Bogus Billionaire novel (Caroline and Kirk) novel Chapter 34

Chapter 34
Caroline opened the door to see an empty corridor. There was no one there. “Strange. Nobody’s here,” she mumbled to herself.
Kirk had followed her to the door. He looked to the left and right and saw no one there either. In his h oa rse voice, he said, “Maybe a kid tried to prank you. Let’s go back and eat.”
“Okay.” Caroline nodded and closed the door.
When the corridor became quiet again, Eddy walked out from behind the safety exit and stared at the closed door of Caroline’s apartment. A gush of disappointment flashed through his eyes. Caroline was now married and living with another man.
All this time, he’d wished that she would stop pestering him. Ironically, he didn’t feel as happy as he’d expected himself to be when his wish came true.
It was as though something was stuck in his heart that he couldn’t get rid of. He didn’t even have the courage to see Caroline and her husband standing together and had to resort to hiding.
In front of a coffee shop, Caroline and Gwen each had a cup of coffee in their hands as they walked
along the streets and chatted away.
“Are you sure that you found a lipstick in his pocket?” Gwen muttered after taking a sip from her cup. Caroline nodded. She felt somewhat uneasy at the mention of that lipstick.
“Why didn’t you ask him who it belongs to?” Gwen asked.
Caroline explained, “We made a deal not to ask about each other’s private matters before we got
married.”
Bitterly, Gwen bit the edge of her paper cup and said, “Before this, I thought he was a good guy. Who knew that he’d turned out to be a scu mbag? I even tried to advise you when you told me that you wouldn’t fall in love with anyone anymore. It seems like you were right after all! The world is
full of scu mbags!”
A gentle smile made its way to Caroline’s lips. “To be honest, I don’t think he can be considered a scu mbag. We agreed that we wouldn’t fall for each other, so we haven’t broken the deal.”
Now, Gwen was concerned. “Carol, have you fallen in love with him already? You’re so quick to
defend him.”
Caroline froze. Love? Her? Loving him? Impossible!
“Stop talking nonsense! I suffered way too much when I was with Eddy. I don’t have the courage to
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there too late, we won’t be able to get the good things.”
Caroline quickened her footsteps, and Gwen followed suit. They drove to the auction site.
Axcelior Auction House was the biggest auction house in Easton. There would always be a small-
scale auction there every Friday. The prices of the items sold weren’t uniform, so anyone with a
net worth of one million dollars was admitted to the auction.
Caroline and Gwen hadn’t managed to find a suitable present for Jude at the jewelry store last
time. Caroline had gone to several other shops later too, but nothing had caught her eye.
A few days ago, she’d heard that this auction would be focused on paintings, so she’d invited Gwen
to attend it with her.
Jude had always loved paintings. He’d even given paintings as presents to others many times in
the past, so giving him one as a gift was naturally a good choice.
When Caroline and Gwen arrived, they saw lots of journalists crowding the entrance. When they
got in, they saw Brie sitting in the front row, where seats were reserved for VIPS, and immediately understood what was going on.
The Collins had planned to create an entirely new image of themselves, so they kept in contact
with the media and dozens of journalists all the time. They intended to use their influence to
spread positive news about their family.
Brie was probably the one who’d ordered all those journalists to come over.
“Are we really that unfortunate? Why is she here?” Gwen wrinkled her nose, and her face
contorted in disgust at the sight of Brie.
Caroline smiled and told her, “Don’t bother.