Chapter 25

Chapter 25

The phone screen went dark, but it lit up again after a few seconds. Kent was happy about that, but when he glanced at it again, his expression changed drastically. He shot to his feet and answered the phone, saying respectfully, “Mr. Morrison.”

The moment he said that, the noisy room fell into pin-drop silence.

Nobody knew what the other person said, but Kent’s expression remained respectful the whole time.

After a while, he frowned and said, “But, didn’t you say… Okay, I understand.” With that, he waited for the other person to end the call. Then, he called Caroline. “Ms. Evans? I was in a meeting, so I didn’t hear your call. You need to see me? Okay, let’s meet up and have a nice long

hat. No problem, see you tomorrow night.”

After putting down her phone, Caroline felt as if a burden had been lifted off her shoulders. Kirk

came back after his smoke and asked, “Good news?”

Caroline looked up with a smile and said, “Yup, I made an appointment with someone for

tomorrow.”

“A man or another woman?”

Caroline did not notice Kirk’s expression and said, “A man.”

Kirk frowned and asked, “You’re planning to borrow money from him?”

“Yup, he helped my grandfather before, so I want to give it a shot.” Caroline herself did not dare to keep hopes too high up. Kirk sat down opposite her with a grim expression. Seeing him that way, Caroline inexplicably felt a little nervous. “What’s wrong?” she asked.

Kirk stayed silent for a moment before asking, “Caroline, did you ever consider that things could

turn out differently than what you’re expecting?”

Caroline propped her chin on her hand and looked at him with a puzzled expression. Then, she said with some difficulty, “You’re right. Why hasn’t it struck me that this is Osbury? This is the Morrison family’s turf. So long as Eddy wants me to lose, I will lose, and I’ll win only if he wants me to. Whether or not I manage to borrow money all depends on what he wants.”

Kirk smiled faintly when Caroline got his point so quickly. “That’s correct. So what kind of ending

do you think Eddy wants from this?”

Caroline gulped and answered, “Of course, he’s hoping that I’ll lose. But if that’s the case, then why

would Mr. Pearson want to see me?”

Was he not afraid of the Morrison family?

“Yeah, why?” Kirk said rhetorically.

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Caroline rubbed her chin and said, “There’s only one possibility, and it’s that Eddy gave him

permission to …”

But why would Eddy do that? Seeing her in such a puzzled state, Kirk’s heart melted a little and he explained, “You’ll know when you see him tomorrow, but since you already know that he has bad intentions, you must be fully prepared.”

Caroline nodded as she gazed at Kirk’s tall figure, suddenly struck by how majestic he looked. Her red lips trembled, but she did not say a word.

Before the appointment the next day, Caroline made a plan of action with Gwen. Gwen would call her at nine o’clock and, if she did not answer, Gwen would then call the police right away.

“Okay, but babe, isn’t it a better idea if you brought your husband along?” Gwen was very worried.

Caroline froze for a moment. She had thought about it, but their marriage was just contractual. There was no need to drag him into trouble.

“We don’t have to trouble him.” Caroline checked her makeup. After making sure she looked fine, she said, “I’ll head inside now.”

“Okay, be careful.”

Caroline got out of the car and walked to the restaurant. A waiter led her into a private room, where she saw Kent Pearson. The moment Kent saw her, his eyes lit up. She was wearing a red bodycon dress and her skin was as fair as snow. The dress complemented her slim waist, and she looked elegant and charismatic. Her look made Kent swoon.

His direct stare, on the other hand, made Caroline frown with unease, but remembering that she had a favor to ask of him, she sat down with a polite smile.

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Pearson.”

“A pleasure…” Kent was on the verge of drooling. He had seen her before, but he did not imagine the impact that she would make on him when he saw her up close. He had really made the right decision to agree to this appointment.