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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silent, bitter laugh while keeping her expression neutral and puzzled. “So why would he tell me we’re just

His wife had lost her memory in a

her act. “Is that why he’s

stayed quiet, leaving Charlotte’s

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to a stop outside Rose Villa. Charlotte’s

mind – Arthur holding Sarah, their bodies close, his eyes

she realized,

had shared, the place where they’d built their life together. Five years ago, he had been drugged, and she’d woken up in his bed. Their families quickly arranged

their wedding night, he’d

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won’t betray you. Let’s just be a marriage

meant

She’d agreed.

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

Charlotte fooled herself into

to be

married, she got pregnant with

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never changed. He stayed cold, only

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