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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keeping her expression neutral and puzzled. “So why would he

had lost her

up her

leaving Charlotte’s

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Charlotte’s chest tightened

that photo flooded her mind – Arthur holding Sarah, their bodies close, his eyes soft with a tenderness

him, she realized, weren’t going

shared, the place where they’d built their life together. Five years ago, he had been drugged, and she’d

their wedding night, he’d

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you, but I won’t betray you. Let’s just be a

convenience meant

She’d agreed.

every part of her life, telling her what to wear and

a while, Charlotte fooled herself into thinking he was

harder to be

married, she got pregnant with Julius, and

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Arthur never changed. He stayed cold, only

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