Substitute Bride and Her Husband Who Disappeared

Chapter 156: What Kind of Woman Did I Marry?

They were like two statues, sitting on the bed in total silence, neither brave enough to break it.

Finally, Nancy let out a sharp breath, piercing the quiet. "You knew everything, right?" She asked. Charlie, his eyes shadowed, replied with an icy undertone. "Did Alexander confuse you with Vivian?" Nancy knew that Charlie would deduce the truth.

His quiet, she noticed, was probably him dealing with the blow this revelation had given him.

Putting her sorrows aside, she reached for Charlie's arm, her voice turning gentle. "Charlie, don't be angry..."

His lips twisted into a bitter smile. "What man wouldn't be angry about this?"

Hurt by his frosty attitude, she jiggled his arm gently, trying to get through to him. "Maybe Vivian didn't want this. Maybe Alexander forced her?"

Charlie said, "Nan..." His eyes were filled with pain. "Do you know why I came here?"

blinked, thinking about the bracelet she

but it was bitter. "Twice... And it was a transaction. What kind of

face pale.

isn't the first time Alexander confused me with

arm even tighter. "This is hard for you but it's the reality. Try to let it go. Besides, Vivian isn't worth

and under the bright light, a soft glow eased his

and he suddenly turned and embraced

you stay

eat, to keep him

saying no would only

"Charlie, I..."

she was about to say, he quickly added,