Caroline was about to listen more when she saw Ms. Peterson approaching with a stern face, apparently not in a good mood.

Caroline quickly stood up, but before she could speak, Ms. Peterson had already taken a seat. "I wasn't planning to keep this appointment, but since you're Kai's friend, I wanted to tell you this in person."

Caroline froze, getting a bad feeling about this.

"Regarding your cooperation proposal, I'm afraid I can't accept it," Ms. ...