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The Substitute Bride Lucky Lady
After Liam returned to his office from the cafe that Gwen basically dragged her to, claiming he owed her a date . He however ended the date before time, because his mind and soul was no longer in the cafe with Gwen after what he saw . Despite the latter's attempt to spice up things between them by throwing herself at him . At first he didn't understand why she booked the whole first floor, but now he understood why . His mind drifted to the conversation they had at the cafe during the day. " Do you hate me, Liam? " Gwen asked him , blinking at him . Giving him a pitiful look with her smoldering eyes, her voice interrupting his train of thought." No " he deadpanned, giving her a subtle reply. A pang of quick relief washed through her , she closed the distance between them holding his gaze with that same look on her face . " You claim not to hate me, but you always distance yourself from me " she pouted and continued when he didn't reply to her." I'm sorry if you're still upset w
The Substitute Bride Finding my brother
Chloe tossed and turned in her bed that night.The scene at the cafe replayed itself in her mind. She thought of the way Liam totally ignored her existence, and the way that ugly vixen snaked her arm round Liam's own. She had a deep impression of Liam despite the few encounters they shared.He was ruthless, cruel and incorrigibly heartless .The iota of feeling she thought she had for him disappeared the very moment he totally ignored her existence at the cafe . What was she even doing, listening to her imagination that Liam could change for the better.'Tsk , I wish'. She scoffed and turned her head to the window she had left open earlier . Minding the burn on her wrist .The moon was in full capacity, bringing with it a cold wind that she needed to soothe her raging nerves. She climbed down from the bed , putting on her fluffy bedroom slippers that were laying at the foot of the bed. She walked to the balcony to have a few view of the moon, the cold breeze bathed her skin le
The Substitute Bride Stalling the inevitable
Liam returned to his house later that night and the living room was engulfed in pin drop silence. His footsteps echoed in the hallway of the first floor .His eyes flitted to Chloe's bedroom. He noticed the lights in her room were off which means she was sound asleep. Blaze suddenly appeared out of nowhere, leaning on the wall of the hallway he followed Liam's line of sight . Immediately he knows what's going on in his mind ." She's asleep, if that's what you are wondering about "Liam turned to see the invader of his thought." And what makes you think I was thinking about her " Liam snapped and shot a glare at him." Who are you kidding Liam, it's written all over your voice . You do care for her " Blaze uttered blatantly, he couldn't stand by and watch this blindly anymore." And who made you the judge of that ? Liam demanded, his tone indifferent" You're only stalling the inevitable"" What are you still doing in my house? Last I checked you have your own villa in this city "
The Substitute Bride Furious Liam
Several thoughts spiraled Chloe's mind . She knew who paid for it, because it was him that assigned the designated driver to her. ' Darlyn ' She mumbled, and slipped the notes back inside her purse and tossed it inside her bag. She was still trying to process the whole thing when a car honked at her , smiling awkwardly at the driver she couldn't see . She waved apologetically and made her way inside. Stepping inside she saw Trisha who was talking to the receptionist on the counter with her back facing her . Chloe, who was in no mood for her troubles, walked past her as quietly as she could. Her face is the last thing she wants to see right now .' Who knows what the She-devil is up to this time around ' she hissed and made for the elevator." Chloe ! "Chloe halted in her steps, with a frown etched on her face . Because whoever that it was calling her was possibly attracting the witch to her. Speaking of the She-devil , she turned to catch sight of Chloe close to the elevator an
The Substitute Bride Selfish father
Liam kicked the tyre of his car in fury." His ice park did wonders? That woman sure knows how to get on my goddamn nerves "" You're getting worked up for nothing Liam . He was just checking on her like the way a fellow employee would do " Fred teased, stifling the laugh that was desperately trying to burst out.Liam shot him a glare , with his left hand on his hip he pointed toward his company that he just exited from." You call that public display of affection, checking on her ?" Liam scowled at his cheap analysis." Ok. Now tell me what you intend to do about it. "" You want her crawling and begging for your attention which you've denied her ? Liam I must confess you've got the wrong woman. Because it seems to me like she did not give a damn about your existence anymore "Liam's expressions turned ugly at his words." Don't make a bitter woman out of a rare gem " Fred said , and shut the door of the car , waiting for Liam to come in and start the ignition. Liam's mind cringed
The Substitute Bride Ruined evening
I checked the time with my phone again for what seems to be the fifth time." Sir Liam will soon be back. Clara said as she handed me a glass of juice to calm my anxiety. " Atimes he comes back after midnight , some fortunate days after dinner time . But the time is still young I suggest you relax a little by watching a movie " I smiled at her kind gestures . I didn't know what I did in my past life to deserve a kind maid like her .Normally any other maid can choose to ignore me , treat me like trash or worse after they found out how Liam treats me . But she … she's not like that or perhaps she's masking her real self with those innocent-like characters of hers.Nevertheless she is kind for now.So saying she handed me the remote to choose any channel of my choice. After Fred dropped me at the Reigns mansion, I began to think of the possibility of Liam changing towards me. First he didn't punish me after I breached the contract of not stepping out of the house without his permis
The Substitute Bride Manipulative witch
After that evening Blaze got a call that Liam wasn't coming home . She wanted to take the phone from him , but when she heard the voice of a woman she couldn't mistake it for Gwen on the phone . A pang of disappointment washed through her, She berated herself over and over again from expecting so much from Liam.In the end she ate the meal with Blaze and Clara because she prepared so much and she can't allow food to waste. She grew up basically knowing that food is precious and can't be wasted.Chloe avoided Liam like a plague throughout that week.In the morning she will wake up early , have her breakfast and leave for work.At work , she buries herself in work . She refuses to be pulled down emotionally by Liam, during lunchtime she will grab some bites with Darlyn, if she's busy she will have him order lunch for her.She comes back late after dinner to avoid bumping into Liam and stirring up some buried emotions.That was successful, for some days she didn't get to see a glimpse o
The Substitute Bride Unrealistic expectations
True to his words he showed up at the Reign's mansion.Just that he came earlier than expected. " What the Hell …. I thought I still have two hours left , I exclaimed in shock, still not believing he was here." I'm not even dressed yet " As usual he only smiled at me. He casually walked towards me and said " I know I've got this . I know you're still looking for what to wear given the short notice." Of course yes, I'm thinking of what to wear "" Let's go get you what to wear " he said and winked at me and I blinked back in surprise. " I never knew you had this side of you " As we stepped out of the house to his car, this time around he brought a Bentley and a white one .I gasped at the luxury it eluded." Where are we going? " I asked once the car pulled out of the Reign's estate." To see Bryan Walker " he said as he accelerated the car speed." Bryan Walker? Paris famous designer? My eyes went round in shock." Yes, we are going to his boutique in Newtown "" But that's one ho
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