Chapter 1: She Was Just A Substitute


    It was a night of autumn, and the night sky was filled with clouds, almost covering the moon.


    Tonight was a busy night for the Hyatt Hotel, which was the most luxurious, six star hotel in the city


    Antawood.


    The worldwide famous businessman, Brian rk had booked the whole hotel for tonight.


    Brian, in his ck suit, sat in a luxurious room, with a cigarette between his slender, long fingers.


    The smoke curling up from the burning cigarette had created a mysterious aura around him.


    "Brian, we all had a good time tonight.But it''ste now “ the man next to him eximed.He had dark


    skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes.


    "I''ve heard that Miss Woodsen is a social butterfly.She''s well known for sleeping with a lot of men.Are


    you sure about this?" Someone else added.


    From the tone of their voices, you could tell that they had their doubts about this marriage.


    However, since Brian had made his decision, there''s nothing much other can do. Tonight was a busy


    night for the Hyatt Hotel, which was the most luxurious, six star hotel in the city Antawood.


    Some discussions can only happen after consumption of alcohol.


    "yton Woodsen owes me a huge amount of money.Giving me his precious daughter is not going to


    cut it,"


    This time it was Jaime Turner, Brian''s right hand man who spoke.


    Brian still wore his usual stony expression. Taking a drag of his cigarette, he said, "Keep a close eye on


    yton Woodsen.I will make his life a living hell!"


    "Is that what you''re going to do to your bride tonight as well?" The person who asked this had a sly


    smirk on his face.


    "Or...have you other ns for her?"


    He had only heard of the beloved daughter of the Woodsen family, but never had the chance of


    meeting her.


    In fact, there were very few people who had seen her before.


    "I''ve heard that she''s a beauty.She has the curves that all men desires.She might be a tough one."


    The men sitting around the sofa participated in the conversation actively about the bride who was yet to


    show up.


    However, the woman standing beside Brian had a bitter expression on her face.


    She obviously hated the woman they were talking about.


    "Enough!" when she couldn''t stand it anymore, she blurted.


    "Oh! Miss Anna is angry."


    It was so obvious to everyone who had discerning eyes that Anna, who had been following Brian her


    whole life, had a special ce for him in her heart.


    The rtionship between the two of them was ambiguous.


    She had failed to be Mrs.rk, which was all because of a woman named Arlene Woodsen.


    To Anna, Arlene didn''t even deserve Brian.


    "Angry?"


    Brian put out his cigarette and nced at her.


    Though very subtle, a faint smile appeared on his lips.


    "Brian," Anna called out his name and said nothing else.


    She knew her ce.


    No matter how close she had been to him, she would have to stick to her duties and would never cross


    the line between them.


    "Brian, why don''t you introduce your new bride to us?" a follower of Brian asked with others agreeing.


    Brian raised his ss gracefully and gulped down the drink in one go.


    Putting down the ss on the table, he nodded his approval.


    Meanwhile, A Woodsen was waiting anxiously in a deluxe presidential suite.


    She was wearing a luxurious wedding dress specially customized in Paris with delicate makeup.


    Today was her wedding day, but there were no rtives present.


    She just signed her name on a piece of paper and sold the rest of her life to a man that she had never


    met.


    Despite her unwillingness, for the sake of her father and to support her family, she became the


    substitute for the so called "sister" she had and had to marry a devil named Brian rk.


    She was squatting in the corner of the room, trembling.She was only twenty-two years old.Her life had


    only just begun.But now she was forced married to a man six years older than her.


    Though the room was luxurious and brightly lit, she was still scared.She was terrified, but had no


    choice.She had not eaten anything since yesterday, and now she was very dizzy.


    There was no food in the room except for the wine bottles and sses on the table.


    She had never drank alcohol in her life and she had always been her teachers’ favorite student.


    She knew that since the moment she promised to be the substitute, her old life was behind her and her


    future was filled with uncertainties.


    Her stomach growled.


    She was starving.


    Her glossy lips were drying out.


    She bit on her lower lip trying to keep herself conscious.


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    She had been waiting for the man that everyone called a devil to show up.


    The door opened suddenly and two strangers entered.


    Both men were rough looking and neither of them was Brian.


    "Mrs.rk, Mr.rk wants to see you," one of them spoke coarsely, rather disrespectfully.


    "Where is he?"


    A stuttered and scooted back like a frightened little bunny.


    The two men didn''t answer.


    Instead, they pulled her up rudely and dragged her out of the room.


    She resisted and struggled to free herself, but all went in vain.


    "Ouch!"


    Before A knew what was going on, she was thrown hastily to the ground.Even though the ground


    was covered with carpet, she was still badly hurt.


    "Arlene, look at me!" Brian spoke with a steady but domineering tone.


    ‘‘Arlene! That''s right! I''m Arlene Woodsen now, not A Woodsen’'' A thought inwardly.


    She didn''t dare raise her head to look at Brian.If he realized that she was just a substitute then her life


    would be in grave danger!