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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let out a silent, bitter laugh while keeping her expression neutral and puzzled. “So why would he tell me

had lost her memory in a car crash, and he chose to call her just

Charlotte mused, keeping up her

quiet, 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

for him, she realized,

house they 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

wedding night,

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

of convenience meant no love,

She’d agreed.

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

Charlotte fooled herself into thinking he was

to be the perfect wife he seemed

with Julius, and she started dreaming of a

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stayed

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