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.

“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

so badly that she sucked in a breath

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

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

don’t want to hear it.

was stunned. Heartache welled up her chest. Looking at her father’s back, she said

fell

Sarah met each

at Caroline’s parents. He frowned slightly. A part of him felt

for him these eight years. 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

Eddy and hadn’t spent much time with her cousin. Although their bond was not very strong, Caroline tirelessly helped in the search for a compatible donor

end, they weren’t just ungrateful. They both stabbed her in the back, demanding a kidney

to

but think about it. Donating a kidney wouldn’t

“What are

her. Why did she have to

looked at the ceiling. “You’re

stood squarely on her feet and looked bitterly at her parents, who had doted on her since

like a truck, her parents’ words were hitting her like an

the Evanses to greater heights.” Fat tears fell from her eyes. She

ran out of the

How could her

but Kirk blocked them off coldly. His face was devoid of