CEO's substitute bride (Alyssa)

Alyssa raised her head in surprise, gazing at “Justin” before glancing back at the phone in her hand. “You bought this?”

“Nice try. Cousin bought it for you.” Emmett rolled his eyes and began to eat.

Alyssa sneered at his words. “As if I’d accept it if it was from you.”

Alyssa took the phone out of the small box. A small smile appeared on her lips as she analyzed it carefully.

As Emmett was the one who had bought it for her, she accepted it. After all, they were already married, so there wasn’t anything wrong with giving and receiving gifts.

Alyssa noticed that there was a SIM card next to her phone. It was the number she had used before.

Once she had everything installed, she immediately dialed Hazel’s number.

The phone only rang once before it was answered.

“Alyssa.” Hazel’s worried voice sounded from the other end of the line. There weren’t any background noises from her end, so her words were loud and clear. “Are you okay? You weren’t picking up the phone earlier and I thought…”

“I’m fine. Are you filming already?” Alyssa tilted her head. She remembered Hazel saying that she’d be returning to the production team.

“After everything you’ve been through, you’d think I’d just let go and start filming? I’m heading out right now! We should meet.” There were rustling sounds from the back, making it sound as if she was packing.

Alyssa also wanted to talk to Hazel about last night, so she quickly agreed. “Okay, I’m eating. I’ll go out in a minute…”

“No need. I’ll go there instead. See you.” Hazel interrupted her and hung up the phone.

Once Hazel hung up, Alyssa placed her phone on the table and gazed up at the man eating slowly in front of her.

“Justin” had always acted arrogant and rash, yet, his actions proved to be the complete opposite. In fact, he was very calm and cautious. Even the way he was drinking his porridge was eloquent.

The more she observed him more, the more she spotted how contrasting his actions were to his words.

“About last night…” She paused before saying, “Thank you.”

“Thanks for what?” Emmett looked up at her, his pitch-black eyes flickering with an imperceptible smile. “Thank me for pushing you away at the critical moment?”

Alyssa understood his words and blushed. “Can’t you talk decently for once?”

gratitude she had

out the towel, he wiped his hands while saying, “You said thanks so casually.

against her seat.

offer, and she

Let’s go to the clubhouse I brought you to last time.”

That place?

middle class, it would take them years just to get a reservation in that place, and the prices there… Not to mention she didn’t have a job now, even if she had one, it would drain her salary for half a year if she wanted to reach the standard of young and rich “Justin”. Alyssa stiffened at

doing

said straightforwardly. “It won’t do.

in surprise. “Cousin didn’t give you his

do that?” Alyssa felt that “Justin”

and handed it to her. “Cousin gave this to me. You can use it. I’m sure he wouldn’t

under the artificial lights. Even one glance from the card, and she could already tell that it must’ve had a line of

she said,

the public; as such, there had been rumors that he was a cruel beast who lived in the inner corners of his mansion. Yet…that didn’t seem to be true, given his frequent travels. He even allowed his cousin to live in his villa,

acted as if they were enemies

that, Emmett looked at her seriously and said, “If you are willing to try, he might treat you better than

the word

Alyssa flushed.

an arrogant and shameless

lowered her head and continued to take in two

to treat “Justin” to a meal,

fine with treating him herself at a

up the stairs to

Hazel had already arrived, she was still

so strange that the door would

and told her. “Young Madame, Miss

Right now, she could only go downstairs to see

in the living room, Hazel had already rushed to hug her. She gripped her around the waist and buried her head into Alyssa’s neck. “You’re

smiled. “I’m fine. How

the video you’ve seen…” Hazel quickly explained what had happened. The video that the blogger posted had gone viral that even her manager caught sight of it. “She’s the one who showed

I attended a banquet, it wasn’t that banquet.” She immediately showed her pictures of the gala she had attended. Her manager was terrified that the video would discredit her, so she immediately asked Hazel to find a couple of group photos and post them on Weibo. “It’s just to

tried calling you, but you wouldn’t answer. That’s when I called Xavier. He’s the one who

It was likely that this wasn’t a coincidence. Someone must’ve known her friendship with Hazel