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?”

so much. He won’t

…

power and status and was talking to Kirk Morrison. He chuckled. “You’re

had a beer belly,

younger brother, Kirk, “is that being able to put down all the things you were doing overseas

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

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

eyes turned cold. He said indifferently, “It’s a good thing that he

together. “What do

car accident

said anxiously.

“No.”

man sank into his chair, then asked concernedly,

cars collided with each

deliberate or accidental?” Jude’s wits were sharp,

the old man was

“Your father and I are brothers. I would have investigated it without you

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

you suspecting foul play by

other three large families of Osbury about Kirk’s

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

atmosphere with a chuckle. “Of course.” He looked

work. He would have rushed here

you a couple of times overseas, he began admiring you. I watched him grow up, yet I’ve never seen him respect anyone else so

smile.

Eddy? Would it be

Thomas waved a hand

gaze and looked