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?”

for me so much. He won’t do

…

in the highest chair as a symbol of his power 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

father, sat below Jude. He had a beer belly, but one could

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

brushed his finger against his lips elegantly. “Thank you, Thomas and Uncle Jude. Our country has been developing rapidly. I

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

eyes turned cold. He said indifferently, “It’s a good thing that he didn’t come then. Otherwise, you

his eyebrows together. “What do you

a car accident at

Jude said anxiously.

“No.”

into his chair,

cars collided with each other. Both

can’t find out if this was deliberate or accidental?” Jude’s wits were sharp, and

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

father and I are brothers. I would have investigated it without you even mentioning

refused politely. “I will get to the bottom of it. Not many people know that I’ve

said in a low voice, “Are you

had only told the other three large families of Osbury

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

atmosphere with a chuckle. “Of course.” He looked at Thomas and changed

gotten delayed because of work. He would have

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

put on a smile. His

Would it be too much

waved a hand at

retracted his gaze and looked