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“Sis, I can’t marry him! Please help me convince Mom not to marry me off!” Melody cried helplessly in Penelope’s arms.  

Penelope looked at her younger sister in distraught. She knew how much Melody was in love with her current boyfriend, but it would be difficult to disobey their mother, considering the massive debt their father left behind prior to his death.  

However, on the day of the wedding day, Melody didn’t show up and ran away with her lover. In order to give her family some face, Penelope Dimitriou had no other choice but to step forward to fill her sister’s role.  

“Mr. Hendrix, my sister ran away. Do you mind marrying me instead?” 

The man lifted his dark eyes and stared at her for a long moment before his lips curled into a dashing smile.  

“Sure,” he said with an amused laugh. “But you better not regret it.”  

Penelope stiffened under his gaze but kept her expression neutral. Regret? That was the word she was trying to remove from her vocabulary, but if marrying this stranger could spare her sister from trouble, so be it.

The Billionaire’s Substitute Bride

Alex nodded understanding, gesturing towards the office windows overlooking the bustling city below. He was a man in his early forties, and though Penelope had seen him before her father's passing, she never had a chance to know Alex personally.

"We've made some changes in the past months to streamline our operations and focus on innovation," he explained a hint of pride in his tone. "But your presence here will undoubtedly bring the company a new perspective and direction. I look forward to working with you."

"I hope we're not disturbing anything important, Mr. Caldwell," Raven spoke up, his voice calm and measured as he observed the man before them.

Alex Caldwell shook his head quickly.

"Not at all, Mr. Hendrix. We were just going over some quarterly reports."

"I'm glad to hear that things are running smoothly. It must have been hard for you to keep the company afloat for years." Penelope interjected, her tone polite with a hint of gratitude.

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