Chapter 151
Caroline approached Avery and placed a hand on her shoulder. As she pretended to pull Avery up, she whispered in her ear, “Of course. I’m very happy…”
Avery looked up at Caroline just in time to see the smirk on her face. Avert glared at her in hatred, wishing she could strangle her to death.
Caroline was doing this on purpose! She was acting sensible in front of Kirk and wanted Lia to apologize!
Caroline ignored Avery’s murderous look and said, “You don’t need to do this, Ms Mendeley. I’m just rambling.”
Lia came back to her senses and pushed Caroline away. She helped her daughter up and said, You fool. Why are you getting on your knees for her? Ivan …”
Avery was worried that Caroline would pull another trick, so she hurriedly left, dragging Lia with her.
Ivan watched them leave quickly, not bothering to ask Avery why she had gotten on her knees.
He said, “Sorry for misunderstanding you, Caroline.”
Caroline turned back and said kindly, “Don’t say that, Dad. Everything is fine now that the truth is
out.”
Ivan said appreciatively, “Kirk’s lucky to have married you. Go ahead and talk. I’ll be resting upstairs.” His head was dizzy from quarreling all day, so he had to rest for a while.
After seeing Ivan leave, Caroline lowered her head. She was about to say something, but Kirk pulled her into his arms. “What are you doing?”
Kirk bit Caroline’s earlobe. His warm breath hit her cheeks as he whispered three special words.
Caroline’s face quickly turned red, and she pushed against his muscular chest. “But Dad is resting upstairs!”
“We’re in a big house! He won’t hear anything!” Kirk wrapped his arms around Caroline. Then he softly traced Caroline’s lips with his fingers.
I’m tired, Caroline protested. She was drained, and she didn’t have an ounce of strength in her
0 psi ting her with a ws)
Bell with he doing my mido
giftmalit 1
*K
sly dating P
* The nith wand in se at all she lay the nonply
Nove in buitengewag alders, and put her up the bet
With flops home the hand the dope and waste you going out
કે ચોથી જો હું થવા de f
Kuk op Roasters and down to the sangany As soon as he arrived, he became the center of
“De Su meita bara Belaune Braque a about to be released?
Eye
was a metge at ang phone curently being developed by the company The phone
Sabre wit 30 seatures grong plays a more mer experience
It was the sugany’s task ingustant project at the moment
5
NAWANG GAYale’s whispers. Chantes quickened as gace and followed Kurk Once they mele in
Kuts offbe be asked. Sa the phone departe auert
* and to hand uponny Charles Where are you with Axery’s mestigation?
ne bat na vious but u answer
the sixvejkum barnage of the stoned showed a man acting shapes y mat day He even bumped
Me’s Micro Bowens RC i was toe dunk, the mage was turnert. The tanical
department is mots to no fit mise there will be something soon‘
As Charles finished speaking, his phone rang. It was the head of the security department. “Sir
Answer the phone,” Kirk ordered.
Charles accepted the call.
“Charles, we found the man, but he committed suicide.”
Charles‘ call was on speaker, so Kirk heard everything clearly. His eyes narrowed, and he tapped his slender fingers on the table. “Any other discoveries?”
Upon hearing Kirk’s voice, the person on the phone became even more respectful. “The man had
hacked into Mrs. Morrison’s email and sent something to Amity Group.”
Amity Group was the rival company that Avery mentioned.
Kirk pondered momentarily before asking, “Was he affiliated with several parties?”
“No, we’ve checked. The man was just an ordinary cab driver. He wasn’t a**ociated with anyone.”
If that was the case, once he died, the clues died with him.
Charles looked at Kirk. Seeing that Kirk had no more questions, he hung up and approached him.”
Sir.”
“What about the surveillance footage?”
Charles said, “Someone did tamper with the surveillance footage, but the restaurant staff had no
idea. This man may be an expert in the technological field. It will take some time to investigate.”
Kirk looked back at Charles and ordered, “Then, keep investigating.”
“But sir, Mrs. Morrison has already cleared her name. This has nothing to do with the company.
This is an important time for us. Dragon is about to be released soon. Shouldn’t we…”
“Are you teaching me to do my job?” Kirk coolly interrupted Charles.
Charles felt a chill up his spine. “Of course not, sir. We’ll keep investigating.”
As he walked away, Charles remembered something. Turning around, he said, “Sir, the phone
department asked if you would be at the phone’s product launch.”
Kirk slowly tapped his knuckles on the table.
After a while, he said 71l be there. The security must be good on that day. Other than our
partners, no one else, including the reporters should be allowed in the venue.”
Charles nodded. “All right
Chapter 151
Caroline approached Avery and placed a hand on her shoulder. As she pretended to pull Avery up, she whispered in her ear, “Of course. I’m very happy…”
Avery looked up at Caroline just in time to see the smirk on her face. Avert glared at her in hatred, wishing she could strangle her to death.
Caroline was doing this on purpose! She was acting sensible in front of Kirk and wanted Lia to apologize!
Caroline ignored Avery’s murderous look and said, “You don’t need to do this, Ms Mendeley. I’m just rambling.”
Lia came back to her senses and pushed Caroline away. She helped her daughter up and said, You fool. Why are you getting on your knees for her? Ivan …”
Avery was worried that Caroline would pull another trick, so she hurriedly left, dragging Lia with her.
Ivan watched them leave quickly, not bothering to ask Avery why she had gotten on her knees.
He said, “Sorry for misunderstanding you, Caroline.”
Caroline turned back and said kindly, “Don’t say that, Dad. Everything is fine now that the truth is
out.”
Ivan said appreciatively, “Kirk’s lucky to have married you. Go ahead and talk. I’ll be resting upstairs.” His head was dizzy from quarreling all day, so he had to rest for a while.
After seeing Ivan leave, Caroline lowered her head. She was about to say something, but Kirk pulled her into his arms. “What are you doing?”
Kirk bit Caroline’s earlobe. His warm breath hit her cheeks as he whispered three special words.
Caroline’s face quickly turned red, and she pushed against his muscular chest. “But Dad is resting upstairs!”
“We’re in a big house! He won’t hear anything!” Kirk wrapped his arms around Caroline. Then he softly traced Caroline’s lips with his fingers.
I’m tired, Caroline protested. She was drained, and she didn’t have an ounce of strength in her
0 psi ting her with a ws)
Bell with he doing my mido
giftmalit 1
*K
sly dating P
* The nith wand in se at all she lay the nonply
Nove in buitengewag alders, and put her up the bet
With flops home the hand the dope and waste you going out
કે ચોથી જો હું થવા de f
Kuk op Roasters and down to the sangany As soon as he arrived, he became the center of
“De Su meita bara Belaune Braque a about to be released?
Eye
was a metge at ang phone curently being developed by the company The phone
Sabre wit 30 seatures grong plays a more mer experience
It was the sugany’s task ingustant project at the moment
5
NAWANG GAYale’s whispers. Chantes quickened as gace and followed Kurk Once they mele in
Kuts offbe be asked. Sa the phone departe auert
* and to hand uponny Charles Where are you with Axery’s mestigation?
ne bat na vious but u answer
the sixvejkum barnage of the stoned showed a man acting shapes y mat day He even bumped
Me’s Micro Bowens RC i was toe dunk, the mage was turnert. The tanical
department is mots to no fit mise there will be something soon‘
As Charles finished speaking, his phone rang. It was the head of the security department. “Sir
Answer the phone,” Kirk ordered.
Charles accepted the call.
“Charles, we found the man, but he committed suicide.”
Charles‘ call was on speaker, so Kirk heard everything clearly. His eyes narrowed, and he tapped his slender fingers on the table. “Any other discoveries?”
Upon hearing Kirk’s voice, the person on the phone became even more respectful. “The man had
hacked into Mrs. Morrison’s email and sent something to Amity Group.”
Amity Group was the rival company that Avery mentioned.
Kirk pondered momentarily before asking, “Was he affiliated with several parties?”
“No, we’ve checked. The man was just an ordinary cab driver. He wasn’t a**ociated with anyone.”
If that was the case, once he died, the clues died with him.
Charles looked at Kirk. Seeing that Kirk had no more questions, he hung up and approached him.”
Sir.”
“What about the surveillance footage?”
Charles said, “Someone did tamper with the surveillance footage, but the restaurant staff had no
idea. This man may be an expert in the technological field. It will take some time to investigate.”
Kirk looked back at Charles and ordered, “Then, keep investigating.”
“But sir, Mrs. Morrison has already cleared her name. This has nothing to do with the company.
This is an important time for us. Dragon is about to be released soon. Shouldn’t we…”
“Are you teaching me to do my job?” Kirk coolly interrupted Charles.
Charles felt a chill up his spine. “Of course not, sir. We’ll keep investigating.”
As he walked away, Charles remembered something. Turning around, he said, “Sir, the phone
department asked if you would be at the phone’s product launch.”
Kirk slowly tapped his knuckles on the table.
After a while, he said 71l be there. The security must be good on that day. Other than our
partners, no one else, including the reporters should be allowed in the venue.”
Charles nodded. “All right
Chapter 151
Caroline approached Avery and placed a hand on her shoulder. As she pretended to pull Avery up, she whispered in her ear, “Of course. I’m very happy…”
Avery looked up at Caroline just in time to see the smirk on her face. Avert glared at her in hatred, wishing she could strangle her to death.
Caroline was doing this on purpose! She was acting sensible in front of Kirk and wanted Lia to apologize!
Caroline ignored Avery’s murderous look and said, “You don’t need to do this, Ms Mendeley. I’m just rambling.”
Lia came back to her senses and pushed Caroline away. She helped her daughter up and said, You fool. Why are you getting on your knees for her? Ivan …”
Avery was worried that Caroline would pull another trick, so she hurriedly left, dragging Lia with her.
Ivan watched them leave quickly, not bothering to ask Avery why she had gotten on her knees.
He said, “Sorry for misunderstanding you, Caroline.”
Caroline turned back and said kindly, “Don’t say that, Dad. Everything is fine now that the truth is
out.”
Ivan said appreciatively, “Kirk’s lucky to have married you. Go ahead and talk. I’ll be resting upstairs.” His head was dizzy from quarreling all day, so he had to rest for a while.
After seeing Ivan leave, Caroline lowered her head. She was about to say something, but Kirk pulled her into his arms. “What are you doing?”
Kirk bit Caroline’s earlobe. His warm breath hit her cheeks as he whispered three special words.
Caroline’s face quickly turned red, and she pushed against his muscular chest. “But Dad is resting upstairs!”
“We’re in a big house! He won’t hear anything!” Kirk wrapped his arms around Caroline. Then he softly traced Caroline’s lips with his fingers.
I’m tired, Caroline protested. She was drained, and she didn’t have an ounce of strength in her
0 psi ting her with a ws)
Bell with he doing my mido
giftmalit 1
*K
sly dating P
* The nith wand in se at all she lay the nonply
Nove in buitengewag alders, and put her up the bet
With flops home the hand the dope and waste you going out
કે ચોથી જો હું થવા de f
Kuk op Roasters and down to the sangany As soon as he arrived, he became the center of
“De Su meita bara Belaune Braque a about to be released?
Eye
was a metge at ang phone curently being developed by the company The phone
Sabre wit 30 seatures grong plays a more mer experience
It was the sugany’s task ingustant project at the moment
5
NAWANG GAYale’s whispers. Chantes quickened as gace and followed Kurk Once they mele in
Kuts offbe be asked. Sa the phone departe auert
* and to hand uponny Charles Where are you with Axery’s mestigation?
ne bat na vious but u answer
the sixvejkum barnage of the stoned showed a man acting shapes y mat day He even bumped
Me’s Micro Bowens RC i was toe dunk, the mage was turnert. The tanical
department is mots to no fit mise there will be something soon‘
As Charles finished speaking, his phone rang. It was the head of the security department. “Sir
Answer the phone,” Kirk ordered.
Charles accepted the call.
“Charles, we found the man, but he committed suicide.”
Charles‘ call was on speaker, so Kirk heard everything clearly. His eyes narrowed, and he tapped his slender fingers on the table. “Any other discoveries?”
Upon hearing Kirk’s voice, the person on the phone became even more respectful. “The man had
hacked into Mrs. Morrison’s email and sent something to Amity Group.”
Amity Group was the rival company that Avery mentioned.
Kirk pondered momentarily before asking, “Was he affiliated with several parties?”
“No, we’ve checked. The man was just an ordinary cab driver. He wasn’t a**ociated with anyone.”
If that was the case, once he died, the clues died with him.
Charles looked at Kirk. Seeing that Kirk had no more questions, he hung up and approached him.”
Sir.”
“What about the surveillance footage?”
Charles said, “Someone did tamper with the surveillance footage, but the restaurant staff had no
idea. This man may be an expert in the technological field. It will take some time to investigate.”
Kirk looked back at Charles and ordered, “Then, keep investigating.”
“But sir, Mrs. Morrison has already cleared her name. This has nothing to do with the company.
This is an important time for us. Dragon is about to be released soon. Shouldn’t we…”
“Are you teaching me to do my job?” Kirk coolly interrupted Charles.
Charles felt a chill up his spine. “Of course not, sir. We’ll keep investigating.”
As he walked away, Charles remembered something. Turning around, he said, “Sir, the phone
department asked if you would be at the phone’s product launch.”
Kirk slowly tapped his knuckles on the table.
After a while, he said 71l be there. The security must be good on that day. Other than our
partners, no one else, including the reporters should be allowed in the venue.”
Charles nodded. “All right
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Bryan agreed without hesitation They decided to go to the press conference together on the 19th.
After seeing Bryan off, Caroline realized something Not only could she get a phone for Gwen, but she could also meet Eddy’s second uncle.
Humming, Caroline walked into the kitchen and started preparing dinner.
She didn’t know what Kirk was up to these days. He would always leave in the afternoon and come home for dinner. But she’d never checked up on him since she trusted him completely.
Kirk opened the door and walked in, just in time to see Caroline busy in the kitchen. His heart
swelled in an instant, and he went to hug her from behind.
Startled, Caroline turned around and saw Kirk. She said in surprise, “Why were you so quiet?”
“What are you making?” Kirk lifted the lid of the pot, and the aroma of food wafted out.
“Tomato salsa Caroline pushed Kirk away. “Get out of here. Don’t mess up things here.“”
Kirk stood at the door, motionless. He said cheekily, “I’ll leave if you give me a kiss.”
Speechless, Caroline turned back to cook. “Bryan dropped by today.”
Kirk took off his suit jacket. He asked curiously, “Oh, why did he come to see you?”
“He came to talk about you.” As Caroline talked, she plated up the tomato salsa.
“What did you guys say about me?” Kirk helped put the cutlery and plates on the table.
Caroline pondered for a moment, then said with a smile, “He told me you have a friend who’s a
talented doctor. Hey, what’s his name?”
Now she finally understood why Kirk had become fast friends with Sean. Both of them were
medical students, so they had some common ground.
Kirk froze. He quickly pulled Caroline into his arms, softly caressing the skin on her neck. He
asked, “What else did he tell you?”
“We just talked about the time when you were in school.” Caroline excitedly turned around, not
noticing anything unusual about Kirk.
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She mused, “Hey, I think Bryan is a pretty interesting guy.”
“Interesting?” Kirk’s tone turned dangerous, and he pinched Caroline’s neck. “You like him?”
“Yeah.” Caroline commented, “He’s much cuter than his sister.”
Kirk turned Caroline, making her face him. He stared at her with dark eyes and said, “You player, are you getting tired of me so soon?”
Caroline laughed, noticing the hint of jealousy in his tone. “What? I like him as a younger brother.”
Kirk pinned Caroline against the table’s edge, putting them even closer together. He bit her lips and looked at her bewitchingly.
He said bossily, to the point of being unreasonable, “You can’t like him at all, even as a brother…”
Caroline didn’t know how to react. As Kirk’s kiss became more intense, she finally noticed that something was off and weakly grabbed Kirk’s arm. She stammered, “L–let’s eat…”
Later, in bed, Caroline kicked Kirk on the shin. “I’m hungry.”
“Okay,” Kirk agreed. He was already satiated, happy, and full of energy. He got out of bed and
warmed up the food for Caroline.
After dinner, Caroline and Kirk discussed buying gifts for her new colleagues.
Caroline didn’t understand at all. “This is a social courtesy. Don’t you buy gifts for your colleagues
when you go on a trip?”
Kirk frowned. Charles usually handled these things, so he didn’t need to bother about them at all.
Seeing this, Caroline asked, “Do you want me to buy something for you?”
“No.” Kirk kissed her cheek. “What do you need? I’ll get … I’ll buy them for you.”
Caroline frowned slightly. “I don’t know.”
At any rate, she had a few more days, so she could slowly figure it out.
Soon, the 19th arrived. Kirk went out early in the morning, so Caroline couldn’t inform him about
where she was going.
Bryan came to pick her up around 9 am. However, he was much more silent this time. He was
cautious, as though he were afraid of saying the wrong thing.
Caroline asked, “What’s wrong?” She wanted to hear more about Kirk.
Hearing Caroline’s question, Bryan tensed and said, “N–nothing I just have a toothache
Oh Caroline nodded and stopped talking to him.
Bryan secretly let out a sigh. Two days ago, Kirk had severely warned him to keep his mouth shut
If not, he would suffer the consequences. He was afraid of slipping up around Caroline.
Fortunately, they arrived at the press conference soon enough.
With Bryan around, Caroline only needed to register herself quickly, and she was allowed inside.
The two sat down.
Caroline looked at the stage, saying expectantly, “I heard that SY Group’s president will be here
today.”
Bryan reeled back in his seat, almost falling to the ground. “W–what did you say?”
“SY Group’s president will be here today.”
Noticing Bryan’s pale face, Caroline asked, “What’s wrong? Is your toothache really that bad?”
Wanting to leave, Bryan grabbed Caroline’s hand, but he heard the host’s voice from the stage just
then “The press conference is about to begin. Everyone, please remain seated…”
Bryan quickly looked at the door. It had already closed. He was doomed.
Caroline asked in confusion, “What’s wrong, Bryan? If your tooth really hurts, why don’t you go to a
hospital?”
Bryan didn’t know how to respond to that. He simply said, “Caroline, stay here for now. I’m going to
make a call.”
After that, he trotted to the corridor.
Caroline frowned, feeling perplexed
After walking out of the venue, Bryan quickly dialed Avery’s number. “Bad news, Avery. I screwed
up!”
Avery had been in a bad mood for the past few days. She sneered, “When have you not screwed up?
“I’m serious this time, Avery.” Bryan briefly explained what happened to his sister.
He said anxiously, “Kirk had just warned me two days ago, but now I’ve brought Caroline to SY Group’s press conference. As soon as Caroline sees Kirk, she’ll understand everything. When that happens, Kirk is going to kill me.”
After Avery listened to her brother, she was silent for a moment. Her bad mood had vanished. Her brain was working at full speed, and she soon came up with an idea.
“Don’t panic. I’ll call Kirk and tell him that Caroline is there. Then, he’ll just cancel the press conference.”
“Are you sure that’ll work?” Bryan asked uncertainly.
“Of course, now get back in there. Caroline will definitely become suspicious if you’re gone for too long.”
Bryan had grown up with his parents coddling him. So he had an innocent mind. He was completely unaware of what his sister was planning.
“All right. I’ll head back in there. Everything is up to you, Avery.”
After hanging up the phone, Avery smirked.
For the past few days, she had been racking her brain trying to figure out how to tell Caroline about Kirk’s true identity nonchalantly. To her surprise, her foolish brother had given her the help she needed.
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When the press conference started, everyone was asked to turn off their phones. No one was allowed to take pictures.
As Caroline turned her phone off, Bryan returned. He looked a lot better, but he was still nervous.
“Are you really okay?” She took a bottle of painkillers from her bag and asked, “Do you want some medicine?”
Bryan smiled bitterly and waved his hand. “I’m fine.”
Fortunately, the project manager for Dragon went on stage then, diverting Caroline’s attention. Bryan finally had a chance to breathe. He wondered if Avery had warned Kirk yet.
He was so uneasy that he didn’t even listen to all the concepts that usually interested him.
Meanwhile, Charles walked backstage and ordered, “The president is coming soon. You have to handle the security work properly. Got it?”
Everyone backstage stopped what they were doing and nodded in unison. These people were all Charles‘ experienced subordinates. Charles had no doubts about their abilities.
Charles walked away, then turned back around. He said, “Oh, yeah. Show me the registry.”
The staff member responsible for the registration turned pale and handed the registry to Charles with trembling hands.
Charles glanced at the paper, then frowned. “Why are all the words the same?”
“Oh.” The staff fiddled with his fingers. “I accidentally spilled something on the registry just now, so I wrote a new copy.”
Charles only warned him to be careful next time before returning the registry. Then, he left to pick up Kirk.
After watching Charles leave, the staff members let out a sigh of relief.
Charles walked out the back door, where a black car was discreetly parked. It wasn’t noticeable at all. He approached the vehicle and said through the window, “Sir, everything is ready. You can go in 15 minutes.”
The window rolled down, revealing Kirk’s handsome face. He was wearing sungla**es, and he
Charles said with a smile, “Is it for Mrs. Morrison and her friend?”
Kirk looked over to Charles. His gaze was cold, but his expression was much softer than usual.
Charles boldly asked, “Are you in love with her, sir?”
Kirk’s soft expression tensed. He asked, “What makes you think that?”
Not noticing the unusual change in Kirk’s behavior, Charles continued, “Back then, you’d always
put work first. But ever since you got together with Mrs. Morrison, you put her above everything
else.”
Kirk’s hand tightened suddenly, and he asked casually, “Really?”
Charles nodded.
Kirk’s lips curled into a mocking smile, but he didn’t correct Charles. He had simply taken a liking
to Caroline. He wasn’t in love with her or anything.
On stage, the project manager had already introduced the new phone’s functions.
Caroline sat among the audience, listening intently. However, since they spoke in Celonish and
some big words, she needed time to process the information.
Hence, she didn’t notice that Bryan kept looking at his phone.
“All right. That’s it for the phone’s descriptions and specifications. If you have any questions or topics you want to discuss, feel free to ask me about them.” After that, the project manager
walked off the stage.
It was finally over. Caroline looked at Bryan and asked, “The president of SY Group should be
showing up next, right?”
Bryan’s heart leaped out of his throat, and he sputtered, “H–he probably won’t be here, right?”
Caroline asked curiously, “How do you know?”
Bryan was so nervous that his back was sweating. He wasn’t good at lying.
Caroline furrowed her eyebrows. She asked suspiciously, “Are you hiding something from me?”
Bryan breathed uneasily. At this moment, he heard the host’s joyous voice from the stage. “Next up, we welcome SY Group’s president to say a few words about Dragon’s launch!”
The audience cheered immediately.
Caroline nervously looked over at where the host was gesturing.
Bryan also stared at the entrance, looking as pale as a ghost.
At this moment, Kirk, who was hidden in the darkness, glanced around. Suddenly, his eyes fell on Caroline, making him stop in his tracks.
Beside him, Charles was caught off guard by his boss‘ actions. “What’s wrong, sir?”
As he spoke, he looked over at where Kirk was watching, and his face turned pale. “Mrs Morrison? How did she get in here? Sir, I’ll get them to cancel the press conference immediately…”
Kirk raised his hand, stopping him. “No need.”
Noticing Kirk’s hesitation, the host on the stage joked, “Does the president think we’re not applauding enough? Come on, let us welcome him again with another round of applause!”
Everyone applauded again. This time, they were more enthusiastic than before. Amidst the applause, a slender figure finally walked up to the stage.
Caroline’s eyes widened, and she clenched her fists in excitement.
Suddenly, a pair of hands covered her eyes at the crucial moment. “Caroline, you can’t look,” Bryan said.
Caroline was confused.
The audience gradually quieted down, and Caroline even heard Eddy’s second uncle’s voice.
He sounded different from what she had imagined an entrepreneur to sound like. His voice was authoritative, attractive, and… very familiar.
She ripped Bryan’s hands away from her face. She looked at the stage and was taken aback by what she saw.
The man on the stage was completely different from what Sean had described.
He was tall and slender, wearing a suit with leather shoes. He had a noble and unapproachable air about him.
Unfortunately, he was wearing a silver mask that covered his entire face, so aside from his eyes, Caroline couldn’t see anything else.
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Seeing this, Bryan quickly followed her. At the door, he held Caroline back “Caroline What on
earth are you doing
Caroline pointed backstage, saying urgently, “I want to meet SY Group’s presidener
As she said that, she walked backstage in a hurry Bryan couldn’t stop her
Sering Caroline knock on the backstage door, Bryan’s legs gave way
It was over. He was r
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Caroline knocked on the door before opening it. The people who were busying themselves behind the counter all looked at her in unison.
Caroline mustered her courage and asked, “May I know where the president of SY Group is?”
The people exchanged looks with each other.
After a moment, one of the employees came up to Caroline. “May I ask if you’re Ms. Caroline Evans?
Caroline asked, “You know who I am?” She didn’t recognize the person before her at all.
“The president asked me to pa** this to you.” The employee took out three exquisitely decorated
phone boxes and gave them to Caroline. “He also congratulated you on your new marriage.”
“He knows what I look like?” Caroline was surprised at getting such attention.
The employee didn’t know what Caroline meant by this and only gave her a small smile.
Her heart pounding wildly, Caroline accepted the gift bag
In the car, Kirk was watching the surveillance footage. At some point, a dark look pa**ed over his
eyes.
Even Charles could sense it from the front seat. The temperature in the car seemed to plummet.
“Investigate immediately. Find out why Caroline’s name wasn’t on the registry,” Kirk said coldly,
turning the surveillance footage off.
“Yes, sir.”
Bryan dropped Caroline off at home after the press conference. He was exhausted. After such a stressful and tiring day of running around, all he wanted was to go home and sleep.
Just as he turned the steering wheel, he received a phone call from Avery.
“How was it?” Avery asked, leisurely blowing on her red fingernails.
She was in a great mood today. As a reward for herself, she had gone for a manicure.
Avery, everything’s fine now, Bryan said with a laugh Thank you for calling Kirk
Avery suddenly clenched her fists Her nails weren’t dry yet, leaving sticky polish on her hands. But she didn’t care about that Instead, she questioned, “What did you say?
“What’s up with you, Avery?
It was then that Avery realized how strange her reaction seemed. She took a deep breath and pushed down the rage toiling in her qut.
“Go Caroline still doesn’t know that Kirk’s the president of SY Group?”
“She doesn’t”
Avery’s eyes narrowed as she hung up. She was so angry that she flipped over the manicurist’s
table
This manicurist was the one who usually did Avery’s nails. But this was the first time she saw
Avery in such a huge fit of fury She was frozen in shock for a long time.
On the other hand, once Caroline got home, she hurriedly sent Gwen a message.
“Gwen, I saw Eddy’s second uncle!”
She was so excited that she used half a dozen exclamation points.
Gwen replied instantly. “Really? Is he a bald fatty?”
“No, he has a great physique. It’s similar to Kirk’s.”
“F*** me, are you serious?” Gwen couldn’t believe it.
“Kirk’s physique is out of this world. Eddy’s second uncle can’t have the same figure, right? I
heard SY Group’s president takes care of business there, and he’s also gotten into many overseas.
markets. How does he have time to keep his figure too?”
“It’s true!” It was a shame that Caroline hadn’t been allowed to take pictures at the press
conference. Otherwise, she would have snapped Gwen a picture. “Oh, right. He also gifted me
three new phones!”
“Three?” Gwen was shocked. “Is this one of the rich people’s hobbies?”
Caroline took a few pictures of the phone’s packaging. “I’ll give you one when I get back.”
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“Soon. I’ll be going home in a few days.”
Doesn’t that mean I’ll get the phone very soon? Wow, I’ll be the third person in the country to get
a Dragon. Just thinking about it is exciting. When the time comes, I’ll take my phone out every day at work. They’ll all be jealous to bits when they see it!”
Caroline smiled as she put Gwen’s phone back in its box.
“Carol, did you get gifts for your new colleagues?”
Caroline was just about to answer when Kirk opened the door and came in.
Caroline greeted Kirk and continued chatting with Gwen.
“I haven’t decided yet. I asked about it yesterday and found out that most of the staff at the design department are women. I think I should probably buy makeup?”
Kirk looked at Caroline, who was so invested in chatting with Gwen. It only annoyed him more.
He walked to the coffee table and purposely made some noise.
But Caroline didn’t even react. “For men, I’d probably buy them game consoles.”
Gwen replied, “Actually, I think you would be very respected if you could give them each a Dragon phone.”
“I want to too. But didn’t you say there aren’t many of these phones? I might not even be able to get them overseas. The design department has dozens of people. Where am I supposed to get that many phones?”
Gwen put her chin in her palm. “That’s right. I guess you’d better give them makeup and game consoles?”
“Yeah.”
Caroline and Gwen chatted for a while longer before ending the call.
When she turned back, Caroline excitedly went to tell Kirk about the president of the SY Group.
“What’s up with you?” Caroline approached and leaned on Kirk’s arm.
Kirk angled his body away, putting distance between himself and Caroline. “You went out today.
“Yes Caroline nodded happily. “And I saw the president of SY Group too!”
Kirk kicked the coffee table, his expression the same. “You like him that much?”
Caroline got up and cleared up the messy table. “Yes, you’ve got me. I think he’s a perfect man.
He’s considerate, gentlemanly, and has amazing business acumen. How could there be such a
perfect man in the world?”
When Caroline turned to look at Kirk, her eyes met his straight on.
Kirk felt like there was a thorn in his heart. He forced out, “Since he’s so perfect, why don’t you
marry him?”
Even Kirk himself was stunned by his own words.
Caroline was surprised as well. “What’s wrong with you?”
Kirk clenched his fists and thinned his lips. There was a teasing edge to his voice.
“He’s the president of the SY Group. With him, you get to enjoy luxuries and riches. You’ll be
chauffeured in luxury cars and be able to buy whatever bags and clothes you want. And he’s so
perfect, so he’ll definitely be a great hus-”
Caroline’s expression turned icy. “So in your eyes, I’m just a gold digger?”
Sweat trickled down Kirk’s back. “That’s not what I meant.”
“Then what did you mean?” Caroline smiled. “I thought we’d come to understand each other after
all the time we’ve spent together. It seems that was a one–sided wish.”
With that, Caroline turned and walked into her bedroom.
She locked the door.
She didn’t want to see Kirk’s face anymore.
Looking at the tightly shut door, Kirk’s heart turned into a mess.
He lifted a hand and hesitated. In the end, he didn’t knock.
He walked out the door and called Charles. “Send Caroline her dinner. Also, ask Jules Hawkins how many people are in the design department. Prepare the same amount of phones.”
It took Charles a long time to react. It seemed like Kirk was preparing the phones for Caroline.
After all, Jules was only the CEO of one of SY Group’s branches. He wasn’t important enough for Kirk to go to such lengths.
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Caroline waited in her room for a long time, but Kirk didn’t come and try to explain himself. She felt wronged and pressed her lips together. She badly wanted to beat Kirk up.
Right then, she received a message.
“Hello, Ms. Evans. This is the phone department of SY Group. We have a giveaway for a lucky attendee of the press conference. To thank you for your support of Dragon, we will gift you 50 Dragon phones.”
Caroline was speechless.
There were a total of 42 members in the design department.
Since SY Group had given her 50 phones in one go, she could definitely give the phones to her subordinates.
Caroline wanted to thank Eddy’s second uncle. But then she thought of what Kirk had said, and her excitement died down instantly.
Forget it.
It was better to buy him a meal when she had the chance to.
She had to take Kirk along too. She would let him know that she didn’t have any intentions regarding Eddy’s second uncle!
Besides, she’d already said that she didn’t want to be involved with any members of the Morrison family!
Right then, the doorbell
rang outside.
Caroline sat on the edge of the bed and listened for a while.
Then, her phone rang. She took a look and saw that it was an unknown number.
She picked up after some hesitation. Charles‘ polite voice came from the other end. “Madam, could you please open the door?”
Caroline got up and went to the bedroom door. But then she suddenly paused. “Get Kirk to open it for you.”
Charles gave a bitter laugh. “He’s not here.”
Only then did Caroline open the bedroom door. She found the living room empty of Kirk’s
presence
She felt disappointed for a moment. Her heart felt like it had been twisted. Strangely, It hurt a lot.
Caroline walked to the front door and opened it. Charles stood outside with some takeout.
“Madam, Mr. Morrison asked me to bring you dinner.” Charles handed the food to Caroline.
The bag of food was warm in Caroline’s hands. “Where is he?”
Charles answered honestly, “I don’t know.”
Caroline’s lips thinned. “Thank you. Would you like to come in and eat too?”
Charles said, “There’s no need, but thank you. If there’s nothing else, I’ll leave now.”
Caroline watched Charles leave. Then, she took the food to the coffee table.
It was a fruit salad and a bowl of beef stew.
Caroline’s eyes stung. She clicked on WhatsApp and opened Kirk’s chat. She wanted to say something to him, but she didn’t know what.
After a moment, she closed the chat.
At the Mendeleys‘ residence, Adam and Lia were overjoyed at Kirk’s sudden visit.
Lia pulled Kirk aside and said, “It’s great that you’re here, Kirk. Avery has been blacklisted by the entire industry. She’s been so down for the past few days. She can’t do anything but stand by and watch.”
She continued, “Nothing we say helps. But Avery has always listened to you. As long as you talk to her, she’ll become motivated again.”
Kirk’s expression turned dull. “Where is she?”
“In the upstairs bedroom. I’ll go and call her.”
“There’s no need for that. I’ll go up.”
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After he said that, Kirk went up to the second floor.
Lia couldn’t help but smile when she saw Kirk go into Avery’s room. She turned to Adam. “Look,
wasn’t I right? Kirk is interested in Avery. He just never realized it before.”
Adam folded his newspaper. “It’s a shame that Kirk is already married. Anyone would want a great
son–in–law like him.”
Lia pouted. “So what if he’s married? Divorce rates are so high. Lots of people get married and then divorce. Besides, that woman isn’t worthy of Kirk. She has no background and no education. All she has is her face. But what use is that? Kirk will get bored of it soon.”
As a man, Adam could agree with that. “If you say that, then our Avery has a chance.”
However, the atmosphere between Kirk and Avery on the second floor could be considered anything but friendly. It was tense, even.
“You were looking for me?” Avery was a little mad.
Kirk sat at the computer table and crossed his legs. He looked at Avery blandly. “Do you admit it?”
“What am I admitting to? Bryan was the one who took her there. What does it have to do with me?”
“But Bryan said you were supposed to call me?”
“I called, but… it didn’t go through…” Avery swallowed.
Kirk’s long forefinger tapped on the table. He got up. “Avery, I didn’t come here to confirm it. Rather, I’m here to give you a last warning.”
Avery’s body trembled.
“From now on, you aren’t allowed to step into Easton. You’re not allowed to show up in front of Caroline, either. If you break these rules, you know what will happen!”
With that said, Kirk turned around.
Seeing Kirk about to turn the doorknob, Avery hurriedly chimed in. “So you mean I can’t be where Caroline is from now on, right?”
Kirk nodded silently.
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As she spoke Avery’s expression became fearful. She shook like a leaf. “You. You’ve fallen in love with hel haven’t you?”
Kirk frowned. This was the second time today that he’d heard someone say he’d fallen in love with
Caroline
Ignoring Avery, he turned and went downstairs
Lis walked up to him She was about to ask why he was leaving so soon when she heard Avery erving upstans. Ste huuredly ran up
When Lia saw Avery sitting wretchedly on the floor, she was stunned
She had never seen her daughter in such a sorry state before.
Kirk get into his car. His mind filled with what Avery said-“You’ve fallen in love with her, haven’t you?
He frowned, feeling uritated
Right then, his phone rang He glanced at it impatiently, but when he saw Caroline’s WhatsApp profile picture, his brows loosened
He picked up his phone and unlocked it. Caroline had sent him a message
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The return trip was scheduled for two days later. Ivan and the Mendeley family went to see Kirk and Caroline off.
Only Ivan and Bryan were sincerely saddened by their departure. Adam and Lia had only shown up because they were family friends.
“Caroline.” Bryan pulled her aside. “Avery has a gift for you, but she wanted me to give it to you in private. I’m not supposed to let Kirk know about it.”
Caroline had noticed Avery’s absence, but she’d chosen not to question it.
Now that Bryan brought up the topic, she couldn’t help but ask, “Why didn’t she give it to me
herself?”
Bryan scratched his head. “I asked. She said she couldn’t show up in front of you. I don’t know
what that means. Anyway…”
He handed Caroline an exquisite gift. “I’ve completed my mission.”
Caroline weighed the gift in her hands. It was rather heavy. She wondered what was inside, but
she believed it wouldn’t be anything good.
“Caroline.” Bryan was blushing. “When will you be back again?”
She replied, “I don’t know either. I’ll visit when I have the time. If you’re free, come and visit me at
Easton.”
“Oh, can I? Sure, you must see me if I ever go to Easton.”
Kirk frowned at the sight of the two chatting and smiling. Ever since their last WhatsApp
message, he hadn’t spoken to Caroline.
He gave Charles a look. Charles took the hint and went up to Caroline. “Mrs. Morrison, it’s time to
board the flight.”
She checked the time. “But there’s an hour left.”
Charles chuckled dryly. “Why not wait for takeoff in the first–cla** area then? We’ve spent a
fortune on it. Might as well enjoy it.”
She was convinced by his persuasion. After chatting with Bryan and saying goodbye to Ivan, she
Kirk stared at her with a helpless smile and followed her toward the gate.
They flew home to Osbury without speaking to each other and landed at 3 am.
Since they had first–cla** seats, the experience was smooth. Caroline felt like time had flown by when they finally left the plane, Only Kirk’s presence dampened the mood.
She was about to take her luggage, but Charles acted fast. “Mrs. Morrison, leave that to me.
Seeing that he had picked up Kirk’s luggage, she replied, “It’s okay. I can do it myself.”
Right after that, Kirk showed up in front of her and dragged her luggage with him. His slender figure and the pink luggage in his hand looked like a comical combination.
She fell silent and looked away, but she followed behind him.
After walking for a while, she noticed that they weren’t headed toward the airport exit. Still
refusing to speak to Kirk, she turned to Charles. “Where are we going?”
Charles flashed a mysterious smile. “Just follow Mr. Morrison.”
She had no choice but to do so. A while later, she realized that they might be taking a private lane. She wanted to ask questions, but Charles had gone up to Kirk and opened a door for him.
It was a different world out there–a place so quiet that it seemed to be separate from the rest of
the world. A black Mercedes–Benz was parked near the exit.
Charles placed the luggage in the trunk and opened the door at the back. “Please.”
Caroline checked out the interior of the car and was about to get into the front pa**enger seat. However, Kirk grabbed her wrist, making her fall into his arms.
She pushed against his chest in embarra**ment, Frowning, he closed the door behind them.
Charles checked the surroundings to ensure that they weren’t followed. Then, he got into the car
and drove Kirk and Caroline to the villa.
Caroline moved her arms away from Kirk’s embrace. Still, he remained motionless, staring at her with his dark eyes. His eyes were gleaming with an unreadable look.
During the trip, neither of them spoke to the other. Charles noticed the flirtatious air and quietly put down the divider.
With his hand on her waist, Kirk was very tempted. He sucked on her lips. She tasted lovely, like a juicy fruit
Ouch!
He tasted a metallic scent in his mouth. Squinting, he slowly sat up and wiped his lips
It wasn’t until Caroline saw the red stain on his lips that she realized what she had done.
She cowered in the corner of the car like a fearful rabbit. Her lashes trembled.
He glanced at her. “You’re a coward. Why did you bite me then?”
“Well, you- Blushing, she stole a glance at Charles in the driver’s seat and held her tongue. She
looked away and ignored Kirk.
Meanwhile, Kirk leaned against the armrest and admired Caroline’s reflection in the window.
In the dark, her oval face was covered. Her dark hair scattered smoothly across her shoulders. Her
misty eyes seemed to glisten under the glow of the street lights.
When they arrived at the villa, Charles moved everything into the house before joining Kirk
outside. Kirk lit a cigarette. Its reddish glow burned rapidly in the night.
“Do you want to tell Mrs. Morrison that Howard Collins is looking for you?”
Kirk gave Charles a side–eye, his intentions clear.
“From today, we shall increase the security at Thome Corporation Pick her up on time after work
every day. And send some bodyguards to follow her around”
Charles nodded “Sure.”
He couldn’t help but glance at the second floor. “Are you fighting with Mrs. Morrison?”
He had noticed the tension a few days ago but dared not ask.
Kirk put out the cigarette and remarked, “You’re a busybody.”
“Sorry.”
The silence grew in the dark. Soon, Kirk kicked a stone and asked Charles, “You’re married, arent
you?”
Yeah
“Do you fight with your wife?”
Of course,” Charles answered. “It’s normal for husband and wife to fight. Not fighting means that
you don’t care about each other, like she doesn’t matter to you.”
That was Kirk’s first time hearing that idea. He lit another cigarette in front of his eyes. “Go on.”
Charles added, “So, it’s okay to fight. More importantly, you need to resolve the situation. For example, if you forgot your anniversary, just get her another gift and coax her. That’s how you put it behind you. May I ask the reason behind your fight with Mrs. Morrison?”
Kirk’s face was enveloped by the smoke. He said coolly, “I suggested that she marry another man
Charles was secretly baffled and amazed by Kirk’s actions. Kirk just had a way to dig his own
grave.
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Betrayed by her fiancé, Caroline Evans decides on a whim to marry someone else. Everyone mocks her for the decision of giving up on the heir to the Morrison family and choosing some poor punk instead. However, that poor punk is actually secretly the top wealthiest person around, newly back in the country to invest in its development. He’s also her ex’s uncle! Lamenting about being tricked, Caroline Evans insists on a divorce. But her husband corners her and says unblinkingly, “That billionaire is not me. That guy had cosmetic surgery to look like me.” Looking at his handsome face, Caroline believes it. “What a curse to have the same face as someone of the Morrison family!” The next day, the world is surprised to find that the heir of the Morrison family has been kicked out and now has nothing. As for the newly crowned top billionaire, he starts wearing a mask to hide his attractive features.
