All Chapters of Substitute Bride; My Husband's Mistakes : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

(Celine's POV) "Celine, you have to take your sister's place tomorrow," my father, Mr. Morris Mason, said as he darted into my room with my mother. "Dad, I don't understand. Why will I have to take up Clara's place tomorrow? Where is she?" I asked, because I was aware that Clara went for her bridal shower. How can she just flee on the eve of her wedding? "Something came up, according to Clara, and she had to take care of it," my father said, and I sighed, standing in my bedroom. I didn't attend the extravagant bridal shower of my twin sister, Clara Mason. Clara and I were identical twin sisters. We were both 25 years old. I knew that many of Clara's friends were saying that I was jealous of her because she was getting married before me, but that was not the truth. I was in a relationship with Martin Enzo, a construction worker. But Martin wasn't the type of groom my father wanted, so he rejected him. Everyone was proud of my twin sister. She was the apple of everyone's eye—ev

(Celine's POV) Jace and I got to the waiting black car, and he carefully put me in the back seat. I didn't even have the time to see what car brand it was, but it was a luxury sedan, and he told the driver, "Roy, take us to the reception venue." "Alright, boss," came the calm response from the driver. But I sat there nervously as Jace and I sat in the rear. I shifted away from him, but I remembered that I had to pretend that I was my sister. Jace didn't say anything as he looked at my face and held my hand in his. "How do you feel about this day, my love?" he asked me, and I opened my mouth to speak, thinking of what Clara would have said if she were the one. I was still overwhelmed, so I told him the truth, "I am just overwhelmed." "Why is that? You didn't believe me when I told you that I would marry you and no one else. I love you, Clara, and I meant every word that I used to confess my feelings to you. So you don't have to be afraid, thinking that this marriage is a trap

•Celine's POV• "Oh no! What am I going to do?" I wondered as I stepped out of the bathroom, wrapped in only a white towel around my chest. I knew Jace wanted to sleep with me that night. I guessed this was the right time to inform him that I wasn't my sister. *How could I continue with this deceit? What if he found out?* I paced about the room. I wasn't even with my phone; otherwise, I could have contacted Clara and asked for her help. She was a good liar and smarter than me. "Dammit. Should I lie that I was on my period?" I clutched my belly, scared of what would happen once Jace found out the truth—that my family and I had tricked him into marrying me. Yeah, my sister and I used to be slimmer, but as Clara and I grew into adulthood, I didn't keep up much with her. I got tired of burning calories the way she did—she wanted to be fit at all times. "Babe." Jace stepped out of the bathroom and saw me sitting on the bed. I had stopped pacing the moment I heard the shower stop. "Ba

JACE: "Mom, Dad," I wasn't expecting to see them arrive with my younger sister, Adira Augustus. Adira was a 26-year-old finance manager, and she owned a fashion magazine and company that features several models and runway shows. "Morning, Jace, and my pretty Clara," my mother and sister rushed to hug my wife. "We couldn't help but come to congratulate you both on your successful marriage," my mother, Mrs. Joy, said as she and my sister looked so excited, wearing similar brown designer dresses and black shoes. They were of average height. Although Adira wore high heels while Mom wore a lesser heel, they were my family. "Thank you," Clara replied, smiling, and I told them to join us for breakfast. "We are about to have breakfast now before you all arrived. Come and join us," I let my parents know, and my mother smiled. "That's fine. We are just coming back from the thanksgiving service and didn't want to disturb you both on your honeymoon. But Adira insisted that she wanted to co

Celine's POV: 'Oh no! Can I really keep up with all these people that I am unfamiliar with? Wouldn't Jace find out sooner that I am not Clara?' I pondered in my mind as I excused myself from Jace and his childhood sweetheart, Mandy Joshua. I couldn't stand there and pretend to know the woman when I did not know her. As I entered the living room, I met the two maids who looked at me and smiled. "Um, what are your names?" I asked them first, before I would make more mistakes. Though I could have asked Clara directly, I didn't have the time to ask her. So I had to ask them first before I made more mistakes and showed Jace that I was not his real wife. "Um, madam. I am Tina and she is Esther," the two young ladies in their early twenties replied. They seemed a bit younger than me. "Alright, Tina and Esther. Thanks for the breakfast earlier. But I would like to know how the meals around here work. And lunch and dinner. Since my husband and I ain't going to work today," I told them with