My Substitute Wife Is a Bigwig (Lily and Loid)

Chapter 1

significantly. To save the Martinez family’s business, Shannon had to marry the eldest son of the Laurier family. Susan refused to allow that. Everyone knew that the Laurier family’s eldest son suffered from a serious illness six months ago. Because of this, he became ill-tempered, and the disease also ruined his looks. There were also rumors that he might not even be able to live for two more years. She couldn’t let Shannon become a widow at such a young age and live a life of loneliness. So, she had no choice but to sacrifice Lily. Lily stared at Susan with cold eyes and a mocking smile. This was how her biological mother treated her. Somehow, Susan twisted her selfishness into concern for her. “Did you hear what I said?” Seeing Lily keeping silent, Susan questioned angrily. Lily withdrew her gaze, giving a faint acknowledgment. Susan was infuriated but helpless. After Lily rang the doorbell, the housekeeper quickly opened the door. “Mrs. Martinez.” The one who opened the door was May Porter. She had been working for the Martinez family for 40 years and was the person Julia Goldberg trusted the most. May glanced at Lily behind Susan and calmly said, “Madam is waiting for you.” Although her tone was polite, it lacked respect. Over the years, Susan had gotten used to being looked down upon by the Martinez family’s domestic helpers. She gave a vague response and led Lily inside. Martinez Residence was huge. It took them several minutes to reach the main hall. Upon opening the door, they found the long table filled with people, seemingly preparing for a family meeting. Julia sat at the head, with her eldest son, Lionel, on her left and her second son, Liam, on her right. On both sides sat Julia’s daughters-in-law and grandchildren. “Mom, here’s Lily.” Susan was afraid of Julia, so she spoke cautiously, devoid of the arrogance she usually displayed in front of Lily. Julia nodded, her cloudy eyes scrutinizing Lily. Lily kept her head half-lowered with her hands still in her pockets. She stood quietly in place. A trace of disdain flashed in Julia’s eyes. “Lily, although you haven’t received a high-quality education, you should at least have basic manners, shouldn’t you? You should address your elders politely.” “She’s a country bumpkin who has no one at home to teach her. What manners could her grandmother who’s barely alive teach her?” Lionel’s second daughter, Shelby, retorted sharply. Lily raised her eyebrows and stared at her coldly with her hands still in her pockets. Her slender figure seemed fragile against the wind, but she had an overbearing presence. Shelby was frightened by her gaze and instinctively lowered her eyes. “Sorry, I’m a wild child who doesn’t know what manners are.” Lily looked away. Her face was cold and expressionless, her tone indifferent. Her attitude angered the Martinezes. Someone couldn’t help but curse, “Hmph! Such a poor and rude person wouldn’t fit into society.” “Don’t say that. After all, she’s going to marry the eldest son of the Laurier family. What if she causes trouble for us in the future?” another mocked. “Haha, her? Causing trouble for us? Better hope she doesn’t get scared to death by the eldest son of the Laurier family.” Laughter echoed around them. At this moment, Lily’s phone rang with a message tone. She took out her phone and took her time to reply to the message, ignoring the mockery from the Martinez family members. Julia was annoyed to see Lily disregarding her and playing with her phone but suppressed her anger. She raised her hand to silence the others and looked at Lily. “Has your mother mentioned the marriage proposal to you?” For her, the

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