“He’s in the lounge now. Would you like to meet him?” asked Simon.

“It’s only right for me to thank him in person. Can you show me the way?”

“Of course.”

Simon dropped what he was working on and ushered Caroline to the lounge.

On the way there, Caroline couldn’t hold back her racing heart. She was about to meet the mysterious business tycoon. In an attempt to

calm down, she rubbed her temples.

“We are here,” said Simon after a few minutes of walking. He then turned to Caroline and said, “I shall take my leave now.”

Caroline nodded. After Simon disappeared, she knocked on the door. She did it a few more times, but only silence answered her.

Meekly, Caroline uttered, “Hi there, Mr. Morrison. I’m Caroline. I invited you to dinner last time, but you couldn’t come. If it weren’t for your

help today. I…”

are you doing here?” A husky voice

turned around, flustered. “Why are you

of her

Caroline’s slender collarbone. The urges he’d tried so hard to suppress flared up again, making

away. No

Eddy’s second

lifted his eyebrows. “Are you

respect him a lot, so don’t talk about him

them, He held Caroline’s waist in one hand and grabbed the door handle with another.

“Stop.”

Caroline’s being. She rested her hands on Kirk’s chest and

plea. No one

aback by Caroline’s reaction.

Caroline shook

of the light, her tears shone like pearls, adorning her beautiful features. Kirk scooped out one of the

Caroline burst into small sobs. Tears overflowed her face. The tough front she’d put up crumbled like paper before Kirk, But who could blame her? She was so young–hardly 20 years old. She could

didn’t feel any better

they wouldn’t stop appearing. He gave up, and instead,

at him as she tried to protest, but to no avail in the face of Kirk’s

He then twisted the door handle, but Caroline

Eddy’s second uncle was

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