Bogus Billionaire by Shining Riviera

Chapter 138

A chill ran up Avery’s spine, but she still pretended to be clueless. “Kirk, what are you trying to tell me? Don’t beat around the bush.”

“I’ve given you a chance.” Kirk’s voice was dangerously low.

“If it hadn’t been for your parents, I wouldn’t even be here to talk to you.”

“I get it now.” Avery smiled bitterly at him. “After everything, you’re saying that I was the one who told them to do it, right?”

Kirk stared at her unblinkingly. “Isn’t that so?”

The smile on her face became brighter, yet her voice was laced with bitterness.

“I don’t understand why you’d think that way. Yes, I love you, but why would I hurt Caroline? Even

if I did, you wouldn’t come back to me. Besides, there will always be people who like to abuse others for no particular reason.

“They are my friends,” she continued to spin her lies.

“But I don’t need to do whatever they do. If you want to blame me, the only thing I’ve done wrong was bring Caroline here. Something like that wouldn’t have happened then, and your life wouldn’t have been in danger.”

She sounded reasonable and sincere. Kirk couldn’t find fault with her words.

He asked, “Why did you chase Carrie out after I passed out then?”

“You passed out because of her. I was mad at her and didn’t think about the consequences. I’m willing to apologize if loving someone is wrong.”

Kirk furrowed his brows. “So… you had nothing to do with tonight’s incident?”

“If you don’t believe me, you can take me to the police. My conscience is clear.”

The frown on Kirk’s face deepened at her words. “You’d better keep that in mind. Don’t blame me

for what I’ll do if I find out that you’ve done anything that could hurt Carrie.”

-Kirk turned away and left. Charles followed after him, taking the two women along with him.

After getting into the car, he asked Kirk, “Mr. Kirk, where are we going now?”

“The hotel.”

Silence occupied the air the entire time they were in the car. Charles would look at Kirk in the rearview mirror from time to time.

his eyes closed, but suadenly he asked,

scratched his head. “Yes.”

Then say it.

Ms. Mendeley telling us the truth

his eyes. “What do you think?”

been working for Kirk for more than ten years already, so he knew quite a

secret that Avery liked

you are genuine. Perhaps this incident today really had nothing to do

with her.”

eyes sparked

Avery was the one behind this

and that hurting her

out what would happen if she were

of the sort.

dealt with

answered, “I’ve sent them for

for those

for getting things done were ruthless. Nobody would have the guts

Caroline ever again.

morning, Caroline woke up to find herself

up from bed and walked to the door to open it, only to

apartment.

with a living room in the center. This apartment was way smaller than the castle. Still, its decor gave her a rather cozy feeling.

of fiddle–leaf figs stood in one corner of the living room. They made

here?” Kirk’s deep, husky

him and asked, “Is this your

the place he had prepared before their trip. He had brought Caroline here

their home.

here. It’s just like my

his arms.

shyly. “You’re taking advantage of me again.”

lifted her up and strode to the couch. They sat, and he took her shoes

she curled her toes away from him, but Kirk held them steadily in his

feet weren’t considered private

someone would stare at her feet like

injured yesterday. They surely

looking at

I?” Kirk chuckled and traced the edges of the cuts. “Do they still

realize that the cuts had grown into