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?”

cares for me so

…

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

a beer belly, but one could tell that

that being able to put down all the things you were doing overseas to rush back home

was pleasantly surprised by their praise. He brushed his finger against his lips elegantly. “Thank you, Thomas and Uncle Jude. Our country has been developing rapidly. I only came back because I saw

hadn’t come home with you. Otherwise, my brother and I would have been able

“It’s a good thing that he didn’t come then. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have been

eyebrows together. “What

a car

said anxiously.

“No.”

The old man sank into

with each other.

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

expression. He confirmed that the old man was

and I are brothers. I would have investigated

the bottom of it. Not many people know that I’ve returned. I think

said in a low voice, “Are you suspecting foul play by the

had only told the other three large families of Osbury about Kirk’s

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

hesitated for a moment, raising an eyebrow. Then, he broke the somber atmosphere with a chuckle. “Of course.” He looked at Thomas and changed the topic. “Where’s Eddy? Why isn’t he

because of work. He would have rushed here otherwise. He’s been wanting

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

smile.

fiancé also called Eddy? Would it

Thomas waved a hand

gaze