Bogus Billionaire by Shining Riviera

Chapter 18

Once again, Gwen’s imagination rendered Caroline speechless. “If he truly is some rich man’s son, why would he marry me so quickly?”

Gwen scratched her head, searching for an answer that never came to her. Caroline smiled, amused. “Fine. I’ll ask him about it when I go back home. Then we’ll get our answer.”

“Oh, right,” Gwen said, beaming.

After the two of them said goodbye, Caroline gave Kirk a call. “Let’s have dinner together tonight.” Even though they were married, they stayed in their respective homes. Strictly speaking, they had never even had lunch or dinner together. “Sure,” Kirk replied, the corner of his lips already tilting upward in a smile.

“Well then, come to my house. What do you want for dinner? I’ll go buy the ingredients to make it.”

“Just cook something you like.”

Eddy’s face suddenly popped into her mind. Whenever she made dinner for him over the past eight years, he would always list out the dishes that he wanted. He never asked her about the food she liked. It was as if she never had a favorite food.

“Alright,” Caroline replied. Although the sun had set, signaling the end of the day, her voice was bright and cheery.

Affected by her spirit, Kirk said in a soft voice, “Wait for me

…

to come home.”

lingered, and the words plucked at her heartstrings. Caroline muttered a “Yes,” hung up, and went straight

and said, ” Recently, Easton’s market has focused on cosmetics. Do any of you have anything to say

They assumed that Kirk’s gentle side

meeting room, leaving

for more than ten years. This was their first time seeing him leave the office

were all astonished.

call from Sean just

I met

beating around the

to end the call, Sean cut straight to the point and said, “I met your wife! She was at

assumed it was because Kirk wanted to participate in the grandest auction in Easton. In the end, they left right after Kirk got the bracelet. He had been wondering to whom Kirk would give the bracelet before he chanced upon the latter driving to the hospital. The eagerness on his face then made Sean suspicious about Kirk and Caroline’s relationship. Were they really just partners

words. He recalled his conversation with Caroline not long ago and could not remember anything

she saw Kirk at the door.” You’re here.” She took a pair of slippers

glanced around the house. It was not huge, but it was cozy. There was no TV in the living room; there was a sofa set and table. A pot of spider plant stood in one corner of the room. It was

with her. Kirk’s gaze fell on her. She was wearing an apron with a teddy bear printed on it. Her face was red, even without makeup, and she looked like a ripe apple ready to be plucked from the tree. His heart skipped a

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his hand slide slowly down to her soft lips. Now, it

and a

“T–This isn’t in our contract…” She stuttered so much that

if we were in public and you had pushed me away as you did just now, others

you’re saying you were testing

family next month. You don’t want to blow our cover, right?” After knowing that Kirk was married, Jude had started asking him to bring her home to meet her

come.

were usually pretty open–minded, so kissing should be common to them. This would also mean