Caroline followed him. "Do you need help?""There's no need." Kirk's motions weren't practiced. It looked like it was his first time cooking.A tablet by the hob was playing a cooking tutorial on repeat."Is this your first time?" Caroline was a little shocked.Kirk replied, "Yes.""I couldn't tell."Although Kirk seemed unaccustomed to it, he seemed competent. That was the most surprising thing.Kirk dumped the finished dish onto a plate. Caroline took the plate out and put it on the table. Then, she sat opposite Kirk."Have a taste."Caroline nodded and started digging into one of the dishes.After taking a bite, Carline laughed. "It doesn't look like much, but it tastes great. You're naturally talented."Kirk paused before serving himself a portion. His expression turned pleasant.Eating in harmony, neither of them talked about the police incident. Still, Caroline had already guessed that Kirk had been the one who'd hired Kai.Kai was someone not even the Morrison fam
Caroline wrapped herself in the bath towel and walked out hesitantly.Kirk was searching for some clothes with his chest bare. When he heard the noise, he turned his head around.Caroline swallowed. Kirk's figure was truly magnificent. He had broad shoulders and defined muscles. When she thought about it, Caroline figured that she wasn't losing out.She took a few steps forward and lowered her head in front of Kirk. "Let me help you change."He raised an eyebrow. He found it adorable that Caroline was curling her toes at this.He replied huskily, "Alright."As he said this, he handed the clothes he'd picked out to Caroline.Caroline kept her head down. She didn't dare to even look at Kirk. Her mind was buzzing, and she didn't know what to say.She guided Kirk's arms into the shirt's sleeves. At the shoulders, Caroline had to stand on her tiptoes.Kirk slowly bent over and lowered his head. Caroline's red lips met Kirk's jaw.She froze, her mind going empty.After a dizzy s
Eddy had already been unsettled when dinner hadn't been sent over last night. When he saw that Caroline was calling, he answered it without a second thought.He'd never answered her call so quickly before. It stunned Caroline as she made some mental notes. "Why haven't you sent my breakfast over?"Caroline frowned. She gave up on making mental notes. She immediately said mockingly, "You two are really a match made in heaven. One wants to put me behind bars, and one wants me to be his slave. I won't have it anymore!"He could eat if he wanted to. If he didn't, it would serve him right if he starved!Even using Jude's name against her wouldn't help him now.Eddy could feel Caroline's rage through the phone. He put down the phone, feeling totally confused. Caroline was obviously talking about Layla.He recalled Layla's phone call last night. She'd said that someone was bullying her and asked him to send Gordon over.Eddy had a bad feeling about this.He called Layla and aske
After finishing her call, Caroline went to the police station to get her laptop."The laptop has been completely destroyed," a policeman said. "I'm afraid it can't be fixed."Caroline frowned.There was only a week left before the competition's deadline. There wasn't enough time, even if she redrew the design.After some thought, Caroline still decided to head to a repair shop in the city center.There, the staff took one look at the laptop and said, "It's been completely destroyed. You'd better buy a new one."Feeling low, Caroline walked out of the repair shop. After a few steps, she heard someone calling her. "Ms. Evans?"Caroline looked back to find Sean waving at her by the road."What are you doing here, Dr. Yates?" Caroline cheered herself up and went over."I heard there's a restaurant serving authentic local cuisine around here." Sean fidgeted with his GPS. "But I can't seem to find it."Caroline moved closer to take a look. She laughed and explained, "It's in an a
Raising an eyebrow, Sean stared at her and waited, but she faltered and didn't continue. Soon, the waiter came with their food, so Sean said, "Let's eat." After finishing their meal, Sean and Caroline said their goodbyes. He watched her as she left before he took his phone out to call Kirk. "Where are you?" "At the company." Kirk had rented a place for his company in a small business district east of town. It wasn't exactly huge, so he'd asked Eddy to have the 88th floor emptied so that it could be turned into a leisure area for him to work out. When Kirk said that he was at the company, Sean instantly knew what he meant. "I saw your wife today."Kirk had been listening to Sean without much interest, but now he froze. His fingers halted, and the pen in his grasp stopped moving. His expression turned grim. "We even had something to eat." "Sean!" Kirk warned. Sean started chuckling. "It was a coincidence. She was here to fix her laptop, and I recommended you. "What do y
Caroline ran here and there with her laptop in hand for the entire afternoon, but to no avail. She even thought of withdrawing from the contest. But … She wasn't with the Evanses now, and she couldn't just rely on Kirk all the time. He probably didn't have much money with him after buying a villa. Besides, he still had to pay for it every month. All of this reminded Caroline of how much she wanted to strangle Layla for her sins. This morning, Kai had messaged her, saying that the process had begun. Layla should receive the court summons in about two days' time. Still, it would take some time before the official hearing.Kai had told Caroline that she didn't need to worry about it and that he'd settle everything for her. So, she'd only need to show up at court that time. Caroline felt her spirits improve now that all she had to do was wait for Layla to receive her punishment. It was a shame that …Caroline clicked open to the public page for the design contest and was about to
Half an hour later, Kirk received a call from Sean."Were you in a meeting just now?" Sean asked, and Kirk could hear him burp from the other end of the line. "Eddy called and spoke to me about sourcing a kidney for him. Didn't you say that you wanted to stop the search? Why are you starting it again?" Kirk was still simmering with rage, so his voice was dangerously low. "It's your business." "No way." Sean refused it right away. "I told you before that his lover's medical condition is strange. I was glad when you told me to stop our search. If I had to carry on with it, I'd have to go through her reports again," he complained. "You'd better give me an answer. Are we doing it or not?" Instead of replying, Kirk ended the call. That made Sean realize that they weren't going to do it after all. No more than five minutes later, Eddy called Sean again. Taking out Layla's medical report, Sean started his plan to find a reasonable excuse to refuse Eddy's request. However, one
"Why us?" Gwen couldn't contain her anger anymore. "I'm the boss here," the man spat. "Leave now. We won't welcome anyone who offends Ms. Collins." Gwen wanted to argue with them, but Caroline tugged at her arm and said, "Gwen, it's fine. It's the weekend. We shouldn't waste time on people like them." There were many places selling delicacies at the bottom of the hill anyway. "That's not entirely true," someone said jokingly. "You should be happy when you come out to have fun." Caroline looked in the direction of the voice to find Sean standing there. She'd never thought she'd run into him here. He strode toward them and gave Caroline and Gwen his greetings before turning to face the restaurant's owner with a polite smile. "These two are my friends," Sean told him. The meaning behind his words was as clear as day. Chasing Caroline and Gwen away was the same as asking him to leave. The restaurant's owner didn't know who Sean was, but Brie, who stood beside him, knew Se