Lahat ng Kabanata ng Her Substitute Groom: Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 50

Chapter 42 Claire POV Sitting outside in the middle of the night with the cold piercing through my bones, birds chirping and making terrifying noise, I couldn't help the tears that streamed down my cheeks. It felt like the last days of my life, or maybe I was already dead and alone in my grave. I know they said the grave is more terrifying, but at the moment, I didn't think there would be anything more terrifying than staying alone at home in the whole dark house without a single light. My phone beeped, and I checked to see that it was a warning that it was going to power off. At that moment, the only light that had been helping me went off immediately as my phone switched off, leaving me in thick darkness. I couldn't even get a glimpse of my surroundings. Yesterday, my parents left in the morning on a business trip, leaving me alone here. Well, they asked me to move in with my Mom's friend, but I refused so they were left with no choice but to leave me behind. Maybe they thought w

Chapter 44 Janice POV "Fuck!" I cursed and finally sat up on the bed after tossing endlessly. It felt like I was going to lose my mind, or who knows, maybe I must've lost it already. Why the fuck was I acting like that if I wasn't crazy for a moment? Thinking about all the shits I said to him back there, I could only conclude that maybe I was high on something. I couldn't have said those words in my right frame of mind, right? "I'm not that kind of a cheap and crazy girl. Janice is worth everything," I reminded myself even though I acted like a maniac around him earlier. 'I told you I won't ever sleep with you' I scoffed unbelievably as those words replayed in my head. No matter the angle I looked at it from, I wouldn't stop seeing it as an insult. Does he think that I'm one ugly bitch he can't afford to go to bed with? "Ugh! Forget it. If he said that he can't sleep with you, maybe you are too good for him. What am I saying? You are too fucking good for him, and not maybe," I tr

Chapter 46 Janice POV It was supposed to be a beautiful evening, but it was trouble for me. It felt like I was trapped in my own thoughts. Standing here on the balcony and staring up at the beautiful stars in the sky, I couldn't gather my thoughts together no matter how much I tried to. They always went in a direction that never had a destination, and it was driving me nuts already. "You must be in love with her. That must be the case," I almost screamed my mind out when my subconscious mind came up with that crappy thoughts. I mean, how could I be in love with him? Even if he was the last man on earth, I wouldn't still be in love with him, right? Come to think of it, he's a flirt. A freaking big-time playboy, so how would I trust someone like that with my heart and not know that he would end up not only breaking it, but smashing and stomping on it? "I must've gone crazy for a moment, because why the heck was I like that around him? Why did I get so angry? Why did I wait up for him

Chapter 48 Connor Hughes POV It was supposed to be a beautiful morning, but I woke up this morning feeling distressed. It felt as though the world was going to end. I didn't know why I was feeling that way, but one thing I knew was the fact that I missed my family so much, especially Mom. I've spent all the years of my life living with them, being loved by my parents, and before now, I wouldn't ever leave the house even after marriage. Not that I was planning to ever get married, anyway. I mean, the first one didn't work out well for me and ended miserably, so why should I get into another one? Trust me, you wouldn't want to know what happened to my first marriage. You would be disgusted, so it's not something to talk about. I don't really want to think about it again. The fresh air on the balcony blew gently on my face. The air was refreshing, but I was trapped in my own thoughts so I wasn't really feeling it. "Should I call Mom? I missed her so much," I mumbled as I took out my

Chapter 50 Connor Hughes "I must've gone crazy for a moment. I must've really lost it for a minute," I cursed for the umpteenth time as the image from earlier kept popping in my head. The thought of how angry I was earlier made things even more complicated for me. I mean, why the fuck was I so angry? I checked the wall clock and realized that it was past 4pm and the stylist must be on his way now or maybe he was already here, who knows? "Forget it, Connor. You have no business with him," I told myself, trying to get my head off the thought of the stylist, but it didn't seem like it was going to work, so I found myself leaving my room and strolling down the hallway. Since we no longer sleep in the same room, I checked her supposed room but didn't find her inside, so I proceeded to the living room knowing she would be there. The sound of the laughter coming from the living room as I descended the staircase made me wonder what the heck was going on there. I didn't remember having a m