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[MATURE CONTENT/R18+]

“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

"I... I need to go out for some air, Amanda," Lance managed to say, his voice strained with emotion.

Amanda reached out and gently touched his arm, her eyes filled with understanding.

"Okay, we can reschedule it for some other time." She paused for a moment, gathering her thoughts. "If you need someone to talk to, I'm here, Lance. You don't need to keep everything bottled up inside. I know something is bothering you, and I want to help if I can," Amanda said with a sincerity that touched Lance.

Lance hesitated, his heart heavy with regret. But as he looked into his sister's eyes, filled with nothing but love and acceptance, he was again reminded why Amanda was still alive.

"I... I can't talk about it now, Amanda," Lance began, his voice barely above a whisper. "But thank you... thank you for offering to listen. I may take you up on that someday."

Lost Love (2)