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Substitute Bride For The Dying Billionaire

Author: Wu Shixian

Chapter 1

Word Count: 1093 | Released on: Today at 15:47

a stop, its engine sputtering

a pristine two-story house in suburban West Virginia. The lawn was perfect. The flower

adlights and swung herself

er dark brown hair was pulled back in a messy ponytail, loose strands catching the afternoon

nching on the clean asphalt of the driveway. Her hands, calloused and capable, gripped the han

t and let it res

a solid, expensive slab of oak that

ed the starter cord, and ga

ttered, then r

hood's peaceful fabric. Birds scattered from a nearby oak t

ight on the sofa, sloshing beer onto his

urned up loud. The sudden, high-pitched s

n on a Saturday?" he grumbled,

ke it stop! It's giving me a headache!" Her bleached-blonde hair, a shade

capture the perfect selfie. The noise was a dull buzz through her noise-canceling headpho

in lifted t

t hesitate. She aimed for the center of the do

s explode

rrifying blur of spinning metal and flying debris. He stumbled back, hi

rrrr-

ough the other side, a silver fang appe

out a pierc

he chaos from downstairs was unmistakable now. Annoyed

e down, then across, then up, carving a rough rectangl

e gave the weakened panel

g on the plush beige ca

dden silence was almost as sh

the jagged doorframe and stepped

as in

They took in the cheap but flashy furniture, the family photos o

child. Later on, he remarried and started a new family. After the girl was take

y disbelief. "Erin? What the..

ious hen protecting her rooster. Her voice trembled, but it was

n. She saw the ruined door, the strange woman in dirty clothes, and

, dismissive glance, but it was filled with a

Her voice was quiet, but it cut

or my mothe

tus's face. His eyes darte

ristled. "Your mothe

ox. And in that box, a necklace passed down from her grandmother." Her eyes flicked bac

d turned

décolletage, lay a delicate, vintage silver

clutching the necklace. "You're lying! My dad boug

a single s

silent pressure. Tiffany flinched and took a step

river stone. "I'm here for two things today: my mother's ashe

is stepdaughter, his face a pathetic

rigid with fury. "You get out of this house,

licker of a humorless smile. She glanced

ked onto Brenda,

berate, "we should start by talking about

Chapter End

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“Erin drove her rust-spotted pickup to her childhood home, dragging a heavy chainsaw to the front porch. She cut straight through the expensive oak door, stepping into the living room to demand her late mother's ashes and belongings. But her stepfather, Cletus, and his new wife, Brenda-the woman who married him just a week after the funeral-refused to hand them over. Instead, they saw a twisted opportunity to save their precious daughter, Tiffany. They demanded Erin take Tiffany's place in an arranged marriage to the Floyd family's dying heir. If Erin married the terminally ill man, they promised a million-dollar trust fund and the return of her mother's ashes. If she refused, they would throw the ashes into the county landfill. They sneered at her faded jeans and the scars they had given her, assuming this feral, abused girl would easily fold under the threat of losing her mother's memory. They even planned to secretly pocket the two hundred thousand dollar cash bridal settlement for themselves, leaving Erin to become a doomed, grieving widow. How could they be so brazenly cruel, using a dead woman's remains to sell off a daughter they had tormented for years? But they severely underestimated the monster they had created. Erin didn't cry or break down. "I want one hundred thousand dollars in cash before I leave, or the marriage is off." With a blackmail video of Tiffany secured on her phone and a briefcase full of extorted cash in hand, Erin packed her bags for the Floyd estate. She was going to play the perfect bride, and then she was going to destroy them all.”