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

Alistair's eyes widened as he locked onto her intense gaze, and he almost pressed the gas like it was the brake. The car shook unexpectedly, throwing Audrey off balance and yanking her back into her seatbelt.

Audrey took a moment to steady herself, patting her chest, and turned to glance at Alistair again. The look on his face told her everything she needed to know: something was definitely up.

With all that tension in the air, she wouldn't believe him if he said he wasn't dealing with some serious issues.

Even if he did have some problems in the bedroom, she honestly didn't care. Deep down, it made her a little bit happy. It was a relief because she didn't have to bother with the whole husband-and-wife duties. She would rather die than sleep with a stranger. Alistair could tell what was going through her mind. He lowered his gaze and said, "Go ahead and open the storage box in front of you."

Audrey wondered how their conversation had shifted so suddenly from the hidden illness to the storage box. 'Did I really manage to guess what he's being hiding?' she wondered.

Feeling a bit confused, Audrey bent down and opened the storage box anyway.

Alistair urged her, "Go on, open the file bag." Fortunately, he had just had a full body checkup after arriving in Riverdale, and the report was still in the car.

medical report. Every single test result was thorough and showed that he was completely

issues?' Audrey thought, feeling a bit

then, the red light flickered, and Alistair glanced back at her, a smirk forming on his lips. "If you're still

as some inappropriate images crossed her mind. Quickly covering her face with

with me. It's mostly because my family is pushing me into it. And then there's another reason." He paused, drumming his fingers lightly on the

reality just as the traffic light turned green and the world outside the car sped by.

to keep it from you, but if this isn't something you can

confusion. 'Backing out?

but Eliza was already living with the Rhodes and being treated like one of their own. The Harper family seemed to have completely forgotten about Audrey, never bothering to reach

giving birth could be rough and that it might change her shape, so

it felt lighter, almost exciting. She smiled. "I'm going to do my best to be a great

eyebrow, clearly in a better mood now. He said with warmth, "Great! Let's grab you an outfit first,