CEO's substitute bride (Alyssa)

Chapter 16

Hearing his words and looking at his smile, Alyssa was stunned to silence. What shocked her was that the person in charge of such a rich and powerful family was actually this much kind.

As he raised his hand and motioned her to sit, she couldn’t help but follow his instructions. She silently pinched her hand, suspecting if she was dreaming.

After a few seconds, she recovered from her shock and quickly said, “Hello, I’m Alyssa Moore.”

This time, she wasn’t pretending to be dumb, but she was really startled by George Lawrence. Her heart was beating so fast that it seemed to be jump out of her chest in the next moment.

“Don’t be shy. Now, you are my daughter-in-law and a member of Lawrence family. So just make yourself at home.”

As he spoke, he picked up the kettle next to him and poured her a glass of water. His eyes showing an unfamiliar look, most probably kindness, that she never got before.

In the Moore Family, Jason refused to even look at her unless he was scolding her or teaching her a lesson. On the other hand, Aurora’s all attentions were on Skylar and her brother as if she was invisible and her mother could not see her so ignored her.

She had never been treated so gently by her elders, so she was a little surprised and delighted now.

Alyssa took the glass. “Thank you, Sir.”

“You can call me Dad just like Emmett.” George said while looking at her quietly.

Her appearance was not very beautiful and her reactions were also very slow. But she looked simple and kind, exactly the woman who fitted his son’s weird temper.

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smile and said apologetically. “You must be wronged because we didn’t give you a wedding. For that I’m really sorry. I wanted to discuss it with you and Emmett and invite you to the Old Manor today. But, because what happened to his mother, Emmett refused to go to the

that had been passed down for hundreds of years, following the tradition of three

was priceless. Once a man

Emmett’s mother, their always had

than ten years ago, the kidnappers kidnapped Emmett and his

it was only Emmett who

mother, there were a

said she was dead. Some said she was not dead and still recuperating in

there was a certain thing that she wouldn’t be able to see her

long silence, Alyssa looked at George and

said the last half-sentence in a very low voice just like a mosquito. But

her words, she noticed a slight change of expression in his

bother about him today.” After saying that, George didn’t ask about Emmett anymore. But he asked

by one honestly, speaking slowly, looking

let Owen send her back

…

not very heavy at the night time, so they reached

the door of the villa,

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