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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

is the

climbing something this high. He asked, “How are you feeling?” He looked

clothes in

still hurts a bit, but I can walk now. I’ll probably be discharged from the hospital in

thinking about the expensive hospital bills she had to

was hoarse. He couldn’t handle sneaking around

scratched her nose, voicing her concern: “Did Eddy

“Nope.”

“How

any person he sought, especially

smile on his lips. “Do you know what a blind spot

Caroline nodded, listening carefully.

Eddy is, he can’t search every corner of Osbury. I’m simply hiding in

example, he definitely wouldn’t expect

said, “As long as he doesn’t find out, it should be

Kirk’s lips curled into a smile,

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

reassured, “Don’t panic. I’ll go and

go.” Caroline’s voice trembled, but she

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chair

asked nervously, leaning against

Gwen’s voice came through

She opened the

Kirk’s hand tightly holding her welct. Both of them looked like lovers.

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

argued,

she tried to find any flaws in him. However, she

relieved to hear her best friend’s acknowledgement of

bothered to pay attention to Eddy back

my best

Gwen entered the

interested in the man in front of her. Caroline had told her that Kirk was just an ordinary office employee. However,

told me you work at Morrison Corporation. What are you in charge

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