CEO's Substitute Bride

Chapter 21

Emmett looked at her flushed face, but his expression remained indifferent. “Are you in trouble?”

His voice was calm, but if one heard carefully, they’d discover the hidden concern in his voice. It could’ve warmed any woman’s heart. But Alyssa was just now any woman.

Alyssa pinched her blanket and said coldly, “None of your business.”

However, her cold face had no threat to him at all. Although his composure didn’t change very much, there was a flicker of anger flashed in his eyes.

“Of course it’s none of my business. But if you beg me, I’ll consider helping you.” Emmett looked at her indifferently. If looks could kill, she would’ve been buried ten feet under.

However, Alyssa would never beg him.

Emmett looked at her deeply, turned and walked out.

He had only walked a couple of steps when he met Frank. Frank held a tablet near to his chest. And looking at his expression, it seemed like he wanted to ask something. “What do you want?”

Frank came in front of him and asked, “Boss, what are we doing about the news on Madame? Do you want to hold a conference or do you want me to contact the media…?”

Emmett recalled what Alyssa said, snickered and laughed coldly, “What does it have to do with me? Even if I want to help, she has to want my help. Ah!”

Emmett shook his head and went to study as soon as he finished.

Frank looked at his back view and realized that boss’s last ‘Ah’ had a hint of resignation. For so long, the young man seemed to be indifferent to the matters of the heart. But now it seemed that he had finally getting affected by something. Looked like there were going to be interesting days ahead.

…

Alyssa didn’t plan to be bothered by the news on social media. Instead, her thought switched to Moore family, after she heard Skylar’s words.

She didn’t know why Skylar suddenly did that. Didn’t Skylar make clear that she didn’t want to be associated with a cripple like Emmett? Or did she have other motives regarding these articles?

Alyssa snorted coldly. She couldn’t be bothered to guess.

What she only cared now was that Hazel had already known that she had replaced Skylar to be married to the Lawrence family. And Hazel might directly tear her apart.

Just as she was thinking about this, she received a text from Hazel. The content was not too much but a name of a café ‘Golden Sunlight’ on the city center.

“It’s earlier than I expected.” She muttered and prepared to leave for the meeting place.

Even if Hazel wanted to tear her up, she still had to find Hazel.

The place in which they met was relatively a remote café. There weren’t many people around, so it was perfect to meet without getting caught.

After all, Hazel was a small actress with a following of seven to eight hundred fans. She would also be worried about being recognized in public.

When Alyssa arrived at the café, Hazel had already arrived.

Hazel had a mask on her face, her hair tied to a ponytail and wore a simple white outer jacket. She looked clean and tidy. Add to that a unique look, everyone would look in her direction.

Hazel was always like this since she was young. She was always center of attraction wherever she went. Sometime people even wonder why such a beautiful girl would stick to an ugly bumpkin like her. But it didn’t stop them from being close friends.

Alyssa sat down opposite her and greeted with an apologetic tone. “Waited for long?”

Hazel crossed her arms and leaned back on the chair. She looked her in eyes and said slowly, “You are the young madam of Lawrence family. I nobody like me should wait for you.”

Hazel crossed her arms and leaned back on the chair. She looked her in eyes and said slowly, “You are the young madam of Lawrence family. I nobody like me should wait for you.”

Alyssa “…”

When Hazel saw that Alyssa was speechless, she could not help anymore and stopped her viciousness.

She took off her mask and tossed it to the side. She slammed the table and said rudely. “That good mother of yours has got some nerves. She seems to have been cast a spell by someone. She cherished someone else’s children like a treasure and despised her own daughter! I always told you to be careful. Look what happened now. You were fooled into marrying into the Lawrence family!”

After Hazel finished speaking, she picked up the glass and drank it entirely in one breath.

Alyssa adjusted her glasses and said carefully, “Drink slowly or you’ll choke.”

Hazel breathed heavily and glared at her. “Did the Lawrence family mistreat you?”

“No, there are quite good.” Except that ‘Justin’ who kept pestering her, the rest were nice to her.

Hazel shook her head with a sigh and remembered the prime matter that they are supposed to discuss. “Do you know why Skylar wanted to buy the top search to say that you took away her fiancée?”

“How do you now it was Skylar who caused this?” Alyssa poured a glass of water as she asked.

Hazel looked at her as if she was looking at a fool, “Look at you, who would bother to slander you at this moment unless there is something to gain.”

“What is there to gain?” Even now, Alyssa could not understand why Skylar would do such a thing.

Hazel laughed coldly and sneered, “Before I boarded the flight, I asked a paparazzi friend of mine to dig on this matter. It turns out, what Skylar did was to make her relationship public with Henry and remove the stain of being Emmett Lawrence’s fiancée. It’s so happens that she was just short of a

stepping stone, you.”

When Alyssa heard Hazel said that, she naturally understood.

Although the Lawrence family didn’t mind that the person married into the family wasn’t Skylar, Lawrences had some influence in Hertone city. So no one dared to be too close to Skylar, in the fear of angering Lawrences.

So at this time, not only did Skylar need to resolve the status of Emmett’s fiancée, but also needed to bring her up on a good light.

That was why she went to social media to buy the hot search and slander Alyssa, making her a gold- digger bitch. While letting herself become a kind and loving sister.

Alyssa pursed her lips and her hands on her knees clutched. “What a beautiful plot.”

“So what do you plan to do now?” Half way through Hazel thought of something and asked, “I want to ask you something. You married Emmett just like that, are you guys…”

“He despises me because I’m ugly. We’re cold as ice.” Alyssa knew what she was asking. So she said directly.

“Ugh, as if he is better. He can’t perform and despises other for being ugly. I told you the ugly will cause trouble. Just don’t pretend anymore and dress well. You’ll surely blind his eyes with your beauty!” Recently Hazel was shooting a movie about taking revenge, that’s why she loved counter attack.

Alyssa could not help but burst into laughter, “No need for that. We’re actually very fine now.”

They respected each other’s space and they also didn’t interfere with each other’s business. It was the best arrangement she could ask for.

The two of them chatted for a while, before Hazel’s manager called her. “I’ll be there in a short while.”

Before she left she rushed to pay the bill.

No matter how much Alyssa jumped, neither she was as tall as her nor her hand longer than hers. So in the end, Hazel won.

Though she was typically loud and boyish, she was very attentive to the minor details. She knew that Alyssa didn’t earn much so whenever they dine together, she would always find a means to pay for it.

Alyssa felt both touched and sad about it. Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

Hazel knew all her secrets and the issues of the Moore family.

Long ago, Hazel told that she shouldn’t hope much from her family, especially from Aurora. “The more you put yourself down, the more they think that they could get better of you. You shouldn’t allow yourself to be bullied like that!”

However, Alyssa didn’t believe it. She held the hope that if she tried hard enough, if she followed them more, they’d finally accept her.

It was until she was forced to marry into the Lawrence family, she realized that no matter what she did, they wouldn’t accept her.

But even at this point, not only were they unsatisfied, but also wanted to make use of her.

Did they really think that she could be so easily bullied?

Alyssa was about to take a taxi back to Emmett’s villa when she received a call from Aurora. As soon as the name ‘Mom’ flashed on the screen, her face darkened immensely. Why was she calling now?

She pressed the answer button and put it beside her ear, “Hello?”

Aurora’s voice was unusually warm, “Alyssa, can you come home for dinner?”

At this critical moment, when the whole Internet was scolding her, Aurora was actually so caring to give her call. Obviously, she did it for purpose.

Alyssa rejected and said calmly, “I don’t have time. I’m very busy.”

“You’re jobless now. What are you busy with?” Aurora didn’t expect her to reject so directly. This was the first time her daughter had disagreed her order. “Come home for dinner! The whole family is here…”

“I don’t know if you’ve forgotten but I am now the member of Lawrence family.” Alyssa directly cut off Aurora’s words.

Hearing this Aurora was furious and yelled, “Does a daughter speak like that to her mother?”

Followed by her angry roar and clear sound of breaking something came from the other side of the

phone. Alyssa heard the sound and remained indifferent.

This was the first time she had even snapped back to her mother. She had had enough now. Aurora never cared about her. All of her patience and kindness were poured towards her step-children. And what she got was fury and annoyance. Aurora would never talk with Skylar with this impatience.

In the end, it was because she didn’t care.

Aurora didn’t care about her and that explained her attitude.

She simply treated her as she pleased.

Now she didn’t care about Aurora anymore. So she would definitely not warm her up like before.

“Then look for Skylar. She’s more filial and gentler than me. The two of you definitely fit with each other.” After saying that, she didn’t even wait for the other party’s response and directly hung up the phone.