Bogus Billionaire by Shining Riviera

Chapter 299

Kirk lifted a drowsy Caroline back into their home. After helping her with her bath and changing into her pajamas, he tucked her up in bed.

Then, he headed to the study and switched on the PC.

After the screen lit up, his eyes zeroed in on the file containing the Information Quentin had procured for Carolie. He clicked it open.

On the other side of the city, Quentin was busy typing away at his keyboard. He glanced at Adrian, who sat behind him drinking a bottle of

wine.

“Hey, didn’t you say that you were buying me a drink? Why do I feel like you bought it for yoursell?”

Adrian carried on drinking instead of giving him a reply. Later, Quentin let go of his mouse and stood up, waiting for the PC to continue its operation on its own.

He sat down beside Adrian and said, “What’s wrong? That woman doesn’t have eyes for you?” Quentin knew that the Sorkins had arranged a blind date for Adrian.

Adrian took a gulp from the bottle and told him, “I met Caroline today.”

Quentin clicked his tongue. He knew it was about her.

After taking another gulp of the alcohol, Adrian continued, “She came to the restaurant with her husband today. Every time she mentioned him, she’d always have this proud and blessed look on her face. I

“I’m really curious just what kind of a man he is to be able to make her change so much and become totally different from what she was like when she was little.”

Quentin was stunned. This was the first time he had seen Adrian so upset.

A moment later, he stopped joking and said, “Hey, we’ve known each other for so many years, but why haven’t you talked to me about her in the past?”

“What’s there to talk about?” Adrian smiled bitterly.

“When we were young, they said she was destined to marry Eddy. Later, when I learned that she broke off her engagement with him, she’d already married another man. Maybe we just aren’t meant to be.”

Perhaps it was the effect of wine that made Adrian so open about his thoughts. He slouched on the couch, looking very dispirited and fragile.

Quentin fell silent and grabbed himself a bottle of beer. “Maybe you can try it out with someone else.”

too. It was why I

talked about handbags, her friends,

could do was lend Adrian an ear, so he kept quiet

time and what she would say

say anything

a ping came from the PC. It snapped Adrian out of his stupor, stopping him from carrying on with

the PC.

beer bottle and walked to

Caroline’s driver? I’ve started looking into his background and

you want to

before regaining his balance and walking toward Quentin. He had sobered up

kind

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the words larger, Quentin moved the cursor and opened the lile. Interesting. He studied at the same school as

scrolled downward, and the look on his face became more troubled.

support. The longer he stared at the screen, the paler he turned.

get something to relieve Adrian of the hangover. The PC

the documents for the election and took a seat

sat across from her and asked, “Do you

hesitate to decline his offer. It wasn’t that Kirk would embarrass her or anything. It was just that she knew those in

want him to be exposed to their sharp tongues and sarcastic words. Kirk wasn’t a good–for–nothing person. He was an

said, “Are

held his

call you once the results are

advantage of this, he said, “Kiss me once, and I’ll

around his neck and pecked him on the

and leaned in for another kiss. It was a deeper one this time, and he

until she gasped for air.

her, “Our kiss must be as long as

her breakfast as she pretended

breakfast, Jack

she could sense that the atmosphere was significantly different than before. The languidness in the