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Chapter 8: On paper only
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2026-09-03 18:05:01
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From substitute bride to CEO Chapter 94: You're nervous
The morning began with the summit floor already buzzing before the doors officially opened. Chloe stood inside the private preparation room with her team gathered around her, the flagship collection displayed behind them beneath soft lights. Every piece had been arranged with intention. Nothing was excessive. Nothing was there simply to impress. Each design carried a story.Chloe looked across the room, checking the final arrangement one last time before turning to Evie. "Everything ready?"Evie glanced at the display. "Completely ma'am.""And the press?""Already waiting outside."Chloe nodded. Her fingers brushed lightly over the edge of the table. Four years ago, she had been sketching in a small room because she had nowhere else to put her dreams. Now people were waiting to hear her speak about them.Evie smiled. "You're nervous.""I'm not.""You've touched that bracelet six times."Chloe looked down at her hand and laughed softly. "Maybe a little.""You'll be fine.""I know."She
From substitute bride to CEO Chapter 93: Interesting
Amelia was halfway through her afternoon tea when her phone buzzed against the table. She glanced at the screen without much interest. One of the women from her social circle had sent her a message.“Did you hear? Chloe your sister is back in New York, and she goes by the surname Campbell now”The teaspoon stopped halfway to Amelia's cup. For a moment, nothing moved. Then she slowly lowered it. She read the message again.Chloe is no longer bearing their surname or the Grey's name, and is back in New York.Her fingers tightened around the phone. A second message appeared.“She's attending the design summit. Apparently her company is doing extremely well, she's now rich Amelia.”Amelia stared at the screen. The woman sitting across from her continued talking about a charity dinner, completely unaware that Amelia had stopped listening."Amelia?"She blinked. "Sorry?""I was asking if you were coming Friday.""Of course." Her smile appeared perfectly naturally. "Send me the details."The
From substitute bride to CEO Chapter 92: I searched for you
Lucien remained seated after Chloe walked away, but he didn't leave. He sat with his hands clasped loosely between his knees, staring at the space where she had been seating moments earlier.The hotel lobby continued around him, almost offensively normal. People laughed softly near the lounge. A suitcase rolled across the marble floor. Someone at the reception desk answered a phone call. Lucien heard all of it, yet none of it seemed real.After a few seconds, he looked towards the elevators. The doors had already closed. He should have left. Instead, he stayed.A few minutes later, Chloe returned. She had forgotten her phone on the chair. She stopped when she saw him still there."You still haven't left.""No."She picked up her phone. "I thought you'd go back to work.""I can't."She looked at him for a moment. "Why?"Lucien stared down at his hands. "I don't know what I'm supposed to do with this."Chloe's expression remained calm. "You don't have to do anything today."He looked up
From substitute bride to CEO Chapter 91: Will I see you again
Chloe stepped out of the elevator and immediately saw him. Lucien was standing near the seating area, his hands at his sides, his attention fixed entirely on her. For a moment, neither of them moved.Four years ago, she would have felt her heart racing at the sight of him waiting for her. Now, she simply stood there. She had spent too long learning how to steady herself.Lucien watched her approach, and something about the way he looked at her made her slow down slightly. There was no arrogance in his expression, no cold distance, none of the guarded confidence she remembered. He looked like a man who had finally understood that he was standing in front of something much bigger than himself."Chloe."She stopped a few feet away. "Lucien."His eyes moved over her face for a moment before he gestured toward the chairs. "Can we sit and talk?"She nodded. They walked towards the seating area and sat across from each other, leaving a careful space between them.For several seconds, neither
From substitute bride to CEO Chapter 90: Miss Campbell is on her way down
Lucien walked through the streets of Manhattan without paying attention to where he was going. The afternoon sun had begun to sink lower, stretching long shadows across the sidewalks as people hurried home from work. Taxi horns sounded in the distance, conversations drifted past him, and storefront windows reflected the endless movement of the city.He noticed none of it. His hands remained in the pockets of his coat as his mind replayed the same memories over and over. The hospital. The empty room. The article. Four years. Twins. Every step seemed to carry another realization he wished had come years earlier.He stopped only when he reached a busy intersection. The pedestrian light changed. People walked around him, weaving past without a second glance. He finally lifted his head.There was only one place he wanted to go. Not because he expected forgiveness. Not because he believed he deserved another chance. He simply couldn't carry the weight of silence any longer.A taxi slowed be
From substitute bride to CEO Chapter 89: Without him
The office fell into complete silence after Caleb left. The door closed softly behind him, leaving Lucien alone with nothing but the sound of the air conditioner and the city beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows.He didn't move. The magazine remained open on his desk. Beside it lay the sheet of paper with a handful of dates written in black ink.Four years.The words settled into him slowly, carrying a weight he could no longer push aside. His gaze rested on the paper, but he wasn't reading it anymore. He was remembering.One memory after another surfaced without warning. Chloe standing quietly outside his study, trying to explain why she had rearranged it. He had never let her finish. She had only wanted to help. He had looked at suspicion before he looked at her.His jaw tightened.Another memory followed. The jewelry sketches spread across her bed. She had looked at him cautiously, almost expecting another accusation. Instead, he had asked to see them. He remembered turning every pa
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