Bogus Billionaire By Shining Riviera

Looking as pale as a sheet, Caroline pushed through the door. That villa right there was…

Ignoring the chauffeur, Caroline swept her eyes around the house. It was an old and unfurnished

villa. There was dust everywhere. She could even see footsteps on the ground.

The footsteps were clear, so the person they belonged to probably came in here not long ago.

She glanced at the footsteps and thought that the person’s shoe size was similar to Kirk’s

“Carol, is Kirk here?” Gwen asked after entering the villa and seeing the footsteps.

“He probably is.” Caroline took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. She then followed

the footsteps forward.

Soon, they saw a basement. Its door was open.

Panic washed over Gwen, and she gripped Caroline’s hand. “Carol, this place gives me the creeps.

It could be dangerous here. We shouldn’t head in.”

Caroline considered the suggestion and said, “You can stay outside. I’ll go in there alone. If I don’t

come back up after half an hour-”

“No way!” Gwen cut her off.

“I’m going in there with you.‘

to say something when they both

seemed to belong to a

down the steps leading to the

following her from behind.

didn’t take long for them to reach the basement, which was full of dust and as derelict

the villa

coughing when they stepped

came from somewhere in the darkness. “Darling?

you here?”

sound of a switch being turned on, and the lights buzzed

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a clear view of

chair

from Kirk.

was so stunned by the scene that greeted her eyes

that Kirk

in surprise. Nobody

was

have

showed it to Caroline. “Someone

on the

Did you get

to inspect the

cover them, but

scabs. I’ll be as good as new in no time,” he