Chapter 197


    "No way. Don’t be silly." Gilbert paused, a look of confusion crossing his face. "Why would you even


    think that?"


    Carolineughed, hiding her displeasure behind a yful smirk. "Just kidding. Why so serious?"


    She continued, "I''m here on business."


    Nexus Media Group, a subsidiary of the Johnson Group, naturally had its offices within the grand


    Johnson Group building.


    Today, she hade to hand over her responsibilities to her agent, aiming to scale back her


    workload as much as possible. Any ongoing projects, of course, had to bepleted.


    "All settled." Standing up, Caroline added, "Just thought I''d drop by and say hi. I''ve got to go now.


    Big show tonight."


    "Okay," Gilbert nodded. "I won''t keep you..."


    "Oh, right." Before Gilbert could finish, Caroline glimpsed the two brown paper packages on the


    coffee table, pointing at them curiously. "What''s these?"


    "Oh, these?" Gilbert had just noticed them himself then. They were the candy apples he had asked


    his secretary to buy.


    "It''s candy apples," he admitted.


    "Huh?" Caroline couldn''t help butugh. "Since when did you start liking these?"


    "Well..." Gilbert was embarrassed to say they were for Sherilyn.


    "Just for snacking," he said vaguely.Còntens bel0ngs to N?(v)elDr/a/ma.Org


    "Really? Are they good?" Bending down, Caroline opened one of the packages and popped a


    candy into her mouth. "Hmm, pretty good."


    "Yeah." Gilbert barely noticeably furrowed his brows and picked up the now-unwrapped package.


    "Here, you take this one."


    "Really?" Caroline chuckled. "Isn''t this yours?"


    "What are you saying?" Gilbertughed. "It''s just a bag of desserts. I wouldn''t keep them from you."


    Especially since Caroline had opened it, he couldn''t give it to Sherilyn.


    Laughing, Caroline took the package. "Just kidding. Thanks, I''ll take it. Gotta go."


    Gilbert replied, "Sure."


    As she turned away, Caroline''s expression darkened instantly. Candy apples for himself? She would


    never believe such a tale! It must have been for Sherilyn, right?


    She had her suspicion confirmed soon. Riding the elevator to the lobby, Caroline saw the


    receptionist leading Sherilyn toward the CEO''s private elevator. Her heart twisted at the sight.


    The receptionist''s actions indicated instructions from the CEO''s office.


    Caroline called out, "Sherilyn!"


    Stepping into the elevator, Sherilyn turned at the call and saw Caroline. It was her.


    Sherilyn frowned. "What do you want?"


    Caroline smirked, "Just saying hi when I saw you. That''s all, right?"


    "I should go..." Sherilyn was eager to leave, not interested in idle chatter.


    "Do you like desserts?" Before Sherilyn could finish, Caroline interrupted, holding out the paper


    package. "Candy apples, tasty. Want to try?"


    Sherilyn eyed her warily. Was Caroline offering sweets out of the blue? Was there a catch?


    Even if not, she wasn''t interested.


    Sherilyn turned her down. "No, thanks."


    "Not interested?" Caroline withdrew the package, sounding genuinely disappointed. "That''s too bad.


    They''re quite good."


    Sherilyn was puzzled. What was Caroline''s angle?


    Suddenly, grabbing Sherilyn''s hand, Caroline lowered her voice. "Sherilyn, can I have a moment?


    Just a few words in private."


    Given the mysterious look on Caroline''s face, Sherilyn had no clue what she could possibly want to


    talk about.