Chapter 35
“Mhmm.” Gwen hummed and nodded. “Have you thought of which painting you’re going to give
Mr. Morrison Senior?” she asked.
Caroline opened the auction house’s website and skimmed through the items that were being
auctioned today.
“This one,” she handed her phone to Gwen and explained, “It’s by Zach Zimmer. Although he isn’t that popular compared to other artists, his works have a certain flair and character to them that
Grandpa likes. I can afford it too, so it’s the best gift I can get for Grandpa.”
“I am truly speechless at how far you’re willing to go for him.” Gwen laughed. “How much does
this cost, then?”
“About a million dollars, I think.”
“A million dollars! Where did you get the money from?”

“My savings.” Caroline sighed. “Grandpa’s always been very kind to me, but I’ve let him down. I’m not going to be his granddaughter-in-law anymore, so this painting serves as some kind of
compensation too.”
“It’s not your fault-” Gwen exclaimed.
Caroline quickly interrupted her. “Gwen, the auction’s starting soon. I need to go to the restroom
before that.”
“Okay.” Gwen stood to make way for Caroline to move.
Following the instructions, Caroline made her way to the restroom. Just as she got out, she was
greeted with the sight of Brie touching up her make-up. She was tracing the edge of her lips with
the lipstick in her hand.
Caroline took a glance at the lipstick and froze. It looked exactly like the one she saw last night.
Was this the lipstick that Kirk had in his pocket?
Hastily, she shook her head and dismissed the thought.
How could it be? Brie came from an affluent family. Kirk would never have any connection with
her. Besides, this brand of lipstick was very popular these days. There were hundreds and thousands of others who had the same lipstick.
She had no reason to believe that Kirk was connected to all of them in any way. Caroline found it all too confusing.
Seeing Caroline approaching her, Brie harrumphed. “I heard that you’ve been quite the spectacle
1/2
million dollars out of him.”
She then laughed at Caroline and sneered. “You’re so high and mighty now. Who’s the person backing you up, huh?”
This was the first Caroline heard that Kent had left Osbury. Still, she wasn’t interested in him. After washing her hands, she walked past Brie and headed straight for the dryer, completely ignoring her.
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