Chapter 2 A Substitute

If they thought she was worthless, fine. She’d leave them to it.

Five years of trying to make this marriage work, all that love and effort she’d put in… what a waste.

Later, Arthur’s assistant came to handle her discharge paperwork.

Keeping up her act of memory loss, Charlotte looked at the assistant. “Who are you?”

Grace Johnson hesitated briefly. “I’m Mr. Harrison’s assistant. I’m here to take

home.”

you

“Mr. Harrison?”

“The man who was just here. Your husband.”

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while keeping her expression neutral and puzzled. “So

thinking. His wife had lost her memory in a car crash,

Charlotte mused, keeping up her act. “Is that why he’s saying

leaving

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a stop outside Rose Villa. Charlotte’s chest tightened at the sight of the

the image from that photo flooded her mind – Arthur holding Sarah, their bodies close, his eyes soft with a tenderness she’d never seen directed at her. The pain hit her like a

for him, she realized, weren’t going

had been drugged, and she’d woken up in his bed. Their families quickly arranged the marriage, and everything had

night, he’d

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feelings for you, but I won’t

convenience meant no love, just

She’d agreed.

started controlling every part of her life, telling her what to wear

herself into thinking

hopeful and tried harder to be the perfect wife he seemed

she got pregnant with Julius,

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changed. He stayed cold, only showing passion

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