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.

saying, Carrie? From the moment you got engaged to Eddy, we raised you

that she sucked in a breath

her in disappointment. “Carrie, divorce him immediately before Eddy finds out! You are Eddy’s wife. How could you be so foolish?” He frowned as he said that last sentence. Whatever warmth he had toward Kirk

if there was an outsider present. “Do you know why Eddy agreed to

turned away. “I don’t want to hear it. Divorce this man

welled up her chest. Looking at her father’s back, she said pitifully, “He said that

fell into

Sarah met each other’s

gaze lazily, looking at Caroline’s parents. He frowned slightly.

But he never loved me and got together with Layla when he was still engaged to me. Now, he wants to use my kidney to save Layla. I can’t imagine what would happen if we married. If

was her uncle’s daughter. Caroline had spent all of her effort on Eddy and hadn’t spent much time with her cousin. Although their bond was not very strong, Caroline

the end, they weren’t just ungrateful. They both stabbed her in the back, demanding a kidney from her without prior

this to a stranger, much less

gently. “Carrie, I know you’re upset, but think about it. Donating a kidney wouldn’t affect you in any way, and you’d be able to save Layla and become Eddy’s wife. It’s killing two birds

cold. “What are

did she have to make him and

looked at the ceiling. “You’re

but Kirk pulled her up by her wrist. She stood squarely on her feet and looked bitterly at her parents, who

Eddy’s betrayal had hit her like a truck, her parents’ words were hitting her like an army

greater heights.” Fat tears fell from her eyes. She could no longer hold

turned and ran

couldn’t take it anymore. How could her loving parents

her, but Kirk blocked

done. There’s no use

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

“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

stunned Dan for a couple of seconds before he snapped out of his trance. He yelled at Kirk, “Who the fuck are you