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“I’m sorry. I didn’t know it was you,” Caroline apologized.

She nervously sat Kirk down on the couch and turned the lights on. Her heart ached when she saw his injury, and she hurriedly looked for

the first aid kit.

Kirk wanted to tell her that she didn’t have to worry about a minor injury.

Before he could get the words out, he caught sight of a bra in the suitcase out of the corner of his eye, and his mind went blank. He’d

asked someone to pick up some clothes and bring them to Caroline. He hadn’t seen them, not even once.

Kirk frowned. His desire for Caroline was burning like lava. At this moment, Caroline found the first aid kit and sat beside him. Her sweet

scent filled Kirk’s nostrils, stimulating his senses.

Caroline didn’t notice it at all. She took a cotton swab dipped in alcohol to dab the wound on Kirk’s forehead. “This will hurt a little, so you must bear it.” She cleaned his wound with gentle and delicate movements.

Kirk swallowed with difficulty. His eyes couldn’t move away from the sight before him, and his ears turned red.

His intense gaze startled Caroline, and only when she looked down did she realize how suggestive their position was. “1–I’m done — She

blushed, putting some distance between them.

There was still a suggestive and romantic atmosphere in the air.

Caroline felt like she had to say something to break the odd silence. “How did you come up here?”

***

Caroline glanced at the balcony. They were on the second floor. She wondered if he’d climbed up the pipes on the walls.

Kirk answered, “I climbed up here.”

answer dumbfounded Caroline. He really did climb up

this is the second

He asked, “How are you feeling?” He

ignore the clothes in the

now. I’ll probably be discharged from the hospital in a

of mind, thinking about the expensive hospital bills she had to pay the

hoarse. He couldn’t

her concern: “Did Eddy

“Nope.”

asked curiously, “How do you avoid

Eddy could always find any person he sought,

his lips. “Do you

Caroline nodded, listening carefully.

he can’t search

wouldn’t expect me to climb over the wall to see you

“As long as he doesn’t find

face, Kirk’s lips curled into a

the door. Caroline’s heart skipped a beat, and

held Caroline’s shoulders. He reassured, “Don’t panic. I’ll go and have a

go.” Caroline’s voice trembled,

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chair

is it?” Caroline asked nervously, leaning against the

Carol!” Gwen’s voice came through

an instant. She opened the door and said, “You really scared

down to see Kirk’s hand tightly holding her welct. Both

at Kirk, then turned to Caroline and teased, “… You called me

Caroline argued, “We

carefully. Her gaze was sharp as she tried to find any flaws in him. However, she couldn’t find anything and said unwillingly, “He

relieved to hear her best friend’s acknowledgement

God didn’t deserve her best friend. She’d never even bothered to pay attention to Eddy back then. Gwen’s

“This is my best friend, Gwen, and this is

He hadn’t relaxed from the moment Gwen entered the room. Still, for Caroline’s sake, he gave Gwen a curt

Gwen was interested in the man in front of her. Caroline had told her that Kirk was just an ordinary office employee. However, looking at him now, she noticed

took note of this discrepancy. She asked, “Carol told me you work at Morrison Corporation. What are

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