CEO's substitute bride (Alyssa)

The entire car was silent all the time until they reached at a high-end club. The surrounding was filled with luxurious furniture. Although the place was a little more subdued as compared to the other clubs, she could tell that it was for the upper class given the number of sports cars parked around the area.

Alyssa paused, gazing at the well-dressed people going in and out of the club. This was certainly not the place she was used to. She looked at “Justin” suspiciously, “Are we going to eat here?”

He wouldn’t be here to play, would he?

Emmett didn’t even answer her as he got out of the car, closing the door right behind him. This time, he didn’t open the passenger seat, as if he was daring her not to follow him inside.

Alyssa had no choice but to follow right behind him.

The two of them walked straight to the entrance. When Emmett stepped into the entrance, the waiter bowed respectfully. “Welcome to Golden Fountain Clubhouse.”

However, when Alyssa was about to enter, the waiter quickly stopped her in her tracks.

The attendant raised his chin and looked at Alyssa, his eyes flashing with disdain, “What are you doing here?”

Alyssa lowered her head and looked at her clothes. They were a bit shabby, definitely not high-end clubhouse worthy. But she still said calmly, “I am here for lunch.”

She was about to enter after finished speaking, but the attendant stopped her again. “Haven’t you heard me? This is Golden Fountain Clubhouse. Not everyone can enter, especially not when someone looks like you.”

He had seen too many gold-diggers coming here to look for a sugar daddy, so he wasn’t surprised that she’d try to come in. Most of those women were at least beautiful. But this was the first time he had ever seen someone so ugly! Letting someone like her inside would damage the exclusivity of the club.

Alyssa pouted her mouth. She didn’t want to go in, either.

Emmett had already gone in when he realized that Alyssa didn’t follow him. Just as he was about to turn around to look for her, he heard the waiter’s harsh words. Immediately, his face became cold.

He walked over and stretched out his long arm to pull Alyssa behind him. He looked at the attendant indifferently, “What’s your name?”

Most of the people who came to this clubhouse were either rich or powerful. So, attendants here had a good eye on the guests.

Although he didn’t know Emmett, looking at the tall and dominant figure, he knew for a fact that the man was both rich and powerful. The attendant immediately became cowardly and stammered. “Mateo…”

Hearing this, Emmett only gave him a cold glance and pulled Alyssa inside. Nobody dared to stop them now.

Emmett was tall and walked fast. But Alyssa was much shorter than him, so she was always half-step behind him. However, this time, he made sure to pace his footsteps just to make sure that they weren’t that far apart.

Although he was an unscrupulous playboy, his palms were so warm, which made Alyssa relaxed. Alyssa raised her head and looked at his broad shoulders in a daze.

Other than Hazel, this was the first time someone had protected her like this.

The sound of the elevator door opening pulled her thoughts back.

her with a meaningful

just going to stand there holding

quickly pulled back the hand he was holding as if she was electrocuted. She panicked and

been holding hands with “Justin” all

‘Get yourself together, Alyssa!’

Her hands folded behind her, and she bowed her head. It was as if she was facing Medusa with the way she was

“Why are you standing so far away? Do

turned her head away, not wanted

could finally breathe a sigh of relief. But she wasn’t expecting to see a man

in a striped suit, and wore a pair of gold-framed glasses. His features were sharp and angular, but there was certain gentleness in his movements. His outstanding temperament was the proof that he was either

in the entertainment industry would recognize this man. He was Xavier Hall, the CEO of the Nine

was he

her gaze. He quickly turned

chair, pressing Alyssa right next to him. He looked at Xavier and

say he was

he had heard something interesting. He stared at the young woman and the smile in his eyes deepened. “Mrs. Lawrence, it’s nice to finally

around them felt a little strange, but

woman

threw the menu in front of Alyssa. He said coldly. “Why

he was giving her respect, it sounded more like an order

After all, there was an outsider with him. If she spoke up, not only would that bring attention to

and looked at the menu

time, Emmett’s phone

him a message. “Still role-playing with your wife?

the end of the sentence, there were a

after reading the text message, his

him to be so ruthless. He groaned in pain. The man

here, he could only

the table shake, Alyssa looked up at Emmett

over and placed his arm around the back of her chair. From an outsider’s perspective, they looked like an intimate

his gesture. Without another word, she placed her menu far

talking about the entertainment business as well as their

to see that the

eating the whole time. After she was finished, she found a reason to

his glasses and changed his gentle image and freaked out. “You didn’t tell me you were this good at acting. Maybe you should resign from your role as CEO and become an actor instead.

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