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 much. He

…

Morrison.

had a beer belly, but

put down all the things you

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

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

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

knitted his eyebrows together.

had a car

Jude said anxiously. “Were you

“No.”

The old man sank into his chair, then asked

with each other.

find out if this was deliberate or accidental?” Jude’s wits were sharp, and he caught

that the old man was indeed clueless before saying, “Yes. That’s why

“Your father and I are brothers. I would

you, Uncle Jude. But I don’t want 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 I’ll be able to find the truth very soon. However, I’d like you to help me

you suspecting foul

the other three

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

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

work. He would have rushed here otherwise. He’s been

Jude said, smiling. “Ever since meeting you a couple of times overseas, he began admiring you. I watched him grow up, yet

on a smile. His thoughts wandered

called Eddy? Would it be too much

a hand

gaze and looked at