Bogus Billionaire By Shining Riviera

Chapter 40

Caroline froze. “How did you know that I’d bought a necktie?”

Kirk glanced at the bag and laughed. “I guessed it. What? Are you reluctant to give it to me?”

“No. I bought it because I wanted to thank you for giving me this bracelet. But now, you’re giving me this painting, and I… I don’t know what to do to express my gratitude,” Caroline mumbled.

Kirk swallowed, a tad touched by her explanation. The worry he’d had vanished into thin air. “Help

me tie it then.”

“Huh?” A blush crept up Caroline’s cheeks. Never in her life had she helped a man tie a tie. Besides, tying a tie for someone meant she had to get close to them, and she’d only do it for

someone she was close to.

Yet now Kirk was asking her to do it for him.

“We’re meeting my father next month, yet we seem distant from each other. We don’t look like a newlywed couple at all. Since you’re thinking of a way to thank me, you can get used to being my

won’t doubt our relationship, and they’ll finally stop asking

was calm when he spoke, just like the

lowered her head, somehow disappointed. She’d thought

overthinking things.

him once again,

a tie. I’m not used to

okay,” Kirk told her as he took off his coat, revealing the white shirt underneath.

chest came into view, and Caroline tried to calm down by resting

chest.

took the tie into her

distance between them decreased, Caroline could feel

she thought it would pop out of her chest. She took a deep breath and stood on

toes.

and she was only five feet and four inches tall.

Noticing this, Kirk crouched

the distance between them was reduced. They were in such close proximity

smell his scent. Her hand trembled slightly,

…

I guess…”

breath tanning out at her