kept mentioning Kirk before Caroline.Adrian would also never persuade Caroline to uncover Kirk's mask, despite knowing it was the latter’s only weakness.Therefore, the dinner ended rather peacefully.After
Despite being removed from his followers, Yvonne had a good friend who was following Adrian on Twitter.Her friend didn’t know about the complicated relationship between Yvonne and Adrian. So innocently showed her phone to ask Yvonne who was the ‘friend’ he had mentioned in his post. Just by hearing the name of Caroline, Yvonne heard a low hum in her mind. After she saw the post, she lost it and consequently smashed all the bottles on the table into pieces.The commotion naturally drew attention to her."Get lost! All of you!"Seeing this situation, everyone escaped out of fear.The room became completely silent in an instant.But at this moment, the sound of heels treading on glass rang out in the room.The sharp sound drove Yvonne even crazier."I said get lost, didn't I?""Venting doesn't help to change the reality. You should take the initiative if you wish to change the situation." A cold voice echoed in the room.Finally, Yvonne looked up.Because of the blurred li
After Yvonne left, a man in the room spoke with a husky voice, "That woman didn't notice me despite I was here for a long time. Are you sure that stupid errand girl can kill Caroline for you?" It was Finn.He had come there with Avery. With the black clothes he was wearing, he blended into the darkness perfectly. No wonder Yvonne hadn’t been able to spot him.Hearing what he said, Avery sneered and looked up. "I'm not using her. To me, she’s just a bait."She was just a bait to lure someone, who would actually perform the task, out.Finn put on a mysterious smile and said, "How about Eddy? He adores Caroline so much. If he finds out that you intend to kill her … Aren’t you afraid he'll turn against you?""Oh, c'mon." Avery jeered at him. "He’s just like a kid who didn't get his toy. Yes, he adores Caroline. But I bet he doesn't have that kind of courage to put himself and the Morrisons at stake just for her."Finn lightly tapped on the face mask. He neither agreed nor obje
Kirk was so familiar with Caroline's every detail, that even the slightest sigh from her could trigger his keen senses.His back stiffened. "Carrie, can you please move slightly away from me?"His heart skipped a beat the moment he said the word "away".This was when Caroline realized she had unwittingly leaned in too close to him."Oh." She blushed and moved backward.The air was still.Suddenly, Caroline broke the silence. "I'm sorry, Mr. Y. It was unintentional. I just felt that you have pretty eyes, and I've seen them somewhere."After he heard what Caroline said, Kirk stood up immediately. "I'm leaving.""Now?" Caroline was puzzled, wondering if it was because Mr. Y was offended by her action just now."Yeah." Kirk's tone softened, seeming to understand Caroline's worries. However, he had already turned away, avoiding letting Caroline see his eyes. "I have to go back to work now.""It’s already late at night, yet you still have to work?""Yes, I'll visit you when I'm
Yvonne sat on the riverbank with a cup of coffee in hand. She checked the time, and when the minute hand struck 12 o’clock, she raised her head just in time to see a tall and muscular man sit down opposite her.He seemed rather brutish and gave out some kind of scent. His hair was a mess, making him look as though he hadn't showered in ages. What was worse was that he had the audacity to pick at his toes right before Yvonne. She wouldn't have been here if it weren't for …Yvonne swallowed her disgust when she remembered what she was here for. Still, her brows were tightly drawn together. She took out a stack of photos and handed it to the man, whose eyes lit up almost immediately when he saw them. He looked just like a predator who had just found its prey. There was even a strange and ominous light in his eyes. Judging from his reaction, Yvonne was sure that what she had in mind would go according to plan. "You'll be handsomely rewarded once you get rid of the woman in
Yvonne strongly believed that the man wouldn’t go easy on Caroline when he got his hands on her. He was like a ravenous beast that hadn’t tasted meat for a long time. It would be better if he could help Yvonne get rid of Caroline once and for all. These vicious thoughts kept on swirling in Yvonne's head.Out of the blue, a woman's voice pulled her out of her daze. "Yvonne, what are you thinking about? You look like you're in a trance."Shocked, Yvonne almost jumped from her seat. She looked up to see Marietta staring at her, and it made her panic. "N-nothing." "What's wrong?" Marietta asked, her voice laced with concern. "I can take you to the hospital if you're not feeling well."I've been busy with work these days. That's why I didn't have the time to spend with you." Marietta sounded apologetic.Marietta had just completed a short story. So she had only just realized how much time had passed when she finally snapped out of the fictional world and back into reality. She
Marietta started imagining what it would be like when she met Caroline later on.Yvonne's face darkened at this, but her gloomy expression was soon replaced by a smile. "Sure. Caroline and I can chat for a bit so I can start over and get to know her again." Yvonne linked arms with Marietta and added, "Besides, you keep telling me that she's not the kind of person I think she is." Delighted, Marietta beamed. "Yvonne, you've grown a lot! I'll let you take care of inviting Caroline over to our house then." "Okay," chirped Yvonne. She would do her job perfectly. She would arrange things so that Caroline would meet the psychopath of a man when she came over. …At the mental health clinic, Caroline had been waiting anxiously for some time. Finally, it was her turn to get a check-up. In truth, Michael had asked her to get a check-up to see if Kirk's appearance would affect her mental state. Of course, she didn't know that, though. The staff merely told her that it was going to be