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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.”

Caroline. He really did climb up the

is

He asked, “How are you feeling?” He

the clothes

probably be discharged from the hospital in a few days, Caroline said. She couldn’t

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

voice was hoarse. He couldn’t handle sneaking around just to see

nose, voicing her concern:

“Nope.”

asked curiously, “How

any person he sought, especially someone as outstanding as

on his lips. “Do you know what a blind

Caroline nodded, listening carefully.

has a blind spot. No matter how capable Eddy is, he can’t search

For example, he definitely wouldn’t expect me to climb over the wall to

partially understood his words. She said, “As long as he doesn’t find out, it

bright smile on Caroline’s face, Kirk’s lips curled into a smile, and he slowly

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

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

go.” Caroline’s voice trembled, but

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up a chair

Caroline asked nervously, leaning

Gwen’s voice came through

instant. She opened the door and said,

to see Kirk’s hand tightly holding her welct. Both of them looked like lovers. She blushed,

smiled at Kirk, then turned to Caroline and teased, “… You called me here on purpose to let me

Caroline argued, “We

be him…” Gwen looked at Kirk carefully. Her gaze was sharp as she tried to find any flaws in him. However, she couldn’t find anything and said unwillingly, “He doesn’t look too

to hear her best friend’s acknowledgement of Kirk.

She’d never even bothered to pay attention to Eddy back then. Gwen’s positive comment proved that Kirk was

“This is my

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

Kirk was just an ordinary office employee. However, looking at him now, she

me you work at

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