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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.”

really did climb up

is the

didn’t have an issue climbing something this high. He asked, “How are you feeling?” He

ignore the clothes in the

hurts a bit, but I can walk now. I’ll probably be discharged from the hospital in a few days, Caroline said.

of mind, thinking about the expensive hospital bills she

couldn’t handle sneaking around just to see

nose, voicing her concern: “Did Eddy

“Nope.”

asked curiously, “How do

person he sought, especially someone as outstanding as

his

Caroline nodded, listening carefully.

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

he definitely wouldn’t expect me to climb

his words. She said, “As long as he

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

urgent knock on the door. Caroline’s heart

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

I’ll go.” Caroline’s voice trembled, but she walked ahead

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chair with his other

Caroline asked nervously, leaning against the

Gwen’s voice came through the

instant. She opened the door

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

Caroline and teased, “… You called me here on purpose to

Caroline argued, “We

must 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

her best friend’s acknowledgement of Kirk.

God didn’t deserve her best friend. She’d never even bothered to

my best friend, Gwen,

frowned. He hadn’t relaxed from the moment Gwen entered the room. Still, for Caroline’s sake,

man in front of her. Caroline had told her that Kirk was just an ordinary office employee. However, looking at him now, she noticed that he had an elegant bearing, which

She asked, “Carol told me you work at Morrison

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