Bogus Billionaire By Shining Riviera

Chapter 139

Caroline toyed with a roly–poly in the living room. When she looked at Kirk, he was staring back at her. It was as though they were telepathic. She tossed him a smile.

Kirk swallowed before finally speaking into the phone. “I’ll ask Carrie about it.”

“Okay.” Ivan finally heaved a sigh of relief. After ending the call, he went back to the living room.

Avery’s parents were there. As Ivan returned, they asked him, “Ivan, what did Kirk say?”

“I told him to ask Caroline what she thinks of this.”

Still, Avery’s parents didn’t relent. Instead, their faces were full of worry when they spoke. “Ivan, we’re so sorry about this. Avery didn’t know that something like this would happen either.”

Ivan waved a hand in the air to dismiss it. “Enough talk about that. What’s important is that

Caroline and Kirk are okay now.”

His words made the Mendeley couple feel even more guilty.

They glanced at Avery beside them, but they didn’t have it in them to reprimand her. She was their own daughter, after all. Besides, she was usually very gentle and obedient.

odd. Perhaps it had nothing

him coming and placed the roly–poly back on the

slid his arms around her waist from behind and kissed

rarely see you looking so troubled. Did

you to go back?”

a call from Dad,” Kirk answered. “He said

smile on Caroline’s face vanished at once.

gut instincts told her that Avery liked Kirk, even though there was nothing to prove

Avery.

to go back

face him and asked, “I have a question. Can you give me an answer first?

“Sure.”

other since childhood, right? Were you ever… together in the

past?”

with his hand and said, “No.

“Really?”

believe me?”

I do.” Caroline laughed. “Does she like you

frowned as if he were

you like her

forehead against Caroline’s. “Are you jealous?” He

being serious