CEO's substitute bride (Alyssa)

What had happened in the morning spread throughout the entire company in just a mere few hours. By the time they were having their lunch break, Alyssa was already the center of attention. She’d feel eyes following her direction everywhere she went.

Her face was still swollen from the slap, but she continued to keep her head high. Halfway to the washroom, she could hear a bunch of her female colleagues discussing their opinions as to what really happened.

“What’s going on? I heard that only one woman applied for a leave today. There wasn’t any man!” One of them whispered.

“Isn’t it obvious?” One of them arched up an eyebrow. “Skylar and Dawson must’ve worked together to set Alyssa up! Why else would there be this mysterious male colleague that suddenly disappeared? Ugh, the nerve of them!”

“But she’s just been here for a few days! How could she offend Manager Black?”

“Everyone knows what kind of bastard he is, feeling up the women whenever he gets the chance. If I know any better, I’d say this little matter had been addressed by Alyssa herself! That’s why he had gone to the hospital.” The colleague gritted her teeth in disgust.

“Could she really be that ruthless?”

“What are you saying? If anyone’s ruthless here, it’s Skylar,” the other intercepted. “Have you seen the slap? I could hear it a mile away! They’re sisters or stepsisters, but still! How could she beat her own family so mercilessly?”

Alyssa leaned against the wall, not bothering to say a word. It was only when they had left did she step into the washroom.

Standing in front of the wash basin, she gazed at the mirror.

Her reflection was awful. While the left side of her cheek was pale and pristine, her right cheek was dark blue. It looked like it had been painted on given the large splotches that danced across her skin. Her fingers slid down her cheek, and she looked scary.

Skylar really hit her hard.

It was even worse than the time Skylar had slapped her back at the Moore Villa. Skylar must’ve really wanted vengeance this time if she really thought of damaging her reputation just to get back at her. Alyssa slowly drew her hand away.

“Wait and see. Let’s see who gets the last laugh.”

While it was still lunch break, Alyssa went out to eat. This time, no one invited her for lunch, far too busy gossiping about her and staring at her from afar, but she couldn’t care any less. After all, she wasn’t exactly in the mood to socialize.

Just as she had gone out, her phone in her pocket rang out.

It was “Justin”.

her? She frowned

the impatience laced around her tone. “I’ll wait

her to reply before

in annoyance. “Great, just great,” she murmured to herself as she sighed. Seeing as she had no other choice, she grabbed

Group’s entrance, she immediately spotted the black Bentley by the side of the road. In the morning, when she

base price! It’s still dependent as to the owner’s customization, and by

was just

to buy a car worth ten million, Jason would’ve refused. That was how expensive

already a few of her colleagues discussing Justin’s car. Not wanting to garner any more attention, Alyssa ducked her head and moved towards the car’s

then, another car came by the road. She had planned to wait for the car to pass,

the car and opened

into the restaurant and she didn’t show up. Since then, they

Aurora instructed the driver. Looking up, she

shocked. She looked at Alyssa in disbelief and asked uncertainly,

remained cold. Her voice was filled with

under the same roof for more than twenty years, yet her own biological mother couldn’t even recognize her! Was her make-up really that

had changed, but ignored the

was unknown whether it

had plastic surgery? Was that the reason you didn’t come when I called you last time?” Aurora approached

had faded completely. Bitterness appeared across her face as she glared at Aurora. “I looked like this ever since I was young.

How could Alyssa have

Aurora steadily and said in a voice filled with sorrow, “I wanted to be a good daughter. I wanted to make you happy, so I had been doing it all my life ever since I was

woman was at

back, Aurora remembered how obedient her daughter has been all these years and how beautiful she was. Her grades had also been brilliant. Yet after she had scolded her, saying that she shouldn’t be better than her older sister, her grades became worse. And her complexion became dark yellow.

to yourself. You can’t blame me!” Aurora said

was going to deny everything she did? Her eyes

“You…”