Chapter 179

Gwen looked at Sean and saw how he seemed to be carefully trying to get on her good side. She felt displeased. “I’m not that difficult.”

As she said this, Gwen tossed the pills into her mouth. Then, she picked up the glass of water and drank it all.

Sean watched this silently. Once Gwen was done, she smiled.

“I laid out the bed for you…”

“Hold it!”

Gwen got up and said casually, “Sean, about what happened last time. It was a unique occurrence.

You’re Kirk’s friend, and I’m Caroline’s friend. There’s no avoiding some interaction between us. Let’s use this opportunity to work this out.”

Sean was taken aback. “How do you want to settle it?”

“Let’s pretend it never happened.”

Seeing Sean pause, Gwen patted his shoulder in a chummy manner. “You’re not looking for me to take responsibility, are you?”

When she said this, their eyes met. It seemed as though a spark of electricity had traveled between them.

Gwen quickly looked away. Her voice was small as she said, “Please, it’s the 21st century. It’s not the Middle Ages anymore. It’s just a romp in the sheets. What’s the big deal about it?”

“So, to you, this is something simple and common?” Sean asked softly.

Gwen could hear some sadness in his voice.

She blinked rapidly. “What else? Don’t men and women get together just because of that? It’s not because of romance.”

There was some slight amusement in Sean’s expression. “So that’s how it is. Alright, I understand what you mean.”

“Then… Then I’m leaving now..

After Gwen said this, she quickly ran off.

It was only when she got downstairs that she realized she was still annoyed.

It was such a pain.

Hadn’t she already made things clear with Sean?

The next morning, Caroline saw some medicine by her bed when she woke up.

“You’re awake?”

Kirk’s shadow fell on the bed. Caroline looked up and saw his toned abdomen.

She let out a squeak.

“Eat the medicine. There’s a good girl.”

Caroline got up and obediently ate the pills.

Kirk smiled brilliantly. “I bought breakfast. Come downstairs for it?”

Caroline nodded.

She kept her gaze lowered the whole time, fearful of looking at Kirk.

She was afraid that her heart would soften into a puddle if she did.

Kirk sat opposite her and looked at her. Seeing how meek she was, he smiled and said nonchalantly, “I heard you agreed to the company’s ultimatum?”

Jules had already called Kirk and told him about it the second Caroline agreed to it.

He was scared that Kirk would be mad.

Caroline raised her head. “How did you find out?”

Kirk didn’t answer. Instead, he asked, “Do you know Corvin French? He’s very picky with designs.

Once, when he was collaborating with some other company, he found that their designs didn’t fit his sense of aesthetics.”

He added, “He was willing to pay ten million dollars to break the contract rather than continue.

Designing something that Corvin will be satisfied with isn’t easy.”

This was the first time Caroline had heard about it Still, she said, “Although I’m not completely confident, this is very important to me. I’m a newbie without any experience. If I get Corvin’s approval, it will help my position in the company.”

Kirk narrowed his eyes and assessed Caroline. The smile lines around his eyes became deeper.

It seemed that Caroline had grown up.

“Do you need help?”

Caroline looked up into Kirk’s eyes. “You’re going to help me with the design?”

Kirk extended his long legs. Under the sun, his bright smile was particularly dashing.

“I don’t know anything about design. But I can tell you that Corvin has been spending the last few days frantically looking for some authentic Vithalian pizza.”

“Really?” Caroline was stunned for a moment. “You. How do you know this? Do you …

Corvin?”

know That couldn’t be, right?

Corvin was a huge name in the skincare industry.

How could Kirk possibly… know him?