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Chapter 50: Maybe I'm wrong
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2026-09-19 16:40:52
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From substitute bride to CEO Chapter 123: They have his eyes
Catherine Grey asked to see Chloe two days after Lucien took The twins out. The message was polite. Almost too polite to Chloe.“I would like the opportunity to meet with you, if you're willing.”Chloe read it twice before setting her phone down. ‘Was she willing?’ she thought in her head.Zoe watched her from across the table. "Are you ok?"“Yes I am…it's just that Catherine asked to see me”“Lucien’s mother..?”"Yes.""What does she want?""I don't know.""Are you going?"Chloe picked up her coffee. "Yes."Zoe's eyebrows rose. "Just like that?""I'd rather know what she wants than imagine it."The meeting was arranged at one of Chloe's own showrooms. That had been deliberate. Four years ago, Catherine had been able to make Chloe feel like an unwanted guest in the Grey estate. Today, Chloe stood in a space with her own name on the wall, her designs displayed beneath carefully positioned lights, her employees moving around her, greeting clients and discussing orders. She wasn't waitin
From substitute bride to CEO Chapter 122: I didn't know it would feel like this
Lucien had expected the day to be easier. He had been around Leo and Leah before, but Chloe had always been there, quietly watching, stepping in when one of them needed something, correcting him when he misunderstood one of their strange little rules.Today, it was just him.The moment the elevator doors closed behind Chloe, Leo looked up at him. "So what are we doing?"Lucien glanced at the two children. "I thought we'd have lunch."Leah frowned. "That's boring."Lucien blinked. "You're hungry.""I know.""Then lunch seems reasonable."Leo looked at his sister. Leah looked at him. They both started laughing.Lucien stared at them. "What?""You talk like a robot," Leo said.Leah nodded seriously. "Like Uncle Caleb."Lucien's eyebrow lifted. "Caleb doesn't talk like a robot.""He does," Leah insisted.Leo laughed harder.Lucien shook his head. "Fine. What do you want to do?"The twins exchanged another look. "We wanna go to the park," they said together.So the park it was. Within twen
From substitute bride to CEO Chapter 121: Goodnight Daddy
Lucien kept his word. He didn't suddenly become impatient because Chloe had decided not to sign the divorce papers. He didn't start appearing everywhere she went. He didn't ask her where they stood every time they spoke. He simply followed her lead.If Chloe wanted to talk, he talked. If she needed space, he gave it. If she changed plans, he adjusted without complaint. It was so different from the man she had known that sometimes Chloe caught herself waiting for the old Lucien to return, he never did.One afternoon, she was leaving her studio when she found him waiting outside, standing beside his car, hands in his pockets."You have a meeting?" she asked."No.""Then why are you here?""I was nearby."Chloe raised an eyebrow. "You were nearby?""Yes."She looked at the car. "How nearby?"He almost smiled. "Twenty minutes away."She shook her head. "That's not nearby.""I know.""Then why did you come?""I wanted to see you."The honesty caught her off guard. "And you thought you'd ju
From substitute bride to CEO Chapter 120: Sleep tight Miss Campbell
The restaurant was quiet enough that Chloe could hear the soft clink of glasses from the tables behind them. She sat across from Lucien with her bag beside her chair, her hands resting calmly on the table.Lucien looked at her carefully. "You wanted to see me.""Yes.""Is everything okay?"Chloe reached into her bag. She pulled out a folder and placed it between them.Lucien's eyes dropped to it. The divorce papers. His expression changed almost immediately. He didn't touch them. He simply looked at Chloe. There was something almost familiar in his eyes, that quiet refusal she had seen before.Chloe noticed. "I'm not asking you to sign them."Lucien released a breath he seemed to have been holding. The relief was small, but she saw it. "What are you asking then?"Chloe placed both hands on the table. "I'm asking you if there's a reason not to sign."Lucien looked at her. For several seconds, he said nothing. Then his voice came quietly. "There's every reason not to."Chloe's heart gav
From substitute bride to CEO Chapter 119: I liked that
The coffee shop was quiet when Chloe arrived. Evan was already there, sitting near the window with two cups on the table, one untouched.He stood when he saw her. "Hey.""Hi.""You look tired."Chloe smiled faintly. "It's been a long week.""I figured."She sat across from him. For a few moments, neither of them spoke. Evan pushed the second cup towards her. "I remember how you take it."Chloe looked at the cup. "Yh you remembered.""I pay attention too."She smiled. "Thank you Evan."Evan leaned back. "I asked you to meet because I wanted to say something before things get complicated."Chloe's smile faded. "Complicated?"He nodded. "I've been watching."She raised an eyebrow. "That sounds ominous."He laughed softly. "Not like that." He looked at her carefully. "I can see where things are moving."Chloe lowered her eyes. "You mean Lucien.""Yes."There was no accusation in his voice and that almost made it harder.Chloe looked at him. "I didn't know you knew.""I knew.""When?""Bef
From substitute bride to CEO Chapter 118: I just want to talk
Chloe was the one who asked Lucien to meet her. Not through Caleb. Not through a message that could be misunderstood. She called him herself."Are you free tonight?"There was a brief silence on the other end. "Yes I am..are you ok.""I just want to talk.""I'll come.""No," Chloe said quietly. "I'll choose the place."He didn't argue.They met in a quiet private room at a small restaurant, away from cameras and people who might recognize them. Chloe arrived first and sat by the window, her hands folded loosely on the table.When Lucien walked in, his eyes found her immediately. He looked different lately. Still composed, still unmistakably Lucien Grey, but there was something less guarded in his face now.He sat across from her. "Thank you for asking me to come."Chloe nodded. "I need you to listen tonight.""I will.""Don't interrupt me.""I won't."She looked at him for a moment. Then she began."The wedding night was the first time I realized I had made a mistake."Lucien's jaw ti
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