October 2023

Chapter 35“Mhmm.” Gwen hummed and nodded. “Have you thought of which painting you’re going to giveMr. Morrison Senior?” she asked.Caroline opened the auction house’s website and skimmed through the items that were beingauctioned today.“This one,” she handed her phone to Gwen and explained, “It’s by Zach Zimmer. Although he isn’t that popular compared to other […]

Chapter 34Caroline opened the door to see an empty corridor. There was no one there. “Strange. Nobody’s here,” she mumbled to herself.Kirk had followed her to the door. He looked to the left and right and saw no one there either. In his h oa rse voice, he said, “Maybe a kid tried to prank

hapter 33Layla’s voice trailed off, but everyone around knew what she meant.Caroline replied calmly, “How I got the money is none of your business.” She continued, “Besides, according to our agreement, I don’t need to get divorced, and you can’t withdraw the investment either. You’re free to choose whether to stay or leave when Evans

Chapter 32Caroline frowned. The way Layla apologized seemed rather pretentious.“Kent Pearson?” Sarah cried and looked at Caroline with anxiety written all over her face. “Wereyou tainted?”Caroline glanced sideways at Layla, her lips already turning into a sneer. “So, you’re the one whoordered Kent to do that to me last night, aren’t you?”Layla paled at Caroline’s

Chapter 31“Are you willing to?” His voice was low and h oa rse, yet his eyes had a strange light in them.Caroline didn’t know whether he was truly drunk or was simply pretending to be drunk. She pressed her lips against his; her entire face was already bright red by now.Kirk bent over and pressed

Chapter 30Before she could finish, Kirk dragged her to the door roughly and flung her out. His gaze was icy, and he looked frightening.“Who gave you the audacity!” he growled. Brie’s face paled instantly.A short distance away, Sean shook his head helplessly at the scene. “He won’t admit that he likes Caroline, but that’s how

Chapter 29Everybody got up and prepared to greet Kirk, but what he did was punch Eddy in the face. Their jaws dropped, including Eddy’s himself. After a pause, Eddy cradled his cheek and raised hishead. “Uncle Kirk?” Kirk looked at him with a venomous gaze.Sean was the first to get his senses back and signaled

hapter 28The sharp ringing of Caroline’s phone pulled her back to reality. When she pushed Kirk away, she was panting. It’s my phone. It must be Gwen.” Then, she quickly answered the call. “Hey, Gwen.”Phew. You picked up. I was worried to death. How did it go? Did that old ba stard hurt you?”Caroline did

Chapter 27Caroline rushed to grab a towel from the bedside and stuffed it into Kent’s mouth. After all, it washer first time in a situation like that, and she was already at the end of her rope after pushing through to this point. Hearing the knock on the door, she trembled like a leaf, at

Chapter 26“I came to see you today to…”Kent waved his hand dismissively and said with a sigh, “Ms. Evans, this must be your first timetalking business. The rule is to drink before talking about business matters.” With that, hesnapped his fingers at the waiter and ordered, “Bring us the best bottle of wine you have.”A