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Chapter 40
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2026-08-12 22:41:12
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THE BILLIONAIRE'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE Chapter 41
SCARLET Chloe led me down a side hallway away from the main building that was lined with different doors. She pushed open one of them and switched on the light, setting down the garment bag across one of the room chairs.“This should work. There's a mirror, good lighting, and most importantly, no one will bother you in here.”I set my phone down on the table by the mirror and started unbuttoning the ruined dress. Chloe checked her watch and winced. “I actually have to run. I promised the stylist I'd help her with something. Are you good from here on out?”“I'm good. Go.”“Call if you need anything.”She grabbed her bag off the chair, and on her way past the table, she picked up her phone off the table and slid it into her pocket without breaking her stride.She was halfway through the door when she turned back. “I’ll try to come back after if the event’s not over.” She called back, and then she was gone.I hung the new dress on the rack and moved over to the mirror. I sat in front
THE BILLIONAIRE'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE Chapter 40
SCARLET“The press conference is tomorrow.”The warmth in my chest curdled instantly. “What press conference?” I asked, dropping my hand to my side.“Victoria proposed it the night of the signing,” he said calmly. “It was set forty-eight hours ago.”I did the math without meaning to. My mind flashed back to the dinner and everything that came after it.“That's tomorrow.”“Yes.”Of course. Of course that was what mattered. Everything made sense now– the way his face looked at the clinic, the fear he had carried with him into the room, and the way he held my hand through the ambulance ride all the way to the private hospital. Of course all of it had a deadline sitting behind it the whole time. Of course all of it tied back to the merger he couldn't afford to lose.I'd almost let myself forget for one foolish, unguarded minute that everything between us existed because of a contract that had an expiration date. He was just a man protecting an asset, nothing more, nothing less.“So what
THE BILLIONAIRE'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE Chapter 39
SCARLETFor a second I couldn’t speak. Julian stood in the doorway, rain still running off his coat onto the floorboard. His eyes were wild in a way I had never seen before; they were filled with something deeper than fury. Something that looked like it was entirely out of his control.“Why would you do something so stupid, Scarlet?” His voice cracked on my name. He crossed the room in three long strides and stopped in front of my chair, close enough that I had to tilt my head back to continue holding his gaze, close enough that I could smell the rain on him.“We had a deal,” he said. “Partners. If something happened, you tell me. You don’t just vanish into the dark and leave me chasing shadows for days on end, not even knowing if you’re alive or not.”Everything I had been trying to hold together for the last twenty hours broke at once. “I had no choice!” The words tore out of me harshly, my voice coming out louder than I meant it to. “Margaret called me from my father’s hospital
THE BILLIONAIRE'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE Chapter 38
SCARLETEverything that followed the call was blurry. All random, disjointed pieces that I couldn’t properly assemble in my head. The dread in my stomach had since morphed into a hollow void as the minutes slowly ticked by. My own voice sounded distant as I changed my father’s name over and over like a desperate mantra that might keep him alive. “Please, Dad. Just hold on.”Then a van pulled into the hospital parking lot. Six of Julian’s medical staff moved into the hospital room, and within seconds they took complete control of the situation. “We’re moving now!” The lead transport medic shouted over the roar of the rain.I ran alongside the stretcher as they wheeled him out into the vehicle. The rain smacked against my face, but I barely felt it. The only thing I cared about was my father’s limp body on the stretcher. Julian’s hand suddenly found mine right before we climbed into the ambulance. He squeezed softly, reassuring me of his presence. He didn’t let go of my hand the who
THE BILLIONAIRE'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE Chapter 37
JULIANThe elevator doors opened onto the garage, and Vivian was already there. She positioned herself right by my car, her arms crossed, like someone who thought she had the upper hand.“You’ve been ignoring my calls.” She pushed off the hood of the car as I approached. “That’s rude, Julian, even for you.”“Move away from my car.”“I heard the press conference is tomorrow morning. The one with Victoria Vance.” She said it so smoothly, like she was reminding me of a dinner reservation, not an ultimatum that had my place in the company hanging by a thread. “Have you come to your senses yet?”“Get out of my way, Vivian.” The only thing her words did was remind me of how much I needed to find Scarlet.Her eyes flicked to my injured hand, and she reached for it, but I pulled back. “Don’t you dare touch me.”She rolled her eyes. “You need a wife standing next to you tomorrow. Everyone knows.” She tilted her head, studying me, satisfaction evident across her features. “I’m right here. I’ve
THE BILLIONAIRE'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE Chapter 36
JULIANI hadn’t slept. It had been six hours since Scarlet vanished, and I hadn’t had even the tiniest wink of sleep. And now instead of a location from the intelligence team, I had a boardroom full of my father’s old allies and my mother, all watching and waiting to see me break.The conference room on the top floor was already full when I walked in, a dozen faces instantly turning towards me. On the left side, some representatives from Victoria’s company were seated, and on the right were the already existing board members.Eleanor sat at the far end in flawless white, her hands folded, like she hadn’t spent months trying to tear me apart in front of this very board.She looked up at me as I entered the room, her face holding a venomous smile that seemed to hold a promise of what was to come. Danger.“Julian,” she said softly, like she was some kind of doting mother when in reality she was a fucking snake. “Thank you for coming in on such short notice.”I’d had about enough of her
THE BILLIONAIRE'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE CHAPTER 5
SCARLETI woke up the next morning feeling odd. Not bad or dejected as I had been last night. But odd in a way that I knew things were changing.With a sigh, I got out of the bed and quickly freshened up, getting ready for the day. As soon as I left the room, the first place my eyes wandered to was
THE BILLIONAIRE'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE CHAPTER 7: Terms And Conditions
SCARLET’S POVThe entire ride back to Manhattan was awkward but thankfully, rain started halfway through the drive, so I didn't need to say anything. I sat beside Julian with my hands folded tightly in my lap trying not to replay Eleanor’s final words over and over in my head.“Men like Julian Cro
THE BILLIONAIRE'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE CHAPTER 6
SCARLET“Ding, ding, ding,” The ringtone was alarming but I paid no attention to it since the call wasn't coming from my phone. I was heading to the dining area to be served breakfast but the mobile's ringtone kept picking my attention. “Ding, ding,” it didn't stop and by impulse I went back up th
THE BILLIONAIRE'S REPLACEMENT BRIDE CHAPTER 1
SCARLETOn the 5th of July, 2014, Scarlet Lawson died holding white roses.“Where is he?”The priest’s eyes held an impatience that didn’t mirror the calm words that had left him. I turned to the church doors, a part of me hoping he’d miraculously never come through. So that this whole charade woul
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