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.

moment you got engaged to Eddy, we raised you to be his wife. You

that she sucked in a breath of air.

wife. How could you be so foolish?” He frowned as he said that last sentence. Whatever warmth he had toward Kirk

was an outsider

to hear it. Divorce

up her chest. Looking at her father’s back, she said pitifully, “He said that he would marry me if I donated my

fell

Sarah met

frowned slightly. A part of him felt uncomfortable. He couldn’t describe

loved me and got together with Layla when he was still engaged to me. Now, he wants to

anymore. Layla was her uncle’s daughter. Caroline had spent all of her effort on Eddy and hadn’t spent much time with her cousin.

stabbed her in the back, demanding a kidney

do this to a stranger,

Donating a kidney wouldn’t affect you in any way, and

“What are

Why did she have to make him

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

Caroline trembled. She nearly fell, but Kirk pulled her up by her wrist. She stood squarely on her

her like a truck, her

taking the Evanses to greater heights.” Fat tears fell from her eyes. She could no longer hold back

ran out of the

take it anymore. How could her

after her, but Kirk blocked them off coldly. His face

been done. There’s no

the head. Dan yelled guiltily,

that.” Kirk scoffed sarcastically. “I thought she 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.

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