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Jane narrowed her eyes. “I wish she were dead, but she managed to escape even after I sent my
men after her twice.”
She seethed with rage whenever she was reminded of this.
“There’s something you should know,” Daphne told her.
“What is it?”
“She didn’t escape last time. It’s because the men you sent were-”
“You-”
“Calm down,” Daphne said.
“If the men you sent worked for the Collins family, they wouldn’t have made such a blunder.
Besides, they always do a good job at tidying up the mess afterward.”
Jane swayed when she heard this. “Are you suggesting that I get help from the Collinses?”
“Yes. I’m sure you want to take revenge for your daughter.”
“Naturally,” said Jane as she sat on the couch.
Her face was full of anguish when she spoke. “But Howard made a deal with your husband. No one
can harm Caroline once the Collinses and the Morrisons start working together.”
Daphne felt as though Jane had just dropped a bomb on her.
So this was why Kirk had agreed to cooperate with the Collinses.
Her hands clenched into fists beside her as jealousy seeped into her heart. Kirk truly loved
Caroline, after all!
Daphne forced a smile and said, “We won’t leave any traces behind as long as we give her a quick and clean death. Also, you still have me. I can back you up if anything goes wrong.”
“Really?” Jane beamed.
She had thought of doing this long ago but had put the thought aside because she hadn’t been
sure if Daphne would agree with it.
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Now that Daphne said she would have their backs, Jane couldn’t wait to get rid of Caroline
“Certainly
Seeing that Jane was on the verge of agreeing, Daphne immediately reassured her. “Besides, my
plan is much more detailed this time. I’m sure we can succeed.”
“Alright then! Tell me about it!” Jane urged.
Back at Caroline’s home, she saw Sean and Gwen off before turning to head back in. Suddenly, she
found herself enveloped in Kirk’s arms.
“Let go of me.” Caroline hit his chest with her fists, embarrassed.
“I miss you so much, darling,” said Kirk as he started kissing the nape of her neck.
His kisses were like raindrops falling on the dry land that was her heart. She relished them as she relaxed and allowed herself to sink deeper into his embrace.
She resisted at first, but the room somehow felt warmer, and her legs became increasingly weak as though she were floating. Her mind was in a trance.
It was only when Kirk placed her on the bed that she became aware of the weight that was pressing on top of her body.
She pushed her hands against his sturdy chest, murmuring, “Be gentler …”
Her cheeks were already red from the heat, and her eyes were glazed.
“Okay,” said Kirk, and he swallowed, trying his best to restrain himself.
However, when his eyes fell on Caroline’s collarbone, her flawless skin, and her perfect figure, he forgot all about what he had promised her.
It was as though he were a beast that hadn’t had any meat in a long time. He couldn’t hold back at all as he ground his hips against Caroline’s without mercy, leaving her no strength to resist him.
It was 5:00 am. A sliver of light shone through the windows.
In a daze, Caroline turned to look at Kirk, who still wasn’t done with it.
Lazily, she mumbled, “Aren’t you tired?” Her voice was rough when she spoke.
Kirk sat up and wrapped his arms around her. “Are you tired?” he asked, to which she glared at
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“Do you know what time it is already?”
Kirk laughed and pecked her on the lips. “I’ve been holding back for far too long.”
Caroline turned to lie down on top of him. “You could solve this by finding someone else to do it
with you.”
Kirk immediately flipped them over so that she was beneath him. “So you’ve thought of doing this
with someone else?”
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d across Kirk’s face. He lowered his head to bite her lips and said, “Don’t ever
think of doing that again. Understand?”
Caroline hissed in pain. “Are you a dog?” she said, mad at him for biting her lips.
However, his gaze was as piercing as ever as he said, “Promise me, Caroline.”
The serious look on his face startled her. A split second later, she hooked her arms around his
neck.
“Kirk, don’t you know me well enough? You know fairly well whether I would ever have that kind
of thought.”
Despite what she said, Kirk continued staring at her. He seemed so formidable that she thought
she would suffocate.
“Darling!” Kirk exclaimed.
Only then did Caroline relent. “I never thought of doing that,” she said helplessly.
“I was only pulling your leg.”
A hint of a smile finally appeared on Kirk’s stern face. He pecked her cheeks and let go of her cheerily, as if he were a beast that was content now that it had finally filled its stomach.
“Goodnight,” he told her.
“Good morning‘ would be the right term,” Caroline snapped.
Despite her tone, she finally found herself at peace. It had been quite a few months since she experienced such blissful serenity.
She turned to look at Kirk, her lips turning up into a smile as she did so.
She didn’t know why, but she found herself moving closer to him and leaning against him. The warmth of his body soothed her, and she fell asleep gradually.
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It was 2:00 pm when she woke up.
“Oh no! I’m late!” Caroline exclaimed after taking a look at the clock.
She sprang up from the bed and hurried to grab her clothes when, suddenly, someone grabbed her
wrist.
Kirk stared at her from under the blankets and said, “Just take a leave.”
“No can do. I’ve asked my staff to make preparations for the Mackey Group case …” Her voice
faltered halfway through her sentence.
She looked up to see Kirk beaming at her. She knew exactly what he was thinking, even though
he said nothing.
Just before she could put a word in, he said, “Darling, it seems to me that I still had a place in your
heart even when we were in a fight back then.”
Caroline wanted to retort, but no words left her mouth. In the end, she flicked her wrist free from
Kirk’s grasp. “Let go of me! I’m going to work!”
Kirk pulled her into a hug and landed kiss after kiss on her neck. Things were about to get spicier when Caroline realized what he was trying to do and raised her hands to stop him.
“Stop! I really have to go to work.”
Kirk then inched closer to her until the tips of their noses touched. In his raspy and mesmerizing voice, he told her, “Don’t go.”
“No…”
“I don’t want Mackey Group. I just want you with me.”
“Nope!” Caroline turned and pushed him against the bed so that he couldn’t move.
After combing her fingers through her hair, she put on a stern expression and ordered, “Your boss
is so unreliable. You should just resign when I take down Mackey Group.”
Kirk stared up at Caroline. “You’re saying that Eddy’s second uncle is an unreliable person, but why do I recall that you once admired him a lot?”
He couldn’t help but make fun of her after hearing her accuse him of being unreliable.
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Embarrassed, Caroline tried to explain herself. “That was way in the past. After going through so much, I realized that I had been hugely mistaken.
“To put it simply, he’s one of the Morrisons, so he’s no different from any of them.”
With that said, she got off the bed, leaving Kirk stunned.
He stared at her hourglass figure as she left, his mind a jumbled mess.
On one hand, he was dejected at the fact that Caroline no longer admired him. On the other hand, her distaste toward members of the Morrison family seemed to have increased.
If she discovered that he was one of the Morrisons in the future, things would be even harder to handle.
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Kirk got a call from Charles not long after Caroline left. Howard had come to the company to see
Kirk.
Kirk’s gaze darkened when he remembered the information he had received from the
investigation yesterday.
It turned out that Jane had ordered those scumbags to rob Caroline. What was more, Jane and Daphne had been working together to cause Caroline a lot of trouble recently.
Those two women had violated the agreement he made with Howard.
“I’m heading over now,” said Kirk.
“Okay.” Charles hung up and went to the reception area after getting confirmation from Kirk.
“Mr. Collins, he’ll be here shortly.”
Howard couldn’t hide the smile on his face. “Alright. I’ll be waiting right here.”
Charles nodded and left the room.
About half an hour later, Kirk arrived at the company and strode into the reception area.
He narrowed his eyes at the sight of Howard. He was about to speak when Howard, oblivious to the danger that was to come, handed him a letter of invitation.
“Mr. Kirk, my wife’s celebrating her birthday the day after tomorrow. I’m here today to invite you. I hope that you’ll spare some time to attend her birthday party.”
“Birthday?” Kirk glanced at the invitation letter before him and fell silent.
A moment later, he took the letter and scanned through its contents.
Abruptly, he smiled and said, “So your wife’s birthday is on the day after tomorrow?”
“Yes.” Howard looked eager. He was still very much unaware of the change in Kirk’s attitude.
“You’ll make time for it, right?”
“Certainly.”
Kirk tossed the letter onto his desk and added, “I’ll prepare a huge gift for her, too.”
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Howard couldn’t stop himself from beaming when he heard that.
“That’s not necessary. It’s our honor to have you attend the birthday banquet.”
Kirk smirked. “I have one condition, though. There can’t be any reporters or journalists at the banquet.”
“Don’t worry. I know that you’re very low–key and that you don’t want others to see your face. I’ll get rid of every single reporter within a ten–mile radius on the day of the banquet.”
Howard continued, “I’ll ask all the other clans that will be present to watch their words too.”
Kirk put his legs on the table. “Okay. You may leave now.”
“Okay,” Howard replied, satisfied that he had achieved his goal.
After watching him leave, Charles stopped behind Kirk and asked, “Sir, about the car accident …
“Aren’t you afraid that the person behind it will take action again if you expose yourself now? We haven’t found out who that person is.”
“We’ve looked into this for so long yet failed to get any bit of information. It could only mean that
the person behind this has backup. They won’t take action again if I don’t reveal my identity.”
“Are you making yourself the bait, then?”
Kirk hummed in response.
“But what about the madam?”
“If she finds out, we’ll just tell her that I’m Eddy’s second uncle’s representative,” said Kirk.
“After all, the only ones in Easton who know what I truly look like are those in the Morrison family.
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Charles smiled. “Pretending to be someone else when that person is yourself… It’s an excellent
idea!”
Suddenly, Kirk’s expression darkened. “It wouldn’t take up much time, anyway.”
“Why?” Charles asked, confused.
“Because I’ll leave the Morrisons behind very soon.”
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When Caroline arrived at the office, Cheryl looked like she was about to explode if she couldn’t get
a piece cí gossip out of her, “Caroline, why are you so late?”
Caroline usually arrived way earlier than all of her employees. She lowered her head at Cheryl’s question as a blush crept up her cheeks.
“Huh? Why are you blushing?” Cheryl looked as though she had just discovered a prehistoric
fossil.
“Tell me, have you and your husband reconciled?”
“Don’t be a busybody,” Caroline retorted.
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“I’m not a busybody!” Cheryl pouted as she grabbed Caroline’s hands.
“Tell me, will you? I just want to know what it’s like to be in a relationship.”
Caroline laughed. “How are things between you and Jack?”
“Let’s not talk about it.” Cheryl sighed. She would sink deep into her thoughts whenever Jack was
mentioned.
“He still thinks of me as a little sister.”
“Maybe the only way for you to handle this is by being straightforward.”
“I don’t think that’s a good idea.” Cheryl was worried.
“What if he doesn’t like me? If I confess to him, but he doesn’t like me, wouldn’t it be super
awkward then? We meet all the time here in the company, after all.”
“That’s true.” Caroline nodded.
“I’ll prod him when I’m free.”
“Is that really a good idea?” Cheryl sounded uncertain, which made Caroline smile.
“I won’t ask him then,” said Caroline.
“Wait!”
Caroline laughed now. “So do you want me to ask him about this or not?”
Cheryl lightly pushed Caroline’s arm and muttered, “You’re the worst!”
“That’s enough. Go and do your work. Have the legal department prepare a contract to take down
Mackey Group as soon as possible. I’ll head over to their company and negotiate with them.”
“You’re going to meet them tomorrow?”
“There’s no time to waste.” Caroline hoped that Kirk could cut ties with the Morrisons as soon as
possible.
Otherwise, Eddy’s second uncle would force him into doing outrageous things over and over again.
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“I’m not a busybody!” Cheryl pouted as she grabbed Caroline’s hands.
“Tell me, will you? I just want to know what it’s like to be in a relationship.”
Caroline laughed. “How are things between you and Jack?”
“Let’s not talk about it.” Cheryl sighed. She would sink deep into her thoughts whenever Jack was
mentioned.
“He still thinks of me as a little sister.”
“Maybe the only way for you to handle this is by being straightforward.”
“I don’t think that’s a good idea.” Cheryl was worried.
“What if he doesn’t like me? If I confess to him, but he doesn’t like me, wouldn’t it be super awkward then? We meet all the time here in the company, after all.”
“That’s true.” Caroline nodded.
“I’ll prod him when I’m free.”
“Is that really a good idea?” Cheryl sounded uncertain, which made Caroline smile.
“I won’t ask him then,” said Caroline.
“Wait!”
Caroline laughed now. “So do you want me to ask him about this or not?”
Cheryl lightly pushed Caroline’s arm and muttered, “You’re the worst!”
“That’s enough. Go and do your work. Have the legal department prepare a contract to take down Mackey Group as soon as possible. I’ll head over to their company and negotiate with them.”
“You’re going to meet them tomorrow?”
“There’s no time to waste.” Caroline hoped that Kirk could cut ties with the Morrisons as soon as
possible.
Otherwise, Eddy’s second uncle would force him into doing outrageous things over and over again.
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“Okay Cheryl turned and left.
A few minutes later, Caroline’s phone rang. She picked up her phone and frowned when she
realized that Liam was calling her.
She hadn’t even met up with him to discuss the matter of taking over Mackey Group, yet he was
calling her already.
After a moment of hesitation, she answered the call. “Hello?”
“Caroline?” Liam sounded especially polite today.
“Is there anything you would like to tell me?” asked Caroline.
“You’re still intent on purchasing Mackey Group, right?”
Caroline’s fingers tapped the surface of the desk lightly. “Of course.”
“Well then, let’s meet up tomorrow to discuss it. What say you?”
Caroline stared at the clock on her desk. “Are you willing to sell Mackey Group off?”
Was he willing to do it? Even after she had sent his son to jail?
Liam sounded devastated when he spoke again. “After going through so much recently, I’ve come
to realize that you’re a genius at doing business.”
“I wouldn’t regret it if I handed my whole life’s hard work over to you.”
He continued, “I spent all my time and effort on it, so I hope that I can sell it for a good price.”
Caroline glanced at her schedule and said, “I’m free tomorrow. I’ll ask someone to inform you of
the time and place for us to meet then.”
“Don’t worry about it,” Liam told her hastily.
“I’ll have my employees arrange it for you.”
Caroline didn’t give it much thought and agreed to it instantly. “Sure. Send me the time and
location when you’ve arranged it.”
“Okay.” After hanging up, Liam glanced sideways at Jane.
“The deed is done.”
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She sneered. “Well done. You’ll be rewarded handsomely when it’s all settled.”
Liam smiled and bowed in exaggeration. “Thank you so much!”
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It didn’t take long for Liam to message Caroline about the time and place of their meeting.
She searched the location online and found that it was a simple coffee shop in the northern suburbs
However, he wanted them to meet at 9 am the next day. It seemed as though he was in a rush for
them to meet.
She and her employees would have to prepare the contract by tomorrow morning. Apparently, they would have to work overtime.
Caroline pressed a button on her desk and asked Cheryl to come over to her office. A moment later, Cheryl arrived.
“Cheryl, tell the legal department that they will have to work overtime. We must get the contract
done by 9 am tomorrow.”
“Is it that urgent?”
“Yes. Sloan’s father called me and said that he wanted to meet me at 9 am to discuss it tomorrow.
We should prepare the contract beforehand so that we’re prepared in case anything pops up.”
“Alright then. I’ll tell them about this right away,” said Cheryl as she turned to leave.
Just then, Caroline stood up and stopped Cheryl in her tracks.
“Never mind. I’ll tell them about it myself. We can save time if I speak to them in person.” She
then headed straight for the legal department.
Cheryl shook her head helplessly as she watched Caroline leave in a hurry. Caroline never seemed
to have time for herself.
She had only just gotten on good terms with her husband, yet she was burying herself under the
mountain of work again.
The discussion between Caroline and the legal team ended only at around 3 pm. It seemed as
though they were done with the contract now.
After flipping through the papers to make sure that there were no mistakes, Caroline stretched.
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She said “Thank you for your hard work, everyone. You don’t have to come to work for the next
two days. All of you should have a good rest”
“Thank you” the employees replied in unison. Their spints had been lifted now that they had the following two days to themselves.
Caroline smiled and saw them off. Afterward, she picked up the contract and headed back to her
office
When she pushed through the doors of the office, she saw Kik sitting on a chair Stunned, she stood rooted to the spot.
At the sound of someone entering the room, Kirk raised his head to see who it was. Seeing that it was Caroline, he spread his arms in an attempt to hug her
As if on instinct, Caroline walked toward him. He pulled her into his arms
“Are you done with work?” His voice was strained, as if he had waited for her for a long time
“When did you arrive?” asked Caroline Sitting on his lap right now made her teel warm and fuzzy inside somehow.
“Around 9 am.”
“Why didn’t you call me?” she asked in surprise
“I did, but you didn’t answer.”
Kirk carried her to the couch and sat. He shut his eyes and told het. “You must be tired Quick, take a nap.”
Glancing up at him, Caroline saw that his eyes were closed already. The soft light from behind him made him appear all the more gentle and energetic.
In truth, Caroline had felt kind of worn out just now. Now, though, she wasn’t tired in the least
Getting up from the couch, she stared at Kirk, who sat on the ground. His eyelids drooped so much that it was cleat he was going to doze off soon.
“Get up. Go back home and go to sleep.”
“No. You should sleep. Don’t you have a contract to settle by tomorrow?” he mumbled
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Caroline glanced at the clock on the wall and said, “I still have a couple of hours to get it done. Hurry and get up. The floor’s cold.”
Then, Kirk opened his eyes to look at her. “Darling, there’s something I would like to do if you
don’t want to sleep.”
Flabbergasted, Caroline didn’t know how to respond. A moment later, she simply told him, “Come up here to sleep then.”
Instead of listening to her, Kirk rested his chin against the couch. With his eyes half–closed, he murmured, “Go to sleep.” Soon, he was fast asleep.
His soft snores made Caroline drowsy too, and she soon fell asleep.
When she woke up the next morning, it was already 7 am.
She glanced sideways, expecting to see Kirk, but he was nowhere to be seen.
A wave of panic washed over her, and she raised her head to look around the office. However, she
calmed down at the sight of a container of mushroom soup and slices of baguette on her desk.
Standing up from the couch, she walked over to her desk and placed a hand over the food to find
that it was still hot.
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The doors opened just then, and Kirk entered the office. “You’re awake,” he said.
“Where were you?” Caroline turned to stare at him, her eyes full of worry. Abruptly, she noticed
her toothbrush and cup in his hands.
Kirk smirked. “Why didn’t you sleep for a bit longer?”
“It’s already 7 am. It’s about time for me to leave.”
Kirk handed her the toothbrush and cup and kissed her on the lips. It was soft at first, but soon he
deepened the kiss. She struggled to pull away for air.
A moment later, he finally let go of her.
Embarrassed, Caroline pounded her fists against his chest. “Are you starving or what?”
“Yes, I am.” Kirk laughed, which made her blush even further.
She took the toothbrush and cup from him and rushed out of the office to freshen up.
She came back shortly after that to see Kirk sitting in her chair and flipping through the contract.
She wasn’t alarmed, though. She simply let him carry on with what he was doing.
All of a sudden, Kirk broke the silence. “Your office is too small. You don’t even have a place to
rest or sleep.”
Caroline was munching on her breakfast when he spoke.
She laughed, amused. “Evans Group isn’t the same as before.
“Things have been worse since the company fell from grace back then.”
She continued, “We’re lucky enough that it’s still here.”
“So, you’re doing all this so that Evans Group can rise from the ashes, huh?”
Putting her breakfast down, Caroline pursed her lips in thought.
“Yes, I want to, but I know all too well that there is too great a difference between what the
company was in the past and the present. It will take a long time for it to regain its glory.”
“Maybe it won’t.”
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“It’s fine.” Kirk smiled reassuringly at her.
“Let’s go.”
Still, she couldn’t stop herself from glancing at him in concern. Only after that did she ask Jack to
start driving.
However, Kirk’s phone rang again just as they exited the underground car park. This time, though,
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“Are you sure it’s fine?” Caroline nudged Kirk’s arm.
He smiled. “Yep,” he said.
“But that person’s been trying to call you for so long. Maybe it’s something urgent?”
“No.” Kirk’s tone was cool.
Caroline didn’t look away from him, though. Her gaze fell on Kirk’s pocket, where his phone was still ringing. “I’ll help you answer it,” she suggested.
Kirk raised his eyes to look at her in silence before passing her his phone. She took a look at the screen to find that it was someone calling from overseas. The caller was anonymous.
After answering the call, the person on the other end of the line started talking immediately. His voice was pleasant to the ear, yet he sounded like a badass person.
“You finally answered my call.”
“Hello? This is Kirk’s wife.”
The caller fell silent for a while before chuckling. “I see. Nice to meet you. So, you’re my bro’s wife.
His bro’s wife? Caroline turned to stare at Kirk in confusion.
Kirk had a brother? Why had she never met this brother of his before?
“Pleased to meet you.”
”
“Can you hand the phone to Kirk?” he asked.
Once again, Caroline turned to look at Kirk, albeit a bit hesitant this time. He nodded slightly and took the phone from her.
“What is it?” he asked curtly as he stared out the window, his brows knitted closely together.
Finn chortled. “I thought you wouldn’t answer my call.”
“What do you want to tell me?” Kirk demanded.
“Nothing, really. I just wanted to tell you that I’ve prepared a surprise for you. It’s on the way.”
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“Are you sure it’s fine?” Caroline nudged Kirk’s arm.
He smiled. “Yep,” he said.
“But that person’s been trying to call you for so long. Maybe it’s something urgent?”
“No.” Kirk’s tone was cool.
Caroline didn’t look away from him, though. Her gaze fell on Kirk’s pocket, where his phone was still ringing. “I’ll help you answer it,” she suggested.
Kirk raised his eyes to look at her in silence before passing her his phone. She took a look at the screen to find that it was someone calling from overseas. The caller was anonymous.
After answering the call, the person on the other end of the line started talking immediately. His
voice was pleasant to the ear, yet he sounded like a badass person.
“You finally answered my call.”
“Hello? This is Kirk’s wife.”
The caller fell silent for a while before chuckling. “I see. Nice to meet you. So, you’re my bro’s wife.
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His bro’s wife? Caroline turned to stare at Kirk in confusion.
Kirk had a brother? Why had she never met this brother of his before?
“Pleased to meet you.”
“Can you hand the phone to Kirk?” he asked.
Once again, Caroline turned to look at Kirk, albeit a bit hesitant this time. He nodded slightly and
took the phone from her.
“What is it?” he asked curtly as he stared out the window, his brows knitted closely together.
Finn chortled. “I thought you wouldn’t answer my call.”
“What do you want to tell me?” Kirk demanded.
“Nothing, really. I just wanted to tell you that I’ve prepared a surprise for you. It’s on the way.”
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Finn continued, “It’ll arrive in 20 minutes, and your men will open it up for you. What you’ll hear
next is boom!”
Finn burst into laughter, and a vein on Kirk’s temple pulsed.
“What the hell are you going on about?” Kirk snapped.
“You took several business deals away from me. I had nothing to do, so I had no choice but to plan a surprise for you to entertain myself.”
Kirk glanced at the road ahead and ordered, “Stop.”
He hung up right after that. The look on his face was so awful that Caroline asked, “What happened?”
“It’s nothing.” He tried to comfort her with a smile, but to no avail.
“I can’t accompany you anymore. You have to go there alone. Take care.” That said, he opened the door and climbed out of the car.
His actions made Caroline worry for him. “You take care,” she said.
She couldn’t erase the ominous feeling in her gut after answering the call just now.
Kirk nodded, hailed a cab, and left shortly afterward, leaving Caroline staring in the direction in
which he had left.
She couldn’t help but wonder aloud, “Jack, do you know that Kirk has a brother?”
Jack was about to answer when Caroline started mumbling to herself. “Hmm… How were you
supposed to know this? Even I knew nothing about it.”
Afraid that things might go wrong, Jack went along with the flow and told her, “Yeah. How could I
have known that he has a brother?”
He revved the engine, and they headed straight for their destination.
To be frank, he had caught snippets of information about Kirk’s brother. Rumor had it that Ivan
had adopted him.
However, for some reasons unknown, he turned against the Morrison family and cut ties with
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What was more, he had even founded his own company to go against them. Things had taken a turn for the worse after Kirk took over the company.
Soon, Jack and Caroline arrived in the northern suburbs. They both got out of the car and headed to a private room,
Liam was already waiting for them when they entered the room. He looked more haggard than before.
When he saw Caroline, he rose from his seat to greet her. “Ms. Evans, you’re finally here.”
Caroline sat on the chair before him and said, “Sorry to keep you waiting.”
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“A million dollars.” Caroline tossed him a smile.
Liam was at a loss for words.
Thankfully, the waiter entered the room to serve the food. It helped to ease the tension so that things wouldn’t turn awkward.
After the waiter left, hatred flashed across Liam’s eyes, and he pointed at the dishes on the table.” Let’s enjoy ourselves first. We’ll talk about it later.”
Picking up the cutlery, Caroline gestured for Jack to come over, and the three of them had their meals together. The atmosphere was rather pleasant, even though they rarely spoke when they
ate.
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After half an hour, they were full. The waiter came into the room once again to clear the table and serve them dessert.
Seeing how Liam kept on checking the time, Caroline asked, “Are you in a rush to go somewhere?”
“Huh? No.”
“Then why are you checking the time so frequently?”
“I wanted to see if it was time.”
“Time for what?”
Raising his eyes to look at Caroline, Liam smiled at her and said, “It’s nothing. You’ll know what it
is soon. Let’s continue our talk from just now, shall we?”
unsettling, and it gave her an ominous feeling.
She glanced at Jack, who stared back at her with alarmed eyes. He had the same premonition as her.
“We’ll talk about it some other time,” said Caroline, standing up.
All of a sudden, a wave of dizziness washed over her. She even had to hold on to the table for support.
“What was in the food?” She raised her eyes at Liam, glowering.
Liam simply laughed. “Isn’t it a bit too late for you to notice it?”
Caroline’s expression changed. Hastily, she turned to look at Jack, who swayed, obviously drugged, just like her.
Alarm bells started ringing in her head. She quickly pinched her arm, and the pain cleared her head a little.
Grabbing Jack’s arm, she dashed for the door but was stopped in her tracks when she saw two brawny men blocking their path.
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Kirk strode into SY Group’s headquarters in Easton.
There wasn’t a single person in sight.
After making sure that there was absolutely no one left there besides the two of them, Charles walked out and told him, “Sir, I’ve checked all the rooms. All the employees have left.”
“Where’s the parcel?”
Charles brought Kirk to the reception counter and said, “Here it is. This is the parcel you wanted.”
Kirk stared at the box, his gaze dark and piercing.
“Sir,” said Charles with his voice lowered.
“Does this box really contain a … bomb?”
Instead of answering, Kirk simply stared unblinkingly at the box. No one could ever be certain of how much what Finn said was true. It wouldn’t hurt to be extra careful.
“Are they here?”
“They’re waiting for your orders at the back door,” Charles whispered.
He didn’t have the guts to speak loudly at this crucial moment. Things would go awry if they were discovered.
“Let them come in,” ordered Kirk.
Charles nodded, headed to the back door, and led the men to the reception counter.
“Sir,” said all of them in unison upon seeing Kirk.
Kirk nodded at the box. “Open it up and see what’s inside.”
“Yes, sir,” came the men’s unanimous reply.
After putting on their equipment, they picked up their shields, approached the parcel gingerly, and opened it.
Several minutes later, they took the box out of its outer casing.
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Charles‘ eyes turned as big as saucers when he saw it. It was, in fact, a bomb. “How did this even
get to Easton?”
Everyone else’s faces were equally gloomy. The men, who were actually bomb disposal technicians, then produced their tools to inspect the bomb. After quite some time, they stared at it
in confusion.
“What’s wrong?” Kirk asked.
“It doesn’t seem like a bomb now.”
“What do you mean ‘seem‘?” Charles was displeased.
“If it’s a bomb, it’s a bomb. There’s nothing in between.”
“It certainly looks like one, but we didn’t detect any explosive substances.”
“It’s fake, then?” Charles glanced at Kirk, and everyone else followed suit.
The head of the bomb disposal team looked troubled as he answered, “We can’t be sure until we take it apart.
“Sir?” Charles prompted Kirk as the latter considered the suggestion, scowling.
A moment later, he ordered, “Do it!”
“Yes, sir!” The team then started doing their job.
Standing aside, Kirk stared at the tiny black object surrounded by the bomb disposal technicians, his eyes dark like a bottomless pit.
There was something off about this, but he couldn’t tell what it was.
In the coffee shop, Caroline would have fallen if she hadn’t clutched at Jack’s arm. The two brawny men were advancing on them.
She turned back to look at Liam. “What are you trying to do?”
“I don’t know. I’m getting paid for this to free someone from a certain disaster.”
Liam laughed and continued, “Caroline, you should just stop struggling. The more you move, the quicker the drug takes effect.”
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Caroline bit her lip so hard that she tasted blood. The pain kept her awake so that she could at
least stand upright. She refused to talk to Liam anymore.
“Jack, how do you feel?” she asked in barely a whisper.
“I think,” said Jack, glowering at the two brutes that were approaching them.
“I can get rid of them both.”
“It won’t work. There must be more of them out there,” whispered Caroline as she grabbed his arm.
“I’m their target. I’ll buy time. You see if you can make it out of here.”
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“I can’t just leave you behind,” Jack protested. He stayed by her side, wanting to ensure her safety. He wouldn’t run off without her.
“You don’t need to push yourself,” said Caroline through gritted teeth.
“There’s only the two of us now. As long as one of us escapes, the other will have a chance at being saved.”
“Madam-
“Enough.” Releasing her grasp on his arm, Caroline dashed toward the two brutes and bit one of their arms.
“Run!” She hollered, then bit on one of the men’s arms again.
The man yelled in pain and kicked her in the stomach, making her crash against the wall. The impact was so great that she winced in agony.
She tried to bear the pain as she wrapped her arms around the man’s thigh.
It all happened in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, Caroline had informed Jack of what she was going to do. So he darted through the door when he heard Caroline yell for him to run.
By the time the brutes reacted, Jack was already quite a distance away from them. One of them called out, “Stop him! Don’t let him escape!”
Several bodyguards appeared before Jack soon after the brute finished his sentence.
Even though Jack had been drugged and his movement was sluggish, he was, after all, a long- term champion in the UFC.
He shoved them away and quickly made his way to the car, leaving the three bodyguards far behind him.
After exiting the building, he headed straight for the car, then yanked the door open and got into the driver’s seat.
He glanced at the men who followed him out of the building, contemplating if he should inside since Caroline was still in there.
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Eventually, he made up his mind and drove away.
The bodyguards chasing after him ran after his car for quite some distance before being ordered
to stop.
Liam told them, “Never mind. He’s not our target. It’s fine even if he runs away.”
As he spoke, he turned around to snicker at Caroline, who was now being flanked by bodyguards.
Caroline relaxed a little, seeing that Jack had managed to escape. Liam approached her, and she sneered at him.
He slapped her across the face. “And you still have the audacity to smile? Didn’t you say you wanted Mackey Group in exchange for just 20 million dollars? Take this!”
Liam raised his hand to slap Caroline again, but one of the bodyguards interrupted him. “Mr. Mackey, we have to go back and report to our boss.”
The arrogant look on his face disappeared when he heard that. “Fine, fine.”
Caroline furrowed her brows at Liam’s sudden change of behavior.
Someone else was behind this.
What was more, this person had quite the influence and power over others. This was the final thought she had before she blacked out.
At SY Group’s headquarters in Easton, the bomb disposal squad was done taking apart the box.
“Sir.”
One of them passed it to Kirk and said, “This bomb is indeed a replica. The materials used to make its shell are genuine, so it looks just like a real bomb.”
Charles walked over to see it for himself. “So, it’s really fake.”
He waved a hand in the air to dismiss the squad and said, “You may leave now.”
The men nodded and left.
When only he and Kirk were left, Charles asked, “Sir, why did Finn do this? Did he simply want to play a prank on you?”
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By now, Kirk’s gaze was thunderous. He stared at the fake bomb in silence. Suddenly, he got an
idea.
He sprang up from his seat and strode toward the door. Clueless as to what was going on, Charles
went after him.
“Sir, where are you going?”
Just then, Kirk’s phone started ringing. He fished out his phone from his pocket to see Jack’s name on the screen. His gaze darkened even further.
“Speak.”
Hearing Kirk’s voice, Jack finally became less panicked.
Still, he couldn’t stop himself from feeling remorseful for not being able to ensure Caroline’s safety. In the end, it was Caroline who protected him, not the other way around.
Eventually, when he opened his mouth to speak, his voice trembled ever so slightly. “Sir, the madam’s been abducted!”
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