Chapter 113

"Are you—"

"Carol!" Before Caroline finished her question, she heard Gwen's excited voice.

Caroline looked in the direction of the voice. Seeing Gwen getting out of Sean's car, she asked, "Did you both come here together?"

"Yeah," Sean answered. "Congratulations, Ms. Evans."

Caroline gave Gwen a vague glance and said to Sean, "Thank you, Dr. Yates, but you don't have to be so formal. Just call me Carrie from now on."

"Carrie?" Kirk hummed from the side.

After glancing at Kirk, Sean said, "I'd better call you Caroline. You don't have to be formal, either. You can just call me Sean."

"Okay."

As they talked, the four of them sat at a table. From time to time, Kirk would look down at his stool.

Noticing his actions, Caroline asked, "What's wrong?"

Kirk had been acting weird from the moment they'd arrived at the restaurant.

Sean joked, saying, "Just ignore him. A rich man like him is lowering his dignity to dine in this open-air barbecue restaurant. It's normal for him to be un