My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calcraft)

Chapter 574

“Duncan Duerson?”

Mireille frowned slightly. “I attended the Duersons’ patriarch’s

birthday banquet with my grandfather before, and I don’t seem to

recall seeing you there.”

Duncan gave a wry smile. “I’m an adopted son taken in by the Duersons. I’m not well-regarded within the family, and they’ve never

allowed me to participate in the old man’s birthday banquet.”

Mireille became even more puzzled. “Then why would the Duersons.

pass the position of the family head to you?”

“Because the Duersons offended a very powerful person, and they feared a catastrophic downfall. So, they divided the old man’s assets

and fled abroad, leaving the position of the family head to me.”

Duncan explained with a bitter and aggrieved expression.

Mireille turned away to continue preparing the medicine.

The affairs of large families were indeed complicated, and she did

not want to delve too deeply.

As for Duncan’s words, she only half-believed them.

“So, Ms. Tanner, are you willing to give me a chance?” Duncan asked

again.

Mireille slightly parted her lips and replied, “Confessing as soon as we

only causes aversion!”

families were not lacking in female companionship, and Duncan’s eagerness only suggested

motives.

not easily engage in a relationship without fully understanding a person, especially the heirs of

families.

coldness flashed in

woman was being

work, then he would have to resort to harsher

methods.

up and walked outside, taking out his phone to send a text

message.

Finance and Economics, Luna received a

video message.

video, several burly men were standing in her apartment, and

nanny lay unconscious on the

scarred face snatched her sister’s yogurt drink

while smiling

pale, and she ran out of

the stairs, she bumped into a firm chest.

you

bumped into could speak, his entourage

started cursing.

backhanded one of them with

said coldly, “Is my woman someone you can insult?”

Luna’s panicked expression and red-rimmed eyes, Claude asked in a deep voice,

pushed Claude away and ran outside without looking

Claude’s face darkened.

by his group, he stormed into Luna’s classroom.

classroom suddenly quieted

of Jonford

Economics.

that even teachers and the principal

feared him.

asked in an icy tone, sending shivers down the spines of the more