Chapter 197

Gwen wanted to flee, but she knew that she’d give herself away by doing so. With a reluctant heart, she walked behind Caroline Lower her voice, she asked, “Why is he here?”

A soft smile hung on Caroline’s face. She pursed her lips and said, “He’s kind of pitiful since he doesn’t have many friends here in the country.

Caroline turned and looked right into Gwen’s eyes. “Gwen, are you hiding something from me?

Gwen instantly looked away. “N–no.”

“Really? Why do I feel like there’s something off with you two?”

“That’s not true!” Gwen denied it adamantly. From the corner of her eye, she noticed Sean coming their way, and she straightened her back.

He leaned over and grabbed the handle of her luggage. “Give it to me.”

“No need-“Gwen took a huge step backward, as if he were an electric cable that would electrocute her.

Then, she realized that she had overreacted. Hastily, she added, “I can do it on my own.”

Seeing how awkward Gwen was made Caroline giggle. She told Gwen, “You take Sean’s car. I’m going back to Kirks.”

Caroline got into Kirk’s car, leaving a dumbstruck Gwen standing with Sean downstairs.

Yet Sean looked as though nothing strange had happened. He simply helped Gwen with her luggage and said. ‘Get in.”

Gwen’s legs felt as heavy as lead. She hesitated, not knowing whether to move or stay rooted at the spot.

Sean watched her in amusement. His prominent facial features looked even more dashing when he smiled.

The lethargy on his face had now vanished without a trace. “What is it?”

“We–a panicked Gwen started to say something.

However, Sean interrupted her. “Didn’t you say that we should act as if nothing ever happened? Since nothing happened before this, we’re still friends, right? Are you so rigid around your friends? He questioned.

Gwen’s eyes turned as wide as saucers. “Can we really pretend that it never happened?

“Unless you don’t want to.”

Gwen nodded without a second thought. “Of course, I want to.”

Sean felt rather ticked off at how swiftly she had responded to that.

Still, he nodded and said, “Get in the car then.”

After that, Gwen finally let down her guard and got into Sean’s car.

All this time, Caroline had been watching their interaction from Kirk’s car. Seeing that Gwen had finally relented, she turned to smile at “Let’s go.”

Kirk subconsciously reached out to hold her hand and bring it up to his mouth for a kiss. “I take it you’re happy now”

“Yep.” Caroline hurmmed.

Kirk glanced sideways to look at her with tenderness in his eyes.

The journey to the cherry farm was a silent yet short one.

It wasn’t peak season yet, so there weren’t many tourists around. Most of the people who came were parents who brought the sats here for social work.

There were a few couples here and there, and the majority of the people were from a group tour +15 BONOS notice them.

Caroline asked the staff for some baskets and scissors. Then, the four of them headed to a more secluded area.

Gwen didn’t want to stay with Sean, so she said, “Carol, let’s go there.”

Caroline was about to go the other way with Gwen when Kirk grabbed her wrist and said, “My wife’s here to spend time with me, Let Sean go with you.”

Sulking, Gwen muttered. “You’re so selfish.”

Her eyes fell on Sean, and she paused for a moment before saying, “Sorry to trouble you then, Dr.

Yates.”

“Let’s go.” Sean stood up.

After the two of them left, Caroline didn’t bother to suppress her laughter anymore. “Isn’t it too obvious that you’re being a matchmaker for them?”

Furrowing his brows, Kirk brushed away the strands of hair that had fallen on her cheeks.

“Matchmaker? What do you mean?”

Caroline was flabbergasted. It was clear as day that there was something between Gwen and Sean.

How could Kirk not notice this?

“Can’t you see that there’s something between them?” Caroline was dublous.

Kirk stared at her, his face serious. “No. All my attention is on you.”

Caroline blushed at his reply. “You really are-”

“What?” He leaned in. The corners of his lips curved upward in a smirk.

There were lots of people around, so Kirk’s action made Caroline blush even more. She pressed her hands against his chest to stop him.” Stop fooling around.”

Her reaction made Kirk smile. He stopped his teasing, took up a pair of scissors, and started plucking some cherries. “Do you like cherry juice, darling?”

“It’s fine, I guess,” said Caroline.

“Let’s pluck more cherries today, then. I’ll make you some cherry juice when we go back.” A smirk appeared on his face when he said that. The intention behind the smile was unclear.

Caroline didn’t understand why he’d bring up this topic all of a sudden, but she had an ominous feeling about it.

After the four of them each had a basket full of cherries, they gathered and went to a restaurant for lunch nearby.

They weren’t in a rush to go back to the city after finishing their meal, though. Instead, they went to get some rest at the hostel that Caroline had booked beforehand.

Later in the afternoon, they planned to head to the sunflower garden.

The hostel’s owner was an amiable woman in her 40s. “Don’t be shy about telling me what you need,”

she told them.

She handed over the keys to their rooms to Caroline. She couldn’t help but eye them up and down.

Caroline was about to thank her and leave when Kirk suddenly spoke, “Do you have a Juicer or a blender here?”

“Do you want to blend cherries?” the woman asked.

Kirk nodded.

“Yes, we have them here. I’ll get one for you. She went to the kitchen to get a juicer for him.

Standing beside Caroline, Gwen painstakingly tried her best to keep a distance between Sean and hersell.

Hearing that Kirk requested a juicer from the hostel owner, she said, “Can you blend some for me too?”

Kirk glanced at her with an indifferent look on his face. “Whatever I do, I only do it for my wife.

*15 BONOS Caroline laughed and nudged Gwen with her arm. She lowered her voice and said, “You can ask Sean for help. I think he’l be happy to help you with that.”

“No, thanks,” Gwen snapped, “We’re just friends now.”

“Oh.” Caroline was quick to react. She had grasped the keyword just now. “When weren’t you friends then?”

This made Gwen’s face flush with blood. “W–we’ve always been friends,” she stuttered.

Caroline glanced sideways at her but was careful not to point things out.

Just then, a young woman appeared from the kitchen with a juicer. She appeared to be 17 or 18 years old. She was probably the hostel owner’s daughter.

Her eyes gleamed when she saw the two dashing men before her.

“Good day,” she greeted them. “Who asked for the juicer?”

“Me.” Kirk strode forth to take the juicer from her.

Then, the young girl clasped her hands together and asked, “Can I add you on WhatsApp?” Her eyes shone brightly when she looked at him.

Kirk didn’t hesitate to refuse her request. “I have a wife.”

Disappointment flashed through the young woman’s eyes. A moment later, she glanced at Sean and asked him the same question.

In the past, lots of women had asked Sean for his number, and he’d usually smile and refuse them.

Today, however, he smiled and agreed to it when he noticed how Gwen remained unaffected by it all.

“Sure,” he said.

The young woman beamed. “For real?”

“Certainly.” Sean took out his phone and added her number.

Seeing this, a strange feeling started to surface deep in Gwen’s heart. She pursed her lips as she tried to suppress whatever she was feeling.