All Chapters of Substitute Bride: The Mysterious Billionaire Falls For Me: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

***Asher woke up to Elena's absence, recalling their argument the previous night and how he ended up forcefully having his way with her, he figured she might have slept in a separate room.Aside from the headache, Asher felt horrible for treating her like that.He had decided to hold back a thousand times but ended up failing every time. At this point, he doubted that Elena would still want to be with him.She had endured up till this time but he kept breaking the rules, and he feared that she might not be able to bear with him anymore. The thought scared him.Although she had the right, Asher couldn't imagine being away from her.After a bath, he walked out of the room in his office wear. Elena was nowhere in the living room and Asher wondered if she was still in bed.He tried to remember if he hurt her badly. What if he injured her? Did she, perhaps, cancel school for today out of the mistreatment meted out to her by him?Out of worry, he paused in the living room and turned to a m

~Elena~***Since the start of the award ceremony, my attention was mostly on my phone. I wasn't sure why I expected his call after consciously ignoring them all these while. If I knew Asher, even a little, then he would call again. He doesn't give up. But seated here, staring at the blank screen of my phone, I concluded that I didn't know him at all.I had at least thought he would wave off his pride and check up on me today of all days. It was supposed to be my last day in Paris and the day I found out if my hard work paid off or not. If not, I would need some comfort. But Asher didn't seem to be interested in finding out.There was no call from him, not even a text. For the entire week I stayed in Paris, Asher had called until two days ago. When I ignored them, he would text. I read them all, but I never replied.Today was the day I planned to talk to him but he wasn't calling anymore.I placed my phone on my thigh, adjusted in my seat, and shifted my gaze to the event. I pushed my

~Elena~**I walked out of the Dean's office to see Sunny waiting in the hallway. Immediately she sighted me, she leaned off from the railing and waved."Hey," her face brightened with a wide smile and she signaled for me to come over."Hey, were you waiting here for me?" I asked.She nodded, "are you done? Let's head to class."We walked down the hallway to the staircase. "BTW, here. I got you something." She handed me a gift bag. "Congratulations.""What is this?""A gift! I told you I'd pick something out for you, I'm sorry this is all I can afford."My brows narrowed and my feet stopped. Sunny stopped too, facing me with a quizzical look."Why did you stop?" She asked, looking genuinely confused. Before I could speak, her eyes moved to my other hand and she picked it up, her eyes lighting up. "That's a pretty bracelet you've got, Elena! Did Asher get it for you?" She exclaimed, staring at my wrist.Asher? I was confused."It wasn't you who sent this?" I couldn't help but ask."Me?

~Julia~***The moment I climbed off the bed, Ian opened his eyes. I ignored him and reached for my clothes, pulling them on piece by piece with a straight face."You're leaving?" He sat up, holding up my lace panties.With one reach, I swat it off his has and started to pull it on."What does it look like?" I retorted."Come on Julia, are you still mad at me? I thought the sex was makeup."I scoffed, "I only came here because you begged me to. The sex was a mistake.""Really? Because I remember you begging me not to stop. You came twice. Would you still call that a mistake?" He smirked."Look Ian I'm mad at you, okay? Just because we had sex doesn't mean we're cool. It doesn't mean that I've forgotten how you abandoned me in jail and refused my calls!""But I came back. I mean, we're both here right now.""Because you found out that I got out of jail too, isn't it? You would have left me there to rot if I had no one else on my side. I expected better from you, Ian.""I know, baby, I'

~Asher~**My face hardened, my hand working on my monitor.Drew was seated opposite me, watching me with careful eyes as I burned with anger."So far, there is nothing suspicious. They're just talking and having coffee, they seem like friends," Tron continued. My fingers relaxed a bit but completely quenching the anger burning inside of me seemed impossible."Jake, you must fuckin hate your life!" I grumbled under my breath."It's a different guy, sir, not the Jake one. I've never seen him before." Tron added."Different?" My brows knitted. Elena was seeing another guy?"Yes. I got a clear picture of him now, I'll forward it to you right away."I stared at the oddly familiar face, trying to figure out where I had seen this person before. When I couldn't catch up, I passed the phone to Drew who only spent a minute in thought before figuring it out."Bryan Manchester, heir to the biggest law firm in Texas. His father once handled a case for one of my men over there, he's a big shot and