Bogus Billionaire by Shining Riviera

Chapter 5

Caroline was amused by Gwen’s outburst. “You’ve read too many romance novels. I just picked him off the street. He has nothing to do with the Morrisons. The only thing they have in common is that he works in one of their companies.”

“Oh.” Gwen was disappointed. “So he’s Eddy’s employee. Doesn’t that mean that Eddy can bully you whenever he wants?”

Caroline’s eyes darkened. “He … probably wouldn’t because of Old Mr. Morrison. Besides, I’m already married. Eddy probably won’t come and bother me anymore.”

Gwen relaxed a little, but when she thought of Eddy’s harassment, she felt angry on her friend’s behalf. “If it were up to me, I’d have beaten up that man. Does he not know how much you wanted to marry him?”

Caroline said, “It’s already in the past, Gwen. In the future, Eddy and I will be our own people. We will not interfere with each other.”

“So your marriage …” Gwen hesitated. “It hasn’t been made known to Old Mr. Morrison yet, has it? If he comes to know about it, he’ll be sad.”

Caroline had just begun to feel calm, but now she was worried again. She felt guilty when Jude was brought up. It was him who had finalized her engagement with Eddy. When the Evanses met their demise, everyone waited for him to retract his statement and turn her into a joke, yet he hadn’t done that at all. Instead, he’d publicly announced that she was the only person he would accept as his granddaughter-in-law.

Because of her, he and Eddy had argued several times.

Now that things had ended up this way, Caroline only felt guilty toward Jude.

“I’ll tell him tonight,” Caroline said. She would rather have him hear it from herself than from someone else.

Gwen was worried. “Do you need me to go with you?”

Caroline smiled. “He cares for me so much. He won’t do anything

…

and status and was talking to Kirk Morrison. He chuckled. “You’re the one that my brother nurtured, after all. You’re ten years younger than Thomas, but you handle things with such composure. He

belly, but one could tell that he was once

younger brother, Kirk, “is that being able to put down all the things you were doing overseas to rush back home is an incredible feat that not many people

against his lips elegantly. “Thank you, Thomas and Uncle Jude. Our country has been developing rapidly. I only came back because

your father hadn’t come home with you. Otherwise, my

a good thing that he didn’t come then. Otherwise, you wouldn’t

knitted his eyebrows together. “What do you

had a car accident

anxiously. “Were

“No.”

old man sank into his chair, then asked concernedly, “What

each other.

that mean we can’t find out if this was deliberate or accidental?” Jude’s wits were

observing his expression. He confirmed that the old man was indeed clueless before saying, “Yes. That’s why

course I will help,” he said. “Your father and I are brothers. I would have investigated it without

will get to the bottom of it. Not many people know that I’ve returned. I think I’ll be able to find the truth very soon. However, I’d like you to help me stop

low voice, “Are you suspecting foul

told the other three large families

ran along the surface of the table. He did not answer but said determinedly, “I just hope that you’ll be able

Then, he broke the somber atmosphere with a chuckle. “Of course.” He looked at Thomas and changed the topic. “Where’s Eddy? Why

might have gotten delayed because of work. He would have rushed

since meeting you a couple of times overseas, he began admiring you. I watched him grow

put on a smile.

also called Eddy? Would it be

waved a hand at

retracted his gaze