Bogus Billionaire By Shining Riviera

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.

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

shoulders hurt so badly that she sucked in a breath of

before Eddy finds out! You are Eddy’s wife. How could you be so foolish?” He frowned as he said that last sentence. Whatever

outsider present.

to hear it.

said pitifully, “He said

room fell into

met each

looking at Caroline’s parents. He frowned slightly. A

when he was still engaged to me. Now, he wants to use

effort on Eddy and hadn’t spent much time with her cousin. Although their bond was not very strong, Caroline tirelessly

ungrateful. They both stabbed her in the back,

to a stranger, much less

wordlessly, both of them reaching a mutual agreement. Then, she tugged Caroline’s hand 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

“What are you talking about,

she have to make him and

“You’re not a child anymore, Caroline. It’s a fair trade.

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

betrayal had hit her like a truck, her parents’ words were hitting her

is not as important as marrying Eddy and taking the Evanses to greater heights.” Fat tears fell from her eyes. She could no longer hold back the frustration

turned and ran out of

could her

to run after her, but Kirk blocked