Bogus Billionaire By Shining Riviera

Chapter 299

Kirk lifted a drowsy Caroline back into their home. After helping her with her bath and changing into her pajamas, he tucked her up in bed.

Then, he headed to the study and switched on the PC.

After the screen lit up, his eyes zeroed in on the file containing the Information Quentin had procured for Carolie. He clicked it open.

On the other side of the city, Quentin was busy typing away at his keyboard. He glanced at Adrian, who sat behind him drinking a bottle of

wine.

“Hey, didn’t you say that you were buying me a drink? Why do I feel like you bought it for yoursell?”

Adrian carried on drinking instead of giving him a reply. Later, Quentin let go of his mouse and stood up, waiting for the PC to continue its operation on its own.

He sat down beside Adrian and said, “What’s wrong? That woman doesn’t have eyes for you?” Quentin knew that the Sorkins had arranged a blind date for Adrian.

Adrian took a gulp from the bottle and told him, “I met Caroline today.”

Quentin clicked his tongue. He knew it was about her.

After taking another gulp of the alcohol, Adrian continued, “She came to the restaurant with her husband today. Every time she mentioned him, she’d always have this proud and blessed look on her face. I

“I’m really curious just what kind of a man he is to be able to make her change so much and become totally different from what she was like when she was little.”

Quentin was stunned. This was the first time he had seen Adrian so upset.

A moment later, he stopped joking and said, “Hey, we’ve known each other for so many years, but why haven’t you talked to me about her in the past?”

“What’s there to talk about?” Adrian smiled bitterly.

“When we were young, they said she was destined to marry Eddy. Later, when I learned that she broke off her engagement with him, she’d already married another man. Maybe we just aren’t meant to be.”

open about his thoughts. He slouched

beer. “Maybe you

of this too. It was why I went on the blind date,”

know what I was thinking when Yvonne talked about handbags, her friends,

the best thing he could do was lend Adrian an ear, so he

time and what she would say if she were the person sitting across from me. Maybe she

say anything at all-”

then, a ping came from the PC. It snapped Adrian out of his stupor, stopping him

the PC.

down the beer bottle and walked to the

you ask me to investigate Jack, the UFC wrestler who’s also Caroline’s driver? I’ve started looking into his background and everything related

and sald, “Do you want to come

walking toward Quentin. He had sobered up a bit already, but the

kind of blurry.

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the words larger, Quentin moved the cursor and opened the lile.

he scrolled downward, and the look on his face

support. The longer he stared at the screen, the paler he turned. In the end, he darted Into the bathroom to puke.

Quentin rushed off to get a first ald box and went through it to get something

up the next day, Caroline prepared all the documents for the

and asked, “Do you want me to go

Kirk would embarrass her or anything. It was just that she knew those in Evans Group would scorn her if they

exposed to their sharp tongues and sarcastic words. Kirk wasn’t a good–for–nothing

said, “Are you

and held his hands

once the

of this, he said,

neck and

leaned in for another kiss.

gasped for

be as long as this next

cheeks, and she lowered her head to gobble up her breakfast as she pretended not to hear him. Kirk smiled and ruffled her hair.