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 do anything to

…

sitting in the highest chair as a symbol of his power and status and was talking to Kirk Morrison. He chuckled.

belly, but one could tell that he was once

able to put down all

his finger against his lips elegantly. “Thank you, Thomas and Uncle

sorrowfully, “What a pity your father hadn’t come home with you. Otherwise, my

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

eyebrows together. “What do

a car accident at

Jude said anxiously.

“No.”

old man sank into his chair, then asked

cars collided with each

can’t find out if this was deliberate

old man was

he said. “Your father and I are brothers.

to bother you with that,” Kirk refused politely. “I will get to the bottom of it. Not many people know that I’ve returned. I think

“Are you suspecting foul play by

other three

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

moment, raising an eyebrow. Then, he broke the somber atmosphere with a chuckle. “Of course.” He looked

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

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

smile. His thoughts wandered to

Would it be too

a hand

his gaze and looked at