Chapter 142

“It’s all right.” Caroline smiled. After watching him enter the hotel, she turned to look at Kirk again. Kirk was still talking on the phone.

Caroline scrolled through her phone for about five minutes before she felt a large hand wrap around her waist Kirk asked, “Did you wait long?”

Caroline looked up at him and said, “Nope. Are we going home now?”

“Yeah,” Kirk said.

Caroline asked, “What about Dad?”

Kirk paused momentarily before replying, “He’s still at the Mendeley Residence.”

“Should we take him home with us?

Caressing Caroline’s slender waist, Kirk replied, “He just wants some grandchildren, so he wouldn’t want to come home.”

As he spoke, he hugged Caroline. “Let’s have a baby”

He’d initially thought that he could wait, but he couldn’t anymore. He wanted a child with Caroline, one that belonged to them alone. It was the only way to leave his mark on her.

Seeing the tenderness swirling in Kirk’s gaze, Caroline was tempted, but she remained rational. She said, “We’ll talk about this later.”

She’d just started her career and was still young. She didn’t want to have a baby so soon.

The light in Kirk’s eyes faded a little. After a while, he gave a small smile and said, “Okay.”

Caroline asked, “Are… are you upset?”

“No.” Kirk stroked her neck. He wasn’t angry; he was just jealous. It seemed like Eddy really meant something to her.

Kirk remained silent throughout their journey home.

Although he’d said he wasn’t angry, Caroline could feel he was bummed out.

In the past, he would always dilly–dally and cling to her before falling asleep. Tonight, he was strangely well–behaved, holding her very respectfully in bed. It seemed that all his enthusiasm was gone.

For some reason, Caroline felt flustered. She said, “I–I’m going to drink some water.” Then, she It was daytime in Easton, Gwen answered the call within seconds. “What’s wrong, Carol?” She was typing away on her keyboard with her headphones on.

When Gwen didn’t hear Caroline’s reply, she stopped what she was doing and looked at Caroline on her screen.

Caroline’s face was flushed, and her lips were pursed, but she made no sound. Gwen laughed.” What’s wrong with you, Carol?”

Caroline regretted calling Gwen the moment she answered. She said, “N–nothing. I’m going … to sleep…”

“Wait.” Gwen asked inquisitively, “Who are you sleeping with?”

Caroline was dumbfounded by her friend’s words. I’m not talking to you anymore.

“Oh, so we’ve got a situation. Tell me how far you and Kirk have gone,” Gwen prodded.

Caroline tugged at the edge of the couch, hesitating.

Seeing that her friend was in a predicament, Gwen stopped teasing her. She asked seriously, “Why don’t you tell me about it?”

With a bitter expression, Caroline took a few deep breaths before answering, “Kirk seems to be upset…”

“Haha!” Gwen shook with laughter. It took her a while to stop. She said, “So, that’s why you called me–

for relationship advice. It’s not easy to coax a man, isn’t it?”

Caroline’s eyes sparkled with hope. “Do you have a solution?”

Gwen leaned closer to the screen. With a mischievous expression, she stressed each word she said next. “It’s simple. Have sex with him!”