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.‘

was about to say something when they both heard something that

basement. It seemed to belong to

quickly ran down the

following her from behind.

them to reach the basement, which was full of

the villa

stop coughing when they stepped foot

came from somewhere in the darkness. “Darling? Why

you here?”

was the sound of a switch being turned on, and the

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clear view of what

a chair with his arms tied up

from Kirk.

stunned by the

that Kirk had

at Howard in surprise.

world was busy

don’t have

phone and showed

on the screen. Her gaze fell on Kirk’s

Did you get

she spoke, she approached him to inspect the bruises and

his hands to cover them, but she forcefully grabbed his hands to

I’ll be as good as new in no time,”