Bogus Billionaire by Shining Riviera

Chapter 41

Caroline’s eyes fluttered open to see Kirk smirking at her. “What are you doing?” he asked, amused.

Immediately, her face flushed red. “N–nothing!”

“But you closed your eyes just now-”

“I was… I just couldn’t make myself look at the tie.” In her haste, she told him the first excuse she could come up with. She looked around the spot she was standing in, trying to think of a way to get out of this predicament.

Suddenly, the painting he’d given her popped into her mind, and she mumbled, “I–I have to keep the painting somewhere… I’m going back to my room.” With that, she darted out of the dining room and into her room, closing the door with a bang.

Kirk watched her the entire time. As he stared at the closed door of her bedroom, the smile in his eyes faded and was replaced with his usual icy look.

He’d almost lost control of himself… and he’d never done that in front of a woman before!

Maybe Sean was right. Maybe he did like Caroline a bit. But that didn’t mean that it was love!

blanket. She hid, as if she could delude herself into thinking that her racing heart said nothing about what she’d

face with her hands when she recalled what had happened and immediately felt the urge to dig a hole and

was as if she’d

Right! Bewitched!

definitely reacted like that because Kirk was too handsome! She definitely wasn’t in love with him! Absolutely

her jump out of her skin. She

Gwen.

the call and started ranting. “You scared me! Why are you even

smelled something fishy. “Oh? Why can’t I call you now? Don’t tell me that you were doing

mind replayed the scene where

you sound very

your ass.” Caroline buried

who knows me best!” Gwen started sounding

“Why?”

other end of the line. “When I switched on my phone today, I

publicity, but when I clicked the notifications,

out of nowhere at

knows? It’s strange, though. The journalist who reported this was professional enough. He