CEO's substitute bride (Alyssa)

Alyssa had already walked out of the villa gates, still flushing from the incident. However, just as she was heading over to the bus station, she heard the car engine whistle right behind her.

Pursing her lips, she finally turned around to see that the black Bentley had stopped right beside her. Its tinted windows gleamed against the bright sunlight, and she squinted her eyes.

Soon, the window lowered, revealing Justin’s handsome but annoying face. She could feel her annoyance rising in an instant, and her hands fidgeted from the suddenness. What the hell was he doing here?

Emmett narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice. “Get in the car. I’ll take you to work.”

“There’s no need,” Alyssa rejected him directly, not wanting to be stared at again.

If “Justin” dropped her off, she’d be susceptible to office gossip once again. After lying low during the weekend, she wasn’t planning to push herself back into the spotlight! She shook her head.

However, “Justin” didn’t look that bothered. He grinned as his ink-like eyes turned dark. There was a mocking tinge to his words as he stared up at her. “What are you so afraid of?”

What was she so afraid of?

Alyssa froze at his line of questioning. Only then did she realize that she had been treating him coldly all this time, not because she was annoyed with him, but because she was afraid of him.

Although she had always acted as if she hated him, she had to admit that he was quite an outstanding man.

For a long time, she had regarded him as an arrogant man, who was far too obsessed with his fortune and status in society. But now, she realized that he was much more than that. “Justin” was a natural born leader, with enough confidence to conquer the mountains.

He may be a bit of an ass, but during the times he was good to her, she could feel the genuineness in his actions. He was the type of man who stuck with his word, and she couldn’t help but admire him for that.

“Justin” could easily move her heart if he had wanted to.

And that was exactly the reason why she should stay far away from him.

As she had repeatedly told herself back then, she was now ‘Young Madame Lawrence’. She was Emmett’s wife, and that title will follow her for the rest of her life. There was no way she’d back out of her duties now. So she had to behave herself.

That’s why she was so afraid of becoming close to him. She was afraid that she would love him.

Seeing that Alyssa didn’t speak for a long time, Emmett continued, “Or are you starting to have inappropriate thoughts towards me?”

course not!” Alyssa immediately refuted

door and sat in the passenger seat. A red flush colored her cheeks as she turned her attention to the

more. Although his expression displayed no emotion, there was a

much is this car of yours?” She mustered up the courage to say something, suddenly feeling rather guilty with

“It’s not that expensive.”

that expensive? She blinked. Even she didn’t need to be a car enthusiast to know how rare this car was. Back when she was still a student, she’d see rich kids driving up to the

been

few years

“I just…”

you want, flatter me and I can consider giving

he saw Alyssa’s face changed, he realized the implication of his

for him to give the car to her. But it would be inappropriate for ‘Justin’ to say it to her. He turned the

were silent the entire

they reached the company, Alyssa turned towards him. “Thank

told herself the entire ride as if the thought was enough to

as she had closed the door and turned around, she bumped into

disdain and ridicule. “You really got along with Emmett’s cousin, don’t you? He’s even picking

along well…but then again, that might not be something that you’re used to.” Alyssa took a few steps forward to approach Skylar. She lowered her voice to a whisper that only they could hear, “After all, I personally don’t dabble in

Skylar’s expression stiffened, but she quickly regained her composure. “I don’t

smiling brightly at her.

love her, he still found some use with her. She was Emmett’s wife, so she was still of great use. If her father knew what Skylar had done, he’d surely

understood that

wasn’t threatened that easily. “And

off work at the same time?

reverberated from the roadside. Alyssa turned back and stared at him blankly. Although her face was impassive, her eyes held panic and accusations to the man in the

if he didn’t understand her. Instead, he stayed where he was and

truly

“Yes.” She nodded.