Semua Bab Substitute Bride to the Dying CEO: Bab 1 - Bab 5

Chapter 1: The Deal“If you ever want to see your grandmother again,” Clara began, her voice smooth yet tinged with menace, “you have two choices. Marry Rowan Hale in your sister’s place, or pay 10 million to free yourself from this responsibility.”The grand hall of the Calloway estate felt suffocating, as if the walls themselves were closing in on Ivy. Clara’s voice cut through the silence, cold and calculating.Ivy’s laugh was bitter, jagged. “You want to climb the social ladder so badly, but you won’t let your precious daughter marry a dying man? So, you come to me instead? You’re beyond pathetic, Clara.” She sneered, eyes sharp. “But go ahead, keep dreaming. You can’t threaten me.”Clara’s eyes hardened. A slow, cruel smile spread across her face as she leaned in. “Then I’ll send that old hag you call your grandmother straight to the crematorium. I’ll scatter her ashes so she’ll never find peace. That’s a promise.”Ivy’s breath hitched. Her heart dropped, but her gaze remained un

Chapter 3: Grandchild"Ivy, let’s put the past behind us," Justin said, his voice oily with insincerity. He tried to appear genuine, but there was something too calculating about the way he spoke. "I still care about you. Look, Rowan’s a lost cause. He’s practically fucking dead. The doctors have said he’s beyond saving. If you stay by his side, you’ll be a widow before long. Let’s keep things between us quiet. Once he’s gone, everything he owns will be ours."Ivy felt her stomach churn. She hadn’t realized just how vile Justin was until this moment. The audacity, the shamelessness—it was suffocating."What if your brother doesn’t die?" she asked, her voice cold, cutting through the air like a knife.Justin hesitated for a moment, caught off guard by the question. "That’s impossible!" His words came out too quickly, as if he was trying to convince himself more than her. "The doctors have said there’s no hope. His coffin’s already prepared."Ivy’s lips curled into a mocking smile, her

Chapter 5: Gold DiggerIvy felt the sting of Rowan’s rejection, her heart tightening painfully, but she refused to let it show. She simply turned and walked away, the weight of the moment pressing down on her as she left the room. His coldness didn’t surprise her, but it still hurt. After all, they were strangers bound by a marriage neither of them had chosen.In the quiet of the hallway, Ivy wondered what it would be like if their roles were reversed. If she had woken up in a hospital bed, told she was married to someone she didn’t remember, would she feel the same confusion and resentment? It was hard to imagine, but it made her understand why he pushed her away.Shaking the thought from her mind, Ivy focused on the present. She took a seat on the sofa in the living room, the silence around her almost suffocating. Her mind already raced ahead, planning the three days she had left. This marriage wasn’t permanent. She wasn’t going to let it last any longer than necessary.Though Rowan