Chapter 35

Chapter 35

“Mhmm.” Gwen hummed and nodded. “Have you thought of which painting you’re going to give

Mr. Morrison Senior?” she asked.

Caroline opened the auction house’s website and skimmed through the items that were being

auctioned today.

“This one,” she handed her phone to Gwen and explained, “It’s by Zach Zimmer. Although he isn’t that popular compared to other artists, his works have a certain flair and character to them that

Grandpa likes. I can afford it too, so it’s the best gift I can get for Grandpa.”

“I am truly speechless at how far you’re willing to go for him.” Gwen laughed. “How much does

this cost, then?”

“About a million dollars, I think.”

“A million dollars! Where did you get the money from?”

“My savings.” Caroline sighed. “Grandpa’s always been very kind to me, but I’ve let him down. I’m not going to be his granddaughter-in-law anymore, so this painting serves as some kind of

compensation too.”

“It’s not your fault-” Gwen exclaimed.

Caroline quickly interrupted her. “Gwen, the auction’s starting soon. I need to go to the restroom

before that.”

“Okay.” Gwen stood to make way for Caroline to move.

Following the instructions, Caroline made her way to the restroom. Just as she got out, she was

greeted with the sight of Brie touching up her make-up. She was tracing the edge of her lips with

the lipstick in her hand.

Caroline took a glance at the lipstick and froze. It looked exactly like the one she saw last night.

Was this the lipstick that Kirk had in his pocket?

Hastily, she shook her head and dismissed the thought.

How could it be? Brie came from an affluent family. Kirk would never have any connection with her. Besides, this brand of lipstick was very popular these days. There were hundreds and thousands of others who had the same lipstick.

She had no reason to believe that Kirk was connected to all of them in any way. Caroline found it all too confusing.

Seeing Caroline approaching her, Brie harrumphed. “I heard that you’ve been quite the spectacle

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million dollars out of him.”

She then laughed at Caroline and sneered. “You’re so high and mighty now. Who’s the person backing you up, huh?”

This was the first Caroline heard that Kent had left Osbury. Still, she wasn’t interested in him. After washing her hands, she walked past Brie and headed straight for the dryer, completely ignoring her.

This pi sed Brie off, and she yanked Caroline’s hair from behind her. “Bit ch, I’m talking to you! Did you hear me?”

Pain shot through Caroline’s head. She suddenly turned and grabbed Brie by her wrist in a swift movement. “Let go,” she spat.

Caroline had used all her strength on Brie’s wrist just now, and the latter yelped in pain. Brie was no match for Caroline, and she immediately let go of Caroline’s hair.

Caroline then flung Brie’s hand away and warned her, “Don’t mess with me!”

Brie looked down at her wrist, which was now red from Caroline’s iron grip, then glared at

Caroline. “We’ll see how long you can brag. When I become Eddy’s second sister-in-law, the first thing I’ll do is end your engagement with him.”

“What did you say?” Caroline narrowed her eyes at Brie.

Brie snorted derisively. “Scared now, aren’t you? Get down on your knees and beg. Maybe I’ll forgive you then.”

Caroline smirked and left Brie alone in the restroom without sparing another word.

Furious to see Caroline being all nonchalant despite her taunts, Brie couldn’t help but stomp her feet in rage. She glowered at Caroline’s retreating silhouette and hollered, “Just you wait, Caroline! I’ll make you suffer a fate worse than death when I marry into the Morrison family!”

She was here today, all dressed up, because she knew Kirk would be coming here too. She’d never expected to run into Caroline instead of Kirk.

All Brie wanted was to get back at Caroline for what she’d done to her before. However, Brie was surprised that Caroline was so aloof and remained unaffected, even after all the things she said. It

fueled her rage even more!