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The Billionaire's Substitute: Her Final Escape

Chapter 3 3

Word Count: 934    |    Released on: 13/04/2026

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quisition papers. The moment he saw the black

bled a dark ink s

fund," Nolan reported. He tried to keep his v

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ammed his hand down o

attached to my secondary Centurion

ing in the silent office. Brogan aggressive

me on that greedy woman,

r of it. He nodded and backed out of the office, leaving B

building in Brooklyn, Elease was dragging her s

n the peeling

wearing an oversized t-shirt and sweatpan

and the soaked hem of her coat. She immediately grabbed El

ide, careless smi

man. I dumped that Wall Street

d in her vocabulary. She turned around and marc

n't see Elease's face contort in agony as

tic pill bottle deep into the bottom compartment, an

olding a steaming mug. She pointed at the

babe," Brianna an

ped into her freezing palms. Her eyes burned, and

cross-legged on the floor and exc

ing a new CEO dropped in from the board. Supposed

oing into the office tomorrow, handing in her resignation, and using h

as pitch black. Brianna was

on the narrow sofa. The wail of police sir

he cheap window frame. The chill trigge

arted in her chest and r

amp to find her pills. She co

it down hard into the fabric, muffling her own a

yes flashed in her mind. The injustice and the heartbre

vived t

trembling body into the cramped bathroom. She grip

corpse. Her skin was

ezing water onto her face, slapping her c

of thick concealer and liquid foundation. She layered it on, blend

e red lipstick and painted her lips. She l

nd silk blouse. She carefully folded her resignat

wning. She took one look at Elease an

eady to kill,"

gh Brianna's, and the two of them walked out

sh hour train

bodies. The physical pressure against her chest made it in

eeched to a halt in t

street level and tilted her head back, looking up at t

me to say

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The Billionaire's Substitute: Her Final Escape
The Billionaire's Substitute: Her Final Escape
“For five years, I was Brogan Walton's shadow-a contract companion kept behind closed doors, hidden away because of a cruel, fabricated rumor about my genetic health. I lived for the moments he looked my way, even if those moments were cold and transactional. Everything shattered when he returned from London early, tossed a legal document onto the table, and coldly announced the termination of our contract. He didn't just want me gone; he wanted me erased, offering a severance package to ensure I never spoke of the life I'd traded for his protection. As I signed the papers, my chest burned with the familiar, suffocating agony of my failing heart. I watched him check his watch, his impatience a blade in my back. When the door slammed shut, I finally collapsed, clutching the pill bottle that was my only lifeline, realizing I was dying-and he didn't care. I wasn't a lover or even a person to him. The next day, I saw her-Kori Barnett, the new CEO, the woman Brogan actually loved. She looked identical to me, down to the curve of her smile. I was never a Cinderella; I was just a cheap, disposable stand-in he'd groomed to be a mirror for his true obsession. Broken and discarded, I walked into the office, dropped my badge on the desk, and finally walked away. But as I stepped onto the street, I realized the nightmare wasn't over. A predator from his past was waiting for me, and when I looked at Brogan for help, he simply rolled up his window and drove away. I realized then that I had nothing left to lose. I took a deep breath, gripped the knife in my pocket, and decided that if I was going to die, I wouldn't go down as his victim.”