My Stand-In Groom Is A Secret Tycoon by Lydia Pierce

Chapter 2 A Bank Card

The Rhodes family lived in a nice two-story cottage in a wealthy part of Riverdale, complete with a spacious parking pad in front. A low-profile Volkswagen pulled up in front of their door.

Audrey hopped out, her long white wedding dress getting caught on the seat. She felt a tear as she stepped out-there was a big hole in the hem.

But surprisingly, she didn't seem bothered at all. Instead, she quickly ripped off the trailing tail of the dress and glanced sideways at the closed villa door nearby.

"Do you want me to come in with you?" a low, mellow voice asked from behind her.

Audrey suddenly remembered she wasn't alone. She turned to look at her new husband from their whirlwind marriage, feeling a bit awkward. She touched her nose nervously and smiled. "No, I've got this on my own." Even though they'd just tied the knot, she wasn't quite ready for Alistair to meet her family.

It felt like saying he wasn't part of her world yet. Luckily, Alistair didn't push the issue. He simply pulled out a dark green bank card and handed it to her without a word. "Take this."

It was a dark green bank card. He held it out between his slim fingers. Audrey blinked in surprise. "What's this for?"

stuff to take care of, so I can't wait around," Alistair explained calmly. "Just head to our new place and grab whatever you need. If anything's missing, go ahead and use this card-no password

there, Alistair had mentioned buying a new house in Riverdale and hoped she would move in with him. Audrey wasn't too keen

him to hand over the financial reins like this, basically making her the one

didn't know much about him, aside from the fact that he drove an older Volkswagen worth around tens

he just bought the house. But rejecting his offer outright didn't seem like a good idea either. After

license yet. Aren't you worried I might just run off with your money?" "Not a chance," Alistair replied, raising his enchanting eyes slightly, a playful glimmer dancing in them. "Unless your proposal was just a whim, and you have no intention of being responsible for

from his lips, so devoid of emotion yet charged with meaning. Audrey blinked, taken aback. "Of course

thought, Alistair had already slipped the bank

we're not officially husband and wife." He looked at her with a serious expression, an undeniable presence radiating from

her palm as Audrey clenched it gently. "It's not like you're

it as my way

and got shot down. He insisted, and she sighed in exasperation. "Fine, I'll just keep

still didn't know if they could make it work, so there was

thoughts, but he didn't push it. For him, her accepting the card was a solid