"Don't touch my things, stay at least 3 meters away from me ,and most importantly don't touch me," were the cold words that were thrown at Hadley on the night of her wedding. Isn't that ridiculous? Her husband was asking for something so outrageous but Hadley submitted to her fate because the man was not hers to begin with. Hadley Jenkins is a young girl that grew up in the countryside but her simple life turned upside down when her father who doesn't know came to drag her and asked her to be a substitute for her twin sister she didn't also know existed. She had to pretend to be her on her engagement day. Just on that day. It was just a day so she agreed. What if the initial agreement fell through and she had to also get married to her sister's fiance then? Maurice Eliot is a cold billionaire and also the successor of the Elliot group. He is cold and dominant. He had to get married to the heiress of the Gilbert but he couldn't stand women's presence because of the accident he encountered when he was young. The marriage was bound to be a rocky one. What do you think would happen between a substitute bride and a cold CEO that can't stand women? Did you think people are going to find out about Hadley's real identity?
Lihat lebih banyak"Raise your head high!!" the instructor yelled, frustratedly looking at Hadley, who was doing the opposite of what she had taught her.
The country's pumpkin was giving her a headache."Ok," Hadley smiled apologetically but heaven knows that was the opposite of what was going on in her head.She so much wanted to rip someone's head right now. Why does she need to walk like an ostrich just for a dinner party?The way of the rich is different."We are going to do it again and this time, you have to get it right," the woman said and Hadley nodded knowing she was still going to the opposite."Stop!!!" The woman yelled with all her veins bulging out which looked funny to Hadley and she avoided her eyes not wanting to be caught smiling."You need to catch up on the training. How do you intend to fool Elliot? All you do is walk like a toad," the woman exaggerated and that got her thinking.Does a toad walk??"A toad doesn't walk Miss Freya," Hadley replied the woman in her early 50s and she shot her a glare."I hope Miss Hadley remembers why you are here, you are here to just fool Elliot and after that, you go back to the hell hole that you came from, I hope till then you will behave," the woman said irritatingly and she instructed her subordinates in the room before walking out of the room.Yes, her job was to sit pretty and make her twin sister's fiance's family believe she was her twin sister.How does she get herself here, Hadley thought, remembering how the misfortune all transpired.Just some hours ago she was enjoying her life in the comfort of her house in the countryside until a woman in expensive clothes came knocking on her door claiming to be her grandmother and saying she had to step in for her twin sister she didn't even know existed and it was all just going to be for a day.It was going to her twin's engagement party and she had to fill in for her which was going to be eventful.She heard her twin was going to get married to one of the most eligible bachelors in the country H and she wondered why her twin went missing if the catch was good.8 PMThe sound of people socializing and mingling could be heard and the hotel hall was at its peak with classical music playing in the background and some couples were already scattered on the dancing floor.Hadley dressed up in a shimmering red dinner gown, adorned with exquisite accessories and light make-up which she finds pleasing makes her way into the hall dragging the heels she found discomforting."I hate heels," Hadley lamented and she heaved a heavy sigh seeing the buzzing hall. She should have just followed her father but her makeup team took long before finishing now she had to enter the lion's den herself."We just have to act like the rich Ella Gilbert for a night so, let's do it right," Hadley mumbled, sighing heavily.Here goes nothing, Hadley muttered but before she sauntered into the hall her view was blocked by a body in a suit.Hadley looked at the man and his face was well sculpted with definite features, his auburn hair tousled to the back and his navy three-piece suit that fitted his body Hadley smiled seeing someone so handsome.OMG, my eyes are blessed, she exclaimed in her head and her expression said everything about what was going on in her head but the man in front of her didn't care."Stop that grin, it irritates me, Davis," the handsome man that just blocked her pact called someone, and Hadley as a sharp-mouthed person already wanted to give the man a piece of her mind isn't he the one that blocked her way but a familiar voice called out behind him."Maurice," she heard her father whom she just met some hours ago and Hadley's eyes widened. The handsome man in front of her was supposed to be her fiance and she almost abused him now.Well done Hadley that's a superb move to tell the whole world you are a fill-in."Yes Mr. Gilbert," he answered smugly and from the look of it doesn't look like he likes her father."Take this glove, Miss Ella we would rather not keep the guests waiting," he urged, shoving a glove into her hand and he made sure he avoided skin contact with her which Hadley didn't notice.A glove?? Are we in the 80s? And why was he formal with his fiancee?"Why am I using a glove?" Hadley asked, confused, and her supposed fiance and his assistant looked at her like she was an alien."What do you mean? You know the drill so, what now," he snapped and Hadley got pissed.This man lacks manners, she thought but the look from her father got her to collect the glove.Hardley collected the glove and she wore it cursing the man in front of her in her head and she straightened herself.He elbowed out his arm and Hadley wanted to slide her arms into it but his voice stopped her."Stay 3 meters away from me as usual," he ordered and Hadley almost lamented.3 meters? So she would have to stay away 3 meters from him while her arms stayed glued to his?It's going to be an ostrich pageant tonight."Let's go," he ordered and Hadley straightened herself, following every one of his rules.Looks like my neck is in for a long trip tonight, Hadley thought when she raised her head high following her fiance she made sure she was some meters distant from him.They walked into the hall and many people looked at them in admiration and it was more like they were looking at the man beside her in admiration.She looked almost invisible.Some congratulated them on their engagement and some just solely greeted Maurice snubbing her which was mostly girls but the favor was returned because he doesn't give them a face a bit."Oh my Ella you look so beautiful your mother is so blessed," Maurice's mother says the woman looked beautiful and Hadley recognized her because she looked almost like her son.Both beautiful."But why haven't I seen her," Maurice's mother asked, looking around for my father's wife but my father answered and the woman went back to the guest.Hadley got suffocated being among the high class and she doesn't know socializing would be so difficult than pretending to be a fill-in."I think you should go and meet some people Maurice I am sure it would also help Ella loosen up," Maurice's mother said that Hadley finds lively because she had been nothing but nice ever since she got to the party and she grumbled son agreed."Stop gripping my arm," Maurice complained and Hadley rolled her eyes."I would have loved to but don't forget that is the only thing making us look like a loving couple that we are not, so do you want me to let go?" Hadley asked and the man creased his eyebrow wondering why the quiet woman he knew was being fierce tonight.Hardley walked rigidly beside him as he went greeting different people and since they were not walking arm in arm again, Hadley decided to get a drink."Hadley," she heard someone call her name in disbelief and her body stiffened.Did someone recognize her? And when she looked up she saw Maurice looking in her direction. Ok, the show hasn't even started but she already got caught.Is this game over???Author's Note: Hi guys, please if you are opportune to pick this up then bear with me as it is a slow-burn romance, and I also promise a daily update.Maurice was transported to a room in the hospital after he fainted in the hospital's hallway, and the doctors attended to him. They couldn't find the reason for his rash, but they ran a test on his brain, which he was examined to be suffering from shock.“What are you saying, doctor?” Mr. Elliot, Maurice's father, asked the doctor because whatever he was hearing sounded strange to him. “It's just as you heard chairman, your son might be suffering from a great shock which leads to his allergy coming back.” The doctor said, referring to Maurice's allergy to woman's touch.“But that's not possible, I mean he doesn't have the rash, no matter who he touches now and..” she was saying, but the doctor interrupted her.“I understood your stance ma'am, but that doesn't change the fact that his allergy has returned, and it might be best if you consulted a psychiatrist.” The doctor said, and Mrs. Elliot burst into tears.She didn't know her son was that vulnerable, and his wife's death would be a
Inside the Gilbert’s mansion, Robert was seen sitting alone in the living room. After Robert Gilbert, Hadley, and Ella's father, ordered for the explosion of the building, he went home like he did nothing wrong to create a perfect alibi for himself. “Hello, I hope you did a clean job.” He breathed into his phone as he watched the news broadcasting about the explosion of the building. “Yes boss.” The person at the other end of the phone assured him.“That's good, make sure you go into hiding because the police might get up to something we wouldn't want, right?” He said, hanging up on the phone.He would make sure that he cleaned off any evidence that might make the people suspicious of him. He needed to save his empire, and if sacrificing his two daughters was the price, he surely wouldn't hold it down.“Now that I have this with me, I don't think anything would ever stand in my way in the business world.” Robert beamed, and he picked up the file to go to his room, but his wife rushed
The news about Ella's death reached the Elliott's family, and they all rushed down to the police station to confirm it because it was unbelievable to them. “Where is my son?” Mrs. Elliot asked, and the police officers took her to Maurice, who was sulking at the check room where Hadley's body was placed. “Maurice.” Mrs. Elliot called slowly as she walked to Maurice, but the man didn't bother to look at her. “They are telling a lie, Mom. They are all saying that the woman on that table is my wife, how can that be?” Maurice blurted, and his mother's feast aches watching her son suffer so much. Her eyes trailed to the body on the table, which was covered with clothes, and she knew that officers couldn't be wrong with the identity. “Maurice, please, I'm sure that they couldn't be wrong with the identity of the body..” Mrs. Elliot was saying, but Maurice cut her off. “What did you mean by body? How is that a body? What if she is my wife, she has a name and..” Maurice trailed off seeing t
An Hour Before The ExplosionHadley, Ella, and their mother were locked in a dark room by their father, with no way out. Hadley looked at her sister, who was in pain, and barely hanging on, and she hated herself for not telling Maurice about her father's plot.He would have prevented this from happening, but she was too stupid to grooved that her father was not the monster he was.“Are you okay, Ella? Are they in pain?” Hadley asked an obvious question, but Ella just chuckled. “I don't think that we should worry about me because I feared that any of us would be able to escape from here.” Ella said.“No, we would be able to escape, believe me, okay?” Hadley assured, but she knew she was the one that needed that assurance.“But how? Did you think we can..” Ella was saying, but she broke into tears. “Why are you crying, Ella? Can you not handle the pain?” Her mother asked, and Hadley got worried.“I'm sorry, I got you all into all this mess.” she said, but Hadley shook her head. “That's
The afternoon sun slithered into the room, and Maurice groaned as he turned around on the bed. He has a horrible night, and coupled with his drunk self he has to wake up with a hangover.“Damn!” Maurice cursed as he felt his head banging with a headache, he pried his eyes open gently, and looked around the room he was in.He wasn't surprised that he wasn't in his room because he feared he might do something Hadley would hate him for if he stayed there.“This is crazy!” He cursed as he got down from the bed, but he almost lost his balance because his eyes were a bit blurry. He couldn't believe that he drank himself to stupor. “It's all her fault.” Maurice murmured.A part of him believed that Hadley didn't betray him, but he was too jealous and he acted rashly. He walked to the kitchen to fix himself a hangover soup, but he hoped that he wouldn't bump into Hadley because he feared he might not be able to control himself.He might have fallen to his knees and begged her not to divorce h
Hadley's heartbeat increased as she feared who was coming into the room, but she released her breath when she saw the person, who just came in.“Are you okay, ma'am?” The maid, who just entered the room asked, and Hadley let out the breath she was holding.“Yes, I am.” She replied hurriedly, and hid the file she was holding. The maid was suspicious about Hadley's movement, but she couldn't pressure her if she wasn't ready to talk.She wouldn't want to lose her job. “Ok ma'am, then I will leave you to it.” The maid said, as age walked off and Hadley let out the breath she was holding. “Oh my goodness! That was such a narrow escape.” She mumbled.She looked at the file in her hand, and she knew she had to get out of the house before Maurice woke up. She wouldn't want to get caught by the man.“I have to get this to the heartless man before he does something to my sister.” She muttered, and walked out of that room. She got to the backdoor of the house, and sneaked out without anyone seei
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