Substitute Bride and Her Husband Who Disappeared

Chapter 67: Nancy, Let Me Take You Home

"No...

Nancy didn't stop crying, and was crying even louder.

Living in poverty with her father and brother had always been her life.

Yet, she never saw it as suffering. Her father was like a sturdy and tall tree, sheltering her from wind and rain, becoming her most solid support in her heart.

When her father was stolen away by Vivian and Lily, Nancy wasn't defeated. Because the burden of taking care of her brother fell onto her shoulders, she constantly told herself to be strong and not give in. However, all her resilience was shattered by Lily's words. She finally realized how worthless she was in her mother's heart.

Charlie's words, "Don't cry, I'm here", gave her the same stability as she felt with her father. His words comforted her but also made her more afraid.

The warning from Lily was still echoing in her ears, yet she craved more the embrace of this man.

"No..."

She let the tears flow freely, allowing Charlie to hold her, voicing her feeling of injustice.

clothes. Charlie's expensive tailor-made suit was soaked. But seeing the little woman in his arms

wasn't until Nancy had cried herself exhausted and her body began to slip from his embrace did he bend down and carry her up in his

door and carefully

to her face, he reached out and gently brushed the

Nancy jerked her face

was standing in the rain, she

chuckled, closed the door, and

him

turned

rain that fell on the window matched the turmoil in

very well that she had married Charlie only as a

from Vivian, she would have to leave

but she found herself gradually losing control over her heart. Each actness from

for him a little more. This feeling was too

he turned to look at her. Feeling his gaze,

face it... then she would pretend