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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>For the first time in weeks, Priscilla felt the burden had been lifted from her shoulder. She didn't need to spend overtime at work to assist Dr. Lockwood with his research and lectures and could finally focus on her project. However, after the trial, Priscilla took a long-awaited break from work and decided to stay at home to rest. She spent most of the time sleeping, something she deprived herself of for the past months. It felt like it had been forever since she could have time for herself. As the days passed and Priscilla allowed herself to relax and unwind, she found her mind beginning to wander back to the research project that had consumed her for so long. </p>

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