Chapter1

[Alice's POV]My husband David came home from a month’s business trip, eager to make love to me.But the moment he withdrew from my body, my body felt empty.David rolled out of bed without hesitation, and turned his muscular back to me in a cold manner under the dim wall lamp.I curled up between the silk sheets. We’d been married for five years, and every time we had sex, he made me scream.My attraction to him wasn’t just physical though; it was also psychological.I met David at summer camp nineteen years ago, and I’ve loved him ever since. Now, at twenty-nine years old, I felt lucky to be his wife.My only lament was that we never had the chance to have a child.He was always busy, filling his time with endless work. I chose to be an obedient wife though, and to support him in whatever ways I could.I looked at him adoringly as he raked his hands through his hair. But the pleasure from the orgasm hadn’t even faded yet when I was suddenly gripped with a sharp pain in my head. It

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Chapter 2

[Alice’s POV]The black Maybach parked smoothly at the door of the villa. Fine rain fell, creating a mist, as I stared numbly out the window.The assistant got out of the car and opened the door for me. Then he took a gift box tied with a velvet ribbon from the passenger seat and handed it to me with both hands.“This was specially ordered for you from Paris,” he said, his tone tinged with envy. “It’s the sapphire necklace you were looking at in that magazine last week. He took note that you wanted it.”I took the gift box and ran my fingertips over the cool leather texture.“Where is he?” I asked, feeling a little sad. My fingers fiddled with the ribbons anxiously with the ribbons. I wasn’t sure how to tell David about my diagnosis.“The CEO said he’s on his way back. He’ll be there in about half an hour.”The assistant opened the front door to our villa for me. “He also said he has a surprise prepared for you tonight.”I thanked the assistant and closed the door. Wandering into the

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Chapter 3

[Alice’s POV]I didn’t open the door.Instead, through the surveillance screen, I stared fixedly at the woman standing in the rain. She was holding the bouquet of white tulips in her arms, and her beautiful face looked so familiar and unfamiliar under the light of the villa’s porch. Her features, her charm, and even the slightly upturned corners of her mouth bore an uncanny resemblance to my dead sister Sylvia.But as I stared at her, I saw a hint of cunning and confidence that Sylvia never had.Pressing the intercom button, I asked with a nervous tremble in my voice:“Who are you?”The woman chuckled at the camera, her eyes carrying a hint of triumphant pride.“Didn’t Mr. David tell you? I’m Emry.” Her voice was soft and sweet, but with a sharp edge.“Emry?” I turned the name over in my mouth. “No, David hasn’t mentioned you,” I said.She chuckled again. “Well, this is awkward,” she said, although her tone didn’t sound awkward at all. With a wry smile, she looked dead into the camera

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Chapter 4

[Alice’s POV]Later that night, I found myself locked in my familiar nightmare.The raging fire blazed, devouring everything. The scorching heat was so intense, it threatened to melt everything in its path.Panicked, I stood in the room, choking on the smoke. There was no way out. I was going to die in there. The fire raged all around me, the flames licked the wooden floor, the air thick with the pungent smell of smoke. And then he appeared.David.Come to rescue me, to save me from certain death. In the sea of fire, I saw him reach for me hand. But then, he furrowed his brows and cocked his head to the side.“You’re not the one I want,” he said, a look of disgust on his face. He tossed my hand to the side and gave me a hard shove, throwing me backwards into the fire.My eyes flew open as I gasped for air. My chest heaved violently, my forehead covered in sweat.The bedroom was lit only by a dim wall lamp, its soft light reflecting the familiar room.. It was only a dream. I was saf

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Chapter 5

[David’ POV]The black Maybach’s windshield wipers swished over the windshield, brushing away the rain that drizzled from the dark sky. I leaned back in my seat, my fingertips caressing the medical document.On the folder, the St. Mary’s Hospital wax seal stood out prominently.“Embryo transplant successful.”I let out a long sigh of relief. The huge stone that had been weighing on my chest for five years was finally released.It was time to tell Alice the truth, a truth that I’d been hiding from her for five years.During the fire five years ago, Alice believed that I rescued her by mistake. That wasn’t the truth though. I’d rushed back into the fire not because I recognized the wrong person, but because I liked Alice.I fell in love with Alice the first time I saw her. Ten years ago, at summer camp, one afternoon under a huge sycamore tree. I was just nineteen years old when I first saw her shy, timid smile. Her smile struck a chord in my heart that had never been struck before. Ali

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Chapter 6

[Alice’s POV]David became busier and busier with his “transnational conferences.”While I, under the double torment of my brain tumor and gestational vomiting, was rapidly losing weight.I decided to contact my brother.Eric and I had only recently found each other. I was actually just the adopted daughter of the Taylors. Sylvia wanted a sister more than anything in the world, so the Taylors decided to adopt one. They chose me at the orphanage when I was younger because I looked like Sylvia. They figured it would be best if both their ‘daughters’, their biological one and their adopted one, at least looked the similar.The Taylors were always very kind to me, even though I wasn’t their biological daughter. After graduation, they even supported my dreams to study architecture in Italy.It was there, in Italy, that I found Eric. We met at a blood donor clinic, and I knew right away that he and I were related. Our features were so similar. After a quick DNA test, it was confirmed.Eric

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All Chapters of She Was Never a Stand-In: Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

Chapter1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6