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?”

had had for

his hands while saying, “You said thanks so casually. Your

wasn’t wrong. Alyssa thought for a while and leaned back against her seat. “How about you

at her offer, and she slowly relaxed.

go to the clubhouse I brought you to

That place?

Not to mention she didn’t have a job

doing this

head and said straightforwardly. “It won’t do. I

looked at her in surprise. “Cousin didn’t give you

he do that?” Alyssa felt

next moment, “Niclaus” took out a black card from his pockets and handed it to

take the black card right away, staring at the way it glimmered under the artificial lights. Even one glance from

good to you.” she said, unable to hide the envy in her

the inner corners of his mansion. Yet…that didn’t seem to be true, given his frequent travels. He even allowed his cousin to

if they were enemies destined to

and said, “If you

deliberately emphasized the word ‘try’. And then

Alyssa flushed.

an arrogant and

his hand, she lowered her head and continued to

if she wanted to treat “Justin” to a meal, right? It was like greeting a

to such an expensive restaurant! Alyssa would’ve been fine with treating him herself at a more low-key area, but since he purposely wanted

eating, she headed up the stairs to deal with her

already arrived, she

was so strange that the door would not

came up and told her. “Young Madame,

only go

her. She gripped her around the waist and buried her head into Alyssa’s neck. “You’re fine! Do you know how worried I

“I’m fine.

about 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

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

on her phone. “I tried calling you, but you wouldn’t answer. That’s when I called

words, Alyssa immediately understood what was going on. It was likely that this wasn’t a coincidence. Someone must’ve known her friendship with Hazel and used that to their advantage, luring her