All Chapters of The CEO’s Substitute Bride: Chapter 41 - Chapter 42

The TrapMichael Blackwood stood at the top of the staircase.Alive.Lena stared at him.She had seen his face in photographs, heard his name spoken in whispers, and spent weeks believing he was one of the ghosts surrounding her marriage.Now he was standing in front of her.Holding a file.Adrian stepped forward.“Michael.”His uncle’s eyes remained on Lena.“You’ve grown.”Adrian’s expression hardened.“Don’t talk to her.”Michael looked at him.“You still think you can protect everyone.”“I can protect her from you.”Michael smiled faintly.“That’s what Richard used to say.”Adrian’s face tightened.“What happened to my father?”“That’s not the question you should be asking.”“Then answer mine.”Michael slowly descended the stairs.“The woman beside Lena isn’t Eleanor Vale.”Eleanor stepped backward.“Michael…”“Don’t use that name.”Her face changed.Lena looked between them.“Who are you?”The woman didn’t answer.Michael placed the file on the table.“Her name is Clara Reed.”Ad