Bogus Billionaire by Shining Riviera

Chapter 3

Caroline’s heart thumped in her chest. It felt like a lifebuoy had been thrown to her in the open sea.

She looked up and met Kirk’s gaze. The amusement in his eyes had vanished, replaced by deep emotion. For a second, even Caroline believed it.

She quickly looked at Dan and Sarah White, her mother.

They were so shocked that they both collapsed onto the couch. After a beat, Dan reacted first. He looked at Caroline and asked, “Carrie, what is this?”

Before she could speak, Kirk shielded her behind him. Her mind went blank at the feeling of protection he gave her.

He said in that husky voice of his, “We just registered our marriage today. It was so rushed that we didn’t get the chance to inform you.”

Dan was furious, but he kept his composure. “Carrie!”

Caroline gritted her teeth and said, “What he’s saying is true. I married him because I didn’t want to marry—”

Before she could finish her sentence, Sarah rushed toward her and squeezed her shoulders. “What happened, Carrie? Didn’t you always like Eddy? Now that he’s finally agreeing to marry you, why are you—” Then, she looked at Kirk warily and said in a low voice, “Tell me, have you been threatened?”

Sensing that her mother had misunderstood Kirk, Caroline hurriedly said, “No one forced me to do anything. I just don’t want to marry a man who doesn’t love me!”

She was exhausted. She did not want to carry on anymore.

into Caroline’s flesh. “Do you know what you’re saying, Carrie? From the moment you got engaged to Eddy, we raised you to be his wife. You are going to marry him to elevate our

shoulders hurt so badly that she sucked in a breath

Eddy’s wife. How could you be so foolish?” He frowned as he said that last sentence. Whatever warmth

outsider present. “Do you know why Eddy agreed to

want to hear it. Divorce this man

her father’s back, she said pitifully,

fell into

and Sarah met each other’s

frowned slightly.

know how I’ve cared for him these eight years. But he never loved me and got together with Layla when he was still engaged to me. Now,

time with her cousin. Although their bond was not very strong, Caroline tirelessly helped in the search for a compatible donor when Layla’s kidneys began deteriorating half

her in the back, demanding a kidney from

do this to a stranger, much less

Donating a kidney wouldn’t affect you in any way, and you’d be able to

turned cold. “What are you

had betrayed her. Why did she have to

at the ceiling. “You’re not a child anymore,

stood squarely on her feet and looked bitterly

a truck, her parents’ words were

Fat tears fell from her eyes. She could

ran out of

it anymore. How could

after her, but Kirk blocked them off coldly.

damage has been done.

the nail right on the head. Dan yelled guiltily, “What

was your maid considering how you talked to her.” Then, he stepped back and looked down at both of them. “She is my wife. I will not let anyone hurt her.

out of his trance. He yelled at Kirk, “Who the fuck are you to lecture us? You must divorce