Hello my dear readers, thank you so much for reading “Billionaire Substitute Bride”.
Thank you for your support and patience.I’m here to inform you that this is the end of book 1.The story will continue in book 2.Book 2 entails all your unanswered questions in book 1, like; is Noah really dead? How far is Maria willing to go to achieve her revenge? Maria’s real identity, Mia’s real identity, as well as, Noah’s real identity.Reason behind Lily’s actions towards Maria.Why did Charles dislike women before getting close to Maria?Where’s Charles mother?Why did Maria keep getting new enemies?And finally, who and why did someone wants Charles and Maria to die?I’m sure you won’t want to miss it☺️See you all in the book 2.Love you all.💜Maria had just signed a contract and was waiting for further planning from the company's higher-ups and Luna. She also had to wait for Charles' confirmation before she could start working.Although she was not that eager to work, she couldn't help but feel a little anxious."Ria, what are you thinking about?"After finishing their meal, Charles brought a fruit plate and looked at Maria sitting there in a daze. He sat down beside her with a smirk on his face.Maria shook her head and gently patted her chest with her fingers. "Nothing. I just feel a bit anxious.""Anxious?"Charles looked at her chest and lifted his hand seriously. "Let me check."Maria was speechless and rolled her eyes at him. "No need. I'm a doctor..."“Come on!”Before she could finish, Charles reached out his hand. "A doctor can't treat themselves. I think it needs a little rubbing from me...""Hey..."Maria impatiently pushed his hand away. "Can't you stop acting so perverted?!""I'm not..."Charles looked pi
The next day, both of them woke up early. Maria didn't actually like wearing makeup as she was in the bloom of her youth. After hesitating for a long time, she still applied light makeup.However, this time, she didn't imitate Mia’s style of makeup. Instead, she applied a fresh and elegant look that, if one didn't look closely, they wouldn't notice she had makeup on.Soon, they arrived at the Smith Family's old mansion. When Maria entered the room full of people, her previous calmness suddenly turned into anxiety."Charles, is this all your immediate family?"Charles gently held her hand and whispered, "I didn't expect Grandpa to call back all my aunts. He really likes you."Uh…Maria almost cried. She couldn't handle it. Because... She had social anxiety!Charles gently squeezed Maria’s hand and she could only force a smile as she walked forward with Charles.Old Master Smith happily laughed, "Charles, why don't you introduce your wife to the elders?"The gazes of everyone in the S
As soon as Brenda finished speaking, Freya's eyes instantly turned red as if she had suddenly understood something. She immediately took off the sparkling and translucent jade bracelet from her wrist and placed it on the jewelry box held by Maria."This is also my dowry, and it was left to me by my mother. Ria, I'm giving it to you. I know you are a good girl with a kind heart. So, I beg you, if Charles does something wrong and makes you angry, you can argue with him and come to us for help. We will scold him for you. But please don't leave him."The previously joyous atmosphere suddenly became somber.Maria looked at those women, and her eyes also gradually turned red.With such a family, Charles was truly fortunate!Brenda sighed softly as she saw everyone becoming sad."Ria, it's not that we deliberately spoiled the mood. It's simply a miracle for Charles to fall in love with a woman!""Yes." Freya nodded. "We thought that he would never fall in love with a woman in his entire lif
The sound of tiles shuffling filled the air. Maria focused on the tiles in her hand. She spent most of her time studying and making money before, so she had never had the chance to play this kind of game.Freya sat next to her silently. However, her eyes were fixed on the tiles in Maria’s hand.Just as Maria was about to win by self-draw, she hesitated and discarded a different tile.Freya's eyes widened."Silly girl... That was a self-draw..."Freya pressed her lips with a frown. But as she watched Maria continue to draw and discard five tiles in a row, her eyes suddenly widened.It seemed that Maria was just waiting for a chance!When Maria drew the eighth tile, she didn't even look at it. She slammed it on the table, "Self-draw, all one suit, with honors."Brenda looked at Maria’s tiles in disbelief. It really was all one suit!The other two women were shocked. "Ria, you're so lucky. You won such a big hand on your first try!"Maria modestly smiled, "It's luck.""Let's play again
Maria had seen Charles play Go with Old Master Smith before, so she frowned and said, "Grandpa, I don't know how to play Go.""No problem."Old Master Smith said, "You can pick anything you like. I'm okay with it."Maria actually knew how to play many games, including Go, but she wasn't particularly skilled at it. Her favorite was actually checkers because Noah used to play it with her whenever he had free time.Thinking of Noah, Maria held back her sadness and looked up at Old Master Smith with a smile. "Grandpa, why don't we play checkers then?" "Alright!"Old Master Smith readily agreed. "Let's play checkers!"The board was set up, and Maria chose the red pieces while Old Master Smith chose the white ones.Maria knew Old Master Smith eyesight was not good, so she deliberately chose red, hoping he could see it more clearly. However... she made a misjudgment!In the beginning, the white pieces and the red pieces stood on opposite sides. Even if Old Master Smith couldn't see clearly,
Maria opened her bag and took out the red envelopes excitedly, "I've never received so many red envelopes all at once in my life. It's amazing."Seeing her bright smile, Charles was also pleased.Maria picked up the first red envelope and opened it, saying, "This one is from..."Before she could finish, something slippery slid out of the red envelope. It was clearly not money, so Maria curiously picked it up and looked at it closely. She exclaimed, "Oh my, a bank card?" Indeed, it was a bank card.There was a sticky note attached to the card with a password written on it.Curiously blinking her eyes at the password, Maria said, "This is Mia’s..."She suddenly realized something and quickly corrected herself, "My birthday."Charles raised an eyebrow and nodded, "One red envelope can't contain so much money, so they gave you a card. Let's see the others."One by one, Maria opened the envelopes and indeed, they were all bank cards.Perhaps those women had planned it in advance as all th
In the outskirts of San Diego, in a cheap hotel room, Mia sat on the bed staring blankly at the door.She hadn't eaten meat for several days. If she hadn't sold the only gold bracelet she had on her wrist, she wouldn't even be able to afford this cheap hotel.Suddenly, someone knocked on the door, and Mia asked impatiently, "Who is it?"The person didn't answer but continued knocking."So annoying!"Mia got up in annoyance, walked over, and opened the door. When she saw the face that greeted her, her immediate reaction was to close the door."Mia!"Alexander propped the door open with his hand and looked seriously at Mia. "Let's talk.""What is there to talk about?"Mia glared at him angrily, "Are you here to mock me? Alexander, I'm in this situation all thanks to you!"Alexander raised an eyebrow, "I'm sorry. I didn't expect to bring you to this point, so I came to make it up to you.""Make it up to me?"Mia looked at him in disbelief. In her heart, Alexander was a flirtatious man. I
Mia couldn't help but reach out her greasy hand and grab Alexander's wrist.However, Alexander instinctively avoided her, shouting, "Don't touch me!""Hmph..."Mia mocked, "Why didn't you tell me not to touch you when you were sleeping with me? Now you're disgusted with me. Alexander, if it weren't for me being in my current position, you, the illegitimate child of the Caine family, wouldn't even be worthy of polishing my shoes!"Alexander slapped Mia across the face so hard that she even trembled.Looking at Mia’s swollen face, Alexander cruelly curled his lips, "Mia, remember this. No matter who I am, if you want to live a good life, you must listen to me. Otherwise, I can take back what I give you at any time!"Mia covered her face, looking at Alexander with a sense of grievance. She wanted to slap him back fiercely, but only Alexander could give her a good life now.She lowered her head and nodded submissively, "Okay, I understand."Alexander coldly glanced at her, took two tissues