All Chapters of Replacing the billionaire’s wife: Chapter 31 - Chapter 35

Instead, she turned back around and closed her folder. Her heart was beating faster now, but not from fear. She took a slow breath and looked toward the enormous stage. The summit would be starting soon. She straightened in her seat. If they expected Martin Scott’s daughter to embarrass herself on that stage, they were about to discover how wrong they were. Minutes later, the room settled as the MC stepped onto the stage. After the opening remarks, the moment everyone had been waiting for finally arrived. “It’s time for our next speaker, Miss Mia Scott of Scott Group.” Applause filled the hall as Mia rose. Her heart raced as she walked toward the podium, but her expression remained composed. When she reached it, she looked out at the crowd. Hundreds of eyes were on her. For one brief second, the silence felt enormous. She began. The words came easily. She spoke about leadership, finance and the courage to make difficult decisions. She had rehearsed every part o

Your speech yesterday already put you in the spotlight, and now this? Girl, you’re a celebrity.”Mia stared at the screen.One headline read:MISS SCOTT IS BACK.Another:THE BROOKS AND THE SCOTTS: WHAT STRONGER ALLIANCE COULD THERE BE?Then came videos.“She is so beautiful and smart. She’s going to inspire so many women.”Mia scrolled further.Then she stopped.Someone had posted old pictures from college. Pictures she had almost forgotten existed.Comments were flooding in.Who would have known?She was always so quiet.We went to college with a Scott and didn’t even know.Mia slowly lowered the phone.Then another headline caught her attention.WE THOUGHT ETHAN WOULD END UP WITH MISS HART.Her expression changed.Lily noticed. She took the phone from her and read it.“Mia—”“Let’s get to work. There’s a lot to do.”She interrupted before Lily could say anything else.Lily studied her for a moment, then nodded and left.The days that followed passed quickly. The arrangements had be

The room quieted.Music began softly.And Ethan started singing.Mia stared at him.She had never heard him sing before.His voice was calm and beautiful.Halfway through the song, tears slipped down her cheeks.She wiped them quickly, but there was no hiding them.When he finished, the room erupted.Ethan looked directly at her.Mia couldn’t read his expression.The applause followed them long after Ethan finished singing.Mia could still feel the warmth of his gaze as they left the reception hall, surrounded by well-wishers and camera flashes. She had spent the entire evening trying to understand the man she had just married. He had barely spoken to her before their wedding, yet he had stood before hundreds of people and sung to her as though the song meant something.The ride home was quiet.Ethan sat beside her, looking out of the window, while Mia watched the city lights slip past. Every now and then, she caught herself glancing at him, hoping he might say something. Anything.He