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Bryan agreed without hesitation They decided to go to the press conference together on the 19th.
After seeing Bryan off, Caroline realized something Not only could she get a phone for Gwen, but she could also meet Eddy’s second uncle.
Humming, Caroline walked into the kitchen and started preparing dinner.
She didn’t know what Kirk was up to these days. He would always leave in the afternoon and come home for dinner. But she’d never checked up on him since she trusted him completely.
Kirk opened the door and walked in, just in time to see Caroline busy in the kitchen. His heart
swelled in an instant, and he went to hug her from behind.
Startled, Caroline turned around and saw Kirk. She said in surprise, “Why were you so quiet?”
“What are you making?” Kirk lifted the lid of the pot, and the aroma of food wafted out.
“Tomato salsa Caroline pushed Kirk away. “Get out of here. Don’t mess up things here.“”
Kirk stood at the door, motionless. He said cheekily, “I’ll leave if you give me a kiss.”
Speechless, Caroline turned back to cook. “Bryan dropped by today.”
Kirk took off his suit jacket. He asked curiously, “Oh, why did he come to see you?”
“He came to talk about you.” As Caroline talked, she plated up the tomato salsa.
“What did you guys say about me?” Kirk helped put the cutlery and plates on the table.
Caroline pondered for a moment, then said with a smile, “He told me you have a friend who’s a
talented doctor. Hey, what’s his name?”
Now she finally understood why Kirk had become fast friends with Sean. Both of them were
medical students, so they had some common ground.
Kirk froze. He quickly pulled Caroline into his arms, softly caressing the skin on her neck. He
asked, “What else did he tell you?”
“We just talked about the time when you were in school.” Caroline excitedly turned around, not
noticing anything unusual about Kirk.
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She mused, “Hey, I think Bryan is a pretty interesting guy.”
“Interesting?” Kirk’s tone turned dangerous, and he pinched Caroline’s neck. “You like him?”
“Yeah.” Caroline commented, “He’s much cuter than his sister.”
Kirk turned Caroline, making her face him. He stared at her with dark eyes and said, “You player, are you getting tired of me so soon?”
Caroline laughed, noticing the hint of jealousy in his tone. “What? I like him as a younger brother.”
Kirk pinned Caroline against the table’s edge, putting them even closer together. He bit her lips and looked at her bewitchingly.
He said bossily, to the point of being unreasonable, “You can’t like him at all, even as a brother…”
Caroline didn’t know how to react. As Kirk’s kiss became more intense, she finally noticed that something was off and weakly grabbed Kirk’s arm. She stammered, “L–let’s eat…”
Later, in bed, Caroline kicked Kirk on the shin. “I’m hungry.”
“Okay,” Kirk agreed. He was already satiated, happy, and full of energy. He got out of bed and
warmed up the food for Caroline.
After dinner, Caroline and Kirk discussed buying gifts for her new colleagues.
Caroline didn’t understand at all. “This is a social courtesy. Don’t you buy gifts for your colleagues
when you go on a trip?”
Kirk frowned. Charles usually handled these things, so he didn’t need to bother about them at all.
Seeing this, Caroline asked, “Do you want me to buy something for you?”
“No.” Kirk kissed her cheek. “What do you need? I’ll get … I’ll buy them for you.”
Caroline frowned slightly. “I don’t know.”
At any rate, she had a few more days, so she could slowly figure it out.
Soon, the 19th arrived. Kirk went out early in the morning, so Caroline couldn’t inform him about
where she was going.
Bryan came to pick her up around 9 am. However, he was much more silent this time. He was
cautious, as though he were afraid of saying the wrong thing.
Caroline asked, “What’s wrong?” She wanted to hear more about Kirk.
Hearing Caroline’s question, Bryan tensed and said, “N–nothing I just have a toothache
Oh Caroline nodded and stopped talking to him.
Bryan secretly let out a sigh. Two days ago, Kirk had severely warned him to keep his mouth shut
If not, he would suffer the consequences. He was afraid of slipping up around Caroline.
Fortunately, they arrived at the press conference soon enough.
With Bryan around, Caroline only needed to register herself quickly, and she was allowed inside.
The two sat down.
Caroline looked at the stage, saying expectantly, “I heard that SY Group’s president will be here
today.”
Bryan reeled back in his seat, almost falling to the ground. “W–what did you say?”
“SY Group’s president will be here today.”
Noticing Bryan’s pale face, Caroline asked, “What’s wrong? Is your toothache really that bad?”
Wanting to leave, Bryan grabbed Caroline’s hand, but he heard the host’s voice from the stage just
then “The press conference is about to begin. Everyone, please remain seated…”
Bryan quickly looked at the door. It had already closed. He was doomed.
Caroline asked in confusion, “What’s wrong, Bryan? If your tooth really hurts, why don’t you go to a
hospital?”
Bryan didn’t know how to respond to that. He simply said, “Caroline, stay here for now. I’m going to
make a call.”
After that, he trotted to the corridor.
Caroline frowned, feeling perplexed
After walking out of the venue, Bryan quickly dialed Avery’s number. “Bad news, Avery. I screwed
up!”
Avery had been in a bad mood for the past few days. She sneered, “When have you not screwed up?
“I’m serious this time, Avery.” Bryan briefly explained what happened to his sister.
He said anxiously, “Kirk had just warned me two days ago, but now I’ve brought Caroline to SY Group’s press conference. As soon as Caroline sees Kirk, she’ll understand everything. When that happens, Kirk is going to kill me.”
After Avery listened to her brother, she was silent for a moment. Her bad mood had vanished. Her brain was working at full speed, and she soon came up with an idea.
“Don’t panic. I’ll call Kirk and tell him that Caroline is there. Then, he’ll just cancel the press conference.”
“Are you sure that’ll work?” Bryan asked uncertainly.
“Of course, now get back in there. Caroline will definitely become suspicious if you’re gone for too long.”
Bryan had grown up with his parents coddling him. So he had an innocent mind. He was completely unaware of what his sister was planning.
“All right. I’ll head back in there. Everything is up to you, Avery.”
After hanging up the phone, Avery smirked.
For the past few days, she had been racking her brain trying to figure out how to tell Caroline about Kirk’s true identity nonchalantly. To her surprise, her foolish brother had given her the help she needed.
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When the press conference started, everyone was asked to turn off their phones. No one was allowed to take pictures.
As Caroline turned her phone off, Bryan returned. He looked a lot better, but he was still nervous.
“Are you really okay?” She took a bottle of painkillers from her bag and asked, “Do you want some medicine?”
Bryan smiled bitterly and waved his hand. “I’m fine.”
Fortunately, the project manager for Dragon went on stage then, diverting Caroline’s attention. Bryan finally had a chance to breathe. He wondered if Avery had warned Kirk yet.
He was so uneasy that he didn’t even listen to all the concepts that usually interested him.
Meanwhile, Charles walked backstage and ordered, “The president is coming soon. You have to handle the security work properly. Got it?”
Everyone backstage stopped what they were doing and nodded in unison. These people were all Charles‘ experienced subordinates. Charles had no doubts about their abilities.
Charles walked away, then turned back around. He said, “Oh, yeah. Show me the registry.”
The staff member responsible for the registration turned pale and handed the registry to Charles with trembling hands.
Charles glanced at the paper, then frowned. “Why are all the words the same?”
“Oh.” The staff fiddled with his fingers. “I accidentally spilled something on the registry just now, so I wrote a new copy.”
Charles only warned him to be careful next time before returning the registry. Then, he left to pick up Kirk.
After watching Charles leave, the staff members let out a sigh of relief.
Charles walked out the back door, where a black car was discreetly parked. It wasn’t noticeable at all. He approached the vehicle and said through the window, “Sir, everything is ready. You can go in 15 minutes.”
The window rolled down, revealing Kirk’s handsome face. He was wearing sungla**es, and he
Charles said with a smile, “Is it for Mrs. Morrison and her friend?”
Kirk looked over to Charles. His gaze was cold, but his expression was much softer than usual.
Charles boldly asked, “Are you in love with her, sir?”
Kirk’s soft expression tensed. He asked, “What makes you think that?”
Not noticing the unusual change in Kirk’s behavior, Charles continued, “Back then, you’d always
put work first. But ever since you got together with Mrs. Morrison, you put her above everything
“All right. That’s it for the phone’s descriptions and specifications. If you have any questions or topics you want to discuss, feel free to ask me about them.” After that, the project manager
It was finally over. Caroline looked at Bryan and asked, “The president of SY Group should be
The audience cheered immediately.
Caroline nervously looked over at where the host was gesturing.
Bryan also stared at the entrance, looking as pale as a ghost.
At this moment, Kirk, who was hidden in the darkness, glanced around. Suddenly, his eyes fell on Caroline, making him stop in his tracks.
Beside him, Charles was caught off guard by his boss‘ actions. “What’s wrong, sir?”
As he spoke, he looked over at where Kirk was watching, and his face turned pale. “Mrs Morrison? How did she get in here? Sir, I’ll get them to cancel the press conference immediately…”
Noticing Kirk’s hesitation, the host on the stage joked, “Does the president think we’re not applauding enough? Come on, let us welcome him again with another round of applause!”
Everyone applauded again. This time, they were more enthusiastic than before. Amidst the applause, a slender figure finally walked up to the stage.
He was tall and slender, wearing a suit with leather shoes. He had a noble and unapproachable air about him.
Unfortunately, he was wearing a silver mask that covered his entire face, so aside from his eyes, Caroline couldn’t see anything else.
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Seeing this, Bryan quickly followed her. At the door, he held Caroline back “Caroline What on
Caroline knocked on the door before opening it. The people who were busying themselves behind the counter all looked at her in unison.
Caroline mustered her courage and asked, “May I know where the president of SY Group is?”
The people exchanged looks with each other.
After a moment, one of the employees came up to Caroline. “May I ask if you’re Ms. Caroline Evans?
Caroline asked, “You know who I am?” She didn’t recognize the person before her at all.
“Yes, sir.”
She was in a great mood today. As a reward for herself, she had gone for a manicure.
“What’s up with you, Avery?
It was then that Avery realized how strange her reaction seemed. She took a deep breath and pushed down the rage toiling in her qut.
Avery’s eyes narrowed as she hung up. She was so angry that she flipped over the manicurist’s
“Three?” Gwen was shocked. “Is this one of the rich people’s hobbies?”
Caroline took a few pictures of the phone’s packaging. “I’ll give you one when I get back.”
“Soon. I’ll be going home in a few days.”
Doesn’t that mean I’ll get the phone very soon? Wow, I’ll be the third person in the country to get
Kirk looked at Caroline, who was so invested in chatting with Gwen. It only annoyed him more.
“What’s up with you?” Caroline approached and leaned on Kirk’s arm.
Kirk angled his body away, putting distance between himself and Caroline. “You went out today.
“Yes Caroline nodded happily. “And I saw the president of SY Group too!”
Kirk kicked the coffee table, his expression the same. “You like him that much?”
Caroline got up and cleared up the messy table. “Yes, you’ve got me. I think he’s a perfect man.
perfect man in the world?”
Kirk felt like there was a thorn in his heart. He forced out, “Since he’s so perfect, why don’t you
marry him?”
“He’s the president of the SY Group. With him, you get to enjoy luxuries and riches. You’ll be
perfect, so he’ll definitely be a great hus-”
“Then what did you mean?” Caroline smiled. “I thought we’d come to understand each other after
Looking at the tightly shut door, Kirk’s heart turned into a mess.
He walked out the door and called Charles. “Send Caroline her dinner. Also, ask Jules Hawkins how many people are in the design department. Prepare the same amount of phones.”
It took Charles a long time to react. It seemed like Kirk was preparing the phones for Caroline.
After all, Jules was only the CEO of one of SY Group’s branches. He wasn’t important enough for Kirk to go to such lengths.
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Caroline waited in her room for a long time, but Kirk didn’t come and try to explain himself. She felt wronged and pressed her lips together. She badly wanted to beat Kirk up.
Right then, she received a message.
“Hello, Ms. Evans. This is the phone department of SY Group. We have a giveaway for a lucky attendee of the press conference. To thank you for your support of Dragon, we will gift you 50 Dragon phones.”
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