Bogus Billionaire By Shining Riviera

“He’s in the lounge now. Would you like to meet him?” asked Simon.

“It’s only right for me to thank him in person. Can you show me the way?”

“Of course.”

Simon dropped what he was working on and ushered Caroline to the lounge.

On the way there, Caroline couldn’t hold back her racing heart. She was about to meet the mysterious business tycoon. In an attempt to

calm down, she rubbed her temples.

“We are here,” said Simon after a few minutes of walking. He then turned to Caroline and said, “I shall take my leave now.”

Caroline nodded. After Simon disappeared, she knocked on the door. She did it a few more times, but only silence answered her.

Meekly, Caroline uttered, “Hi there, Mr. Morrison. I’m Caroline. I invited you to dinner last time, but you couldn’t come. If it weren’t for your

help today. I…”

you doing here?” A husky voice from

flustered. “Why are

out of

The urges he’d tried so hard to suppress flared up again, making him frown. “I’m here to

away.

to find Eddy’s second uncle, answered Caroline,

his eyebrows. “Are you

Kirk’s mocking tone, Caroline retorted, “I respect him a lot,

a sudden, Kirk closed the distance between them, He held Caroline’s waist in one hand and grabbed the door handle with another. As the panicking Caroline floundered

“Stop.”

She rested her hands

of me, Kirk.” Caroline’s voice broke, as if it were a plea. No one was ever nice to her. All she wanted

by Caroline’s reaction.

shook

light, her tears shone like pearls, adorning her beautiful features. Kirk scooped out one of the tears and asked, “What

that, Caroline burst into small sobs. Tears overflowed her face. The tough front she’d put up crumbled like paper before Kirk, But who could blame her? She was so young–hardly 20 years

Caroline, Kirk didn’t feel any better

to wipe away the tears, but they wouldn’t stop appearing. He gave up, and instead, he leaned in and kissed Caroline. That did

face of Kirk’s greedy