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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

<p>Jude leaned back in his chair, studying Priscilla with a thoughtful expression. He could sense the walls she had built around herself, the barriers she had carefully constructed to keep others at arm's length. But he also saw the flicker of vulnerability in her eyes, a crack in her armor that made her all the more intriguing. </p>

<p>When he met years ago, she was out for a night out with her friends to celebrate her birthday in the capital. They had a common friend, and they easily struck up a conversation. Jude found her wit and intelligence captivating, but sadness lingered just beneath the surface of her smile. Priscilla was guarded, keeping parts of herself hidden behind a mask of confidence and charm.</p>

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