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Her Substitute Groom 86
Chapter 86"Co...nnor?" Janice called his name surprisingly, her voice so low that she could barely hear herself speak. For a moment, she froze and couldn't think straight. Her heart wavered in excitement, but her body shook with fear, confused about how she was supposed to feel. Happy, or sad? She forgot what to feel.She quickly rose to her feet and swallowed nothing. Her heart hammered hard against her chest as she stared back at him."I've missed you so much," He couldn't hold himself back anymore, so he pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly, tightening his arms around her as if preventing her from leaving again. "I've missed you like crazy," He whispered, his voice laced with excitement.Janice's eyes glistened with tears as he stared into space. Her teeth found their way to her bottom lip as they bit into it, and her tears finally streamed freely down her cheeks.Connor finally pulled away from her and held her cheeks in his palms. He wiped her tears with his thumbs w
Last Updated : 2023-10-29Her Substitute Groom 87
Chapter 87Janice POVI couldn't hold back my tears, so I let them all out. Recalling the pain in Connor's eyes earlier only made me feel guilty. He must have thought that everything was my fault, but I deserved all the blame, anyway."Boss is coming," I heard the stupid guard that was assigned to my doorpost speak from outside, and I scoffed angrily. Seeing Carl was only going to make things worse for me, but it seemed like as long as I stayed under this roof, then I was bound to see him every damn day.A few seconds later, the door opened and he walked inside without even knocking. He looked earthly handsome as usual. If there was one thing I would never deny, then it was the fact that good looks seem to run in the family of Hughes."Hey, babe," He smiled as he counted his steps to the bed and sat with me, a lovely smile displayed on his face."I heard what happened at the mall. I'm proud of you, sweetheart," He smiled, revealing his teeth. I just sat and stared back at him wordless
Last Updated : 2023-11-02Her Substitute Groom 88
Chapter 88"Which station?" Chase asked whoever he was speaking with on the phone, and after the person replied to him, he disconnected the call and ran his fingers through his hair. He had just gotten a call that Connor was drunk driving and had been arrested.He grabbed his car keys from the bed where he left them earlier, and stormed out of the room, heading to the parking lot where he hopped inside his car and drove out of the house.Minutes later, Chase pulled over at the front of the station and sauntered toward the entrance door as soon as he stepped out of the car."Are you not going to get this out of me, huh?" Connor's voice welcomed him as soon as he walked inside the large office where some cops were seated. Connor was handcuffed, and he reeked of alcohol. Chase sighed briefly then shook his head and walked over to him."Good thing you are here. Tell them to get this shit off my hands, Chase! I only had a few glasses of alcohol and not that I was so drunk. Why would they f
Last Updated : 2023-11-02Her Substitute Groom 89
Chapter 89Janice POV"Your fiancee is really nice, sis," Jeff uttered, and I scoffed silently. Nice, indeed.We couldn't talk yesterday because Carl was all over them acting like the gentleman he never was. It was supposed to be a beautiful morning, but no day would ever be beautiful for as long as I remained under this roof."Where is Mom and Dad?" I ignored him and asked instead."In their room," He replied to me, and I left him in his room and left to go meet my parents. Carl was generous enough to have given them a room each and made sure that they felt at home.I walked down the walkway that led to my parents' supposed room, and when I arrived, I knocked on the door and the door opened almost immediately, revealing Mom in her ever-cheerful smile."It's you, darling? Come in," She left the door open for me, and I walked inside."Thank you," I walked inside and met Dad seated on the bed. He smiled as soon as he saw me. It has really been long since we last saw each other, and I ha
Last Updated : 2023-11-03Her Substitute Groom 90
Chapter 90Connor groaned tiredly as he rolled on the bed a few seconds before he finally forced his eyes open, and the sharp sunlight that penetrated the window shone directly on his face. He closed his eyes as he sat on the bed, then rubbed his aching forehead gently and finally opened his eyes to the somewhat familiar room, but different from his room back at the penthouse."Where the hell am I?" He groaned and rubbed his forehead again, trying to make the pain go away, but it didn't seem like it was going to work. At least, not after the amount of alcohol he had drank yesterday."You are awake?" He snapped his eyes open when he heard the feminine voice, and there was his Mom, holding a teacup and looking at him worriedly.Connor blinked his eyes a few times then looked around the room again to confirm what was happening."Chase brought you here yesterday. Is that how you've been drinking lately?" Mrs. Hughes asked disappointedly as he walked over to the center table in his room an
Last Updated : 2023-11-03Her Substitute Groom 91
Chapter 91"What is going on here?" Dad's angry voice resonated in the room, demanding our attention which we gave him as me and Mom turned to face him. If a look could kill, then maybe I would've been dead by now. He glared murderously at me, and if I was a scared cat, I could swear that I would've lost confidence. "I told you not to ever show up in my house. What are you doing here?" Dad seemed to hate me to the core. It was written on his face, and in his voice too. He didn't fail to show me how much he hated me with the chance he got."Honey, you are home?" Mom stepped forward."I asked a question. What is he doing here?" Dad yelled for the third time, and Mom flinched."Darling, we can't...""Don't worry, Mom. I will leave," I cut her off, but she held my hand and pulled me back. Furthermore, she shook her head and stated, "I won't ever allow you to leave again. I was mistaken for not fighting for you before, and I won't make the same mistake twice,"She then turned to Dad, and
Last Updated : 2023-11-03Her Substitute Groom 92
Chapter 92'I'm Janice's fiancee' I could've sworn that the voice was Carl's if at all he was still alive. I held the phone tightly in my hand and stared at the house. I couldn't get through to Janice on the phone, and since it was late, maybe coming back tomorrow morning wouldn't be a bad idea after all.Just when I was about to leave, my phone started to ring and I picked up on the first ring when I found that it was Chase on the phone."Where the hell did you rush off to? Mom just called me now. Don't tell me you went to see Janice this night," Chase's voice resonated from the other end, but I disconnected the call wordlessly. I wasn't in the mood to say anything to him. Not now.I was going to leave, but I quickly changed my mind. Maybe seeing her this night was really the best thing to do. I didn't have enough patience to last me for the night.I walked over to the telecom and pressed it. Who knows, maybe they'll allow me inside if I use it."Hi! I'm here to see the owner of the
Last Updated : 2023-11-04Her Substitute Groom 93
Chapter 93The corner of Carl's lips twitched into a smirk as he watched Connor from the tab phone he was holding, and he couldn't help himself but feel satisfied. Even though he knew Janice never meant any of the words he had said to Connor, it still felt good. Seeing the pain in his brother's eyes made him feel so good and he could kill to have that expression every second of his life.His house back in LA was heavily guarded with micro-cameras and other cameras so he could see what was going on there anywhere he was.His phone started to ring, and he reached for it. It was Royce on the phone."Is everything ready now?" He asked as soon as he answered the phone."Yes, boss," That was all the answer he needed from Royce before he ended the call, then stood up from the king-sized bed in his room after he dropped the tab. He walked over to the sofa then picked up his black coat and wore it. Furthermore, Carl reached for his sunglasses and car keys on the center table and finally left h
Last Updated : 2023-11-05
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Her Substitute Groom 103
Chapter 103Janice POVI walked in on Carl smoking in his room, and I scoffed unbelievably. How could he still smoke in this situation?"Carl...""I want to be left alone," He cut me off without even allowing me to say anything, and I scoffed and rolled my eyes. At first, I was sympathetic toward him, but after hearing about everything that transpired between them in the past, I couldn't help the disgust I felt toward him at this moment. I understand how miserable Connor must've felt, the trauma he must've been through when he found them like that, and to think that he never felt remorseful about his actions. I didn't know what could be more cruel and disgusting."Why did you do that? Why your brother's wife of all women out there?" I asked him, trying to be calm. I was so disgusted with him that I couldn't even stand the sight of him. "I told you I want to be alone, Janice," He looked at me as he puffed smoke from his nose and mouth, his eyes were red and filled with anger. I was sup
Her Substitute Groom 102
Chapter 102Connor's jaw dropped to the ground as he stared back at Carl. For a moment, this felt like a dream to him. This couldn't be true, right? This person wasn't his brother who passed away months ago, right?"Why do you look so shocked to see me? You probably thought I was dead, didn't you? Are you disappointed?" Carl asked as he walked over to stand in front of Connor, but he was still too shocked to say anything.Connor opened his mouth to talk, but words failed him as the only thing he could do was stare at Carl from his head to his toes. When their eyes met, he took his time to check out his eyes which was said to have been destroyed the other time. It almost seemed like nothing happened to the eye. Was this really Carl or was someone impersonating him?"It's good to see you again. Are you as happy as I am?" The corner of Carl's lips twitched up into a smirk as he stared back at Connor. Although he wasn't prepared for them to meet now, he needed some more time to prepare hi
Her Substitute Groom 101
Chapter 101Connor POV'Carl is alive' Those words kept replaying in my head as I drove restlessly down the road. I had to confirm this myself because no way I was going to believe it without doing confirmation."Can you calm down, please? You are going to get the two of us killed," Chase uttered as he held on tightly to the seatbelt, but the only thing on my mind was to get to that house and confirm this.Thirty minutes later, I finally pulled over in front of the gate and stepped out of the car. I banged the bar gate impatiently while waiting for whoever was around to come and get the door, and after a few minutes, I saw a guy of about the same age as Claire, stepped out of the house."Who are you?" He asked as he strode down toward the gate where we were waiting."How may I help you?" He asked as he finally got to the gate."Where is Janice?" I asked him restlessly, and he gave me a long confusing stare."Why do you want to see my sister?" He asked me, and my jaw dropped to the gro
Her Substitute Groom 100
Chapter 100"What did you say you wanted to talk to me about Janice?" Connor asked desperately as soon as Chase pulled the car over in front of the restaurant."Why are you being so desperate, Connor? I'm not going to tell you, not until we have lunch together," Chase replied to him as he removed his seatbelt and stepped out of the car."If you tricked me into coming here, then I'm going to be so mad at you, Chase," He reminded Chase as they both walked toward the entrance door of the restaurant."I'm not trying to play you, trust me," Chase assured him, but deep inside him, he knew there was nothing to talk about. He only wanted to get him out of the office so he could eat good food even if it was just for the day. He hadn't been eating well, and he was just being like this as a concerned brother.Chase ordered food for both of them, but Connor could barely eat his food as he was being eaten up by his curiosity, dying to know what his brother brought him out here to discuss."Trust m
Her Substitute Groom 99
Chapter 99"I'm sorry, Sir... It was a mistake," The video editor, a young slim lady quickly apologized to Connor as a different image from the presentation they were having that day at the office, popped up.It was on a Monday morning, and Connor's company was doing a presentation for the new product he was about to release, but the video editor who was in charge of the presentation seemed to have messed things up."What is the meaning of this?" Connor lost it, so he slammed his hands on the table and rose to his feet."What is the meaning of this nonsense?" He yelled at the lady, not minding his business partners around. This was something he could've handled carefully and calmly, but fuck it! He had a lot on his mind already and had no patience left in him to do this carefully."I'm sorry, Sir... I didn't mean to...""Were you blind or something? You were fucking paid for this, so what happened?" He thundered at the lady again, and she panicked."Sir, you need to calm down, please.
Her Substitute Groom 98
Chapter 98Janice POVMrs. Hughes didn't deserve any of the pain she was being through, and seeing her earlier broke my heart. She was a nice woman who never deserved the treatment she was given. I could understand how eager she must've been upon realizing that her son whom she had been mourning for months was alive, and the heartbreak she must've suffered when he pretended not to know her.The sound of the knock on the door pulled my attention."Who is there?" I asked."It's me. Can I come in?" My heart missed a beat and I rose to my feet when I heard Carl's voice from outside. I swallowed nothing, my heart hammered hard against my chest and I fondled with my fingers. I couldn't stop him from coming inside the room and I couldn't also send him away."Can I come in?" He asked again, and this time, I was left with the only choice of letting him in. The door opened, and he walked inside. As usual, he was wearing a pair of black short trousers and a black casual shirt."I've been home ov
Her Substitute Groom 97
Chapter 97"What are you saying, Chase?" Mrs. Hughes' eyes narrowed in shock after Chase told her about what happened back at Carl's house."Mom... I...I...I saw Carl... I saw Carl... I really saw him," Chase stuttered, his heart pounding hard against his chest, his lips quivered fearfully. "Stop joking around with me, son... How is that possible? Your brother is dead... Carl is fucking dead!" Mrs. Hughes felt like she was losing her mind, this was hard to believe because the last time she checked, her son was dead. He had died months ago and it couldn't be possible that he was the one Chase saw, but Chase was sure of what he saw. He was sure that person was his brother whom they thought was dead."Mom, why are you not believing me?" Chase ran his fingers through his hair crazily like he was about to lose his mind. Apparently, he had already lost his mind and thought he was going crazy that moment that he saw Carl."How am I supposed to believe you, Chase? How am I supposed to believ
Her Substitute Groom 96
Chapter 96Janice POV"Sweetheart, let's go inside," Carl faced me and smiled at me, but that smile meant something else and if I could do anything, I would start running right away from here.Chase was too shocked to talk, so he just stared wordlessly. I had expected that reaction, anyway. I mean, this dude was believed to have been dead, and popping out of nowhere now was really shocking."Come on," My heart missed a beat when he placed his hand gently around my shoulder like the gentleman he never was, and I was left with only one choice, and it was to follow him.I wished I could disappear at that moment as he led me back into the house. My heart pounded hard against my chest, my breath hitched momentarily and I felt suffocated as the thought of the hell that awaited me behind those closed doors hit me hard.Nobody was in the living room when we got there, so he led me to the room, and as soon as we got inside his room, he slammed the door close and locked it."Ca... Carl... I did
Her Substitute Groom 95
Chapter 95Janice POVCarl called me about an hour ago to inform me that he was on his way, and I didn't wish for anything more than for him to not make it here. Of course, I knew this was extreme, but what was I supposed to wish for when he had made my life into a living hell?After breakfast with my parents and Jeff, I returned to my room since I couldn't go anywhere else aside from being here.Sitting on my bed and just staring into space while wallowing in my own thoughts, a knock sounded on my door, and when I ushered whoever was at the door inside as I was too lazy to go open it myself, the door opened and Jeff walked inside."Jeff?" I called surprisingly."Someone is here to see you, sis," My heart skipped when he said that, and immediately, many thoughts came parading my mind. Who could that be? Could it be that it was Connor that came back again? I asked myself and swallowed nothing."Who is it?" I asked curiously as I stood from the bed."He is outside the gate. I was on my
