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Substitute Bride: Healing The Ruthless Heir

Author: You Xi

Chapter 1

Word Count: 773 | Released on: 19/05/2026

s snapping open in the dim ligh

ogether. A dull, throbbing ache radiated from deep within her muscles. She l

ragmented, hazy memories of the chao

alling on the tangled duvet, knotted to

ad, muscular back facing

his shoulder blade down to his wais

lood. She threw off the covers, her

slowness, straining not

lly. Her body gave out, and she collapsed onto

ands, she grabbed the edge of the bedsi

usky groan escaped

orking. Her heart hammered agains

man shifted bu

trembling as she gathered her cl

ss was torn

ite button-down shirt, pulled it over her h

scanned the room f

d on a gold-stamped note

rawled a sarcastic thank-you note acro

wo crumpled twenty-dollar bills, slapped them onto the

door, her palms cla

cold metal doorknob

ock c

one last time at

out through the heavy oak door and pul

an across the thick carpet, her

button. The doors slid open. She lunged ins

e leaned against the cold

nshed tears of frustra

e lobby. She kept her head down

revolving door and ra

ailed a yellow taxi. She

," she told the driver

rain-soaked streets. Ser

p. The screen showed a ba

shed over her, makin

rning sun pierced through

napped open. His gaze w

ross the mattress. He

. His expression

p. The sudden movement aggravated

ined groan es

able. He saw the notepad and the

r. He read the mocking

e crushed the paper into a tight

d slammed his fist dow

down on the floor. A low, fer

his executive assistant, Seth.

tan," Felix ordered. "Dig up the entir

to a halt outside P

e ran through the freezing rain

Chapter End

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Substitute Bride: Healing The Ruthless Heir

You Xi Romance

“Serena's stepmother forced her to take her cousin's place and marry the Beaumont family heir. Everyone in New York knew Felix Beaumont was a disfigured, crippled madman after a horrific car crash. To ensure her compliance, her ruthless family completely emptied her little brother's medical trust fund. Her brother was lying in the ICU, and the hospital was ordered to stop his life-saving medication the very next day. Her cousin mocked her as a piece of trash, and her uncle laughed in her face when she demanded her rightful inheritance. When she arrived at the Beaumont estate, the old madam treated her like a defective product and ordered a humiliating purity check by armed guards. Even Felix, her new husband, pulled a silver handgun on her on their wedding night, threatening to execute her for being a cheap replacement. They all thought she was just a weak, desperate girl they could easily manipulate and crush to death. They believed she had no choice but to suffer their abuse in silence to keep her brother alive. But nobody knew Serena was actually a highly trained operative hiding a lethal past. When Felix suddenly collapsed from a deadly military-grade neurotoxin, Serena didn't panic or cry. She effortlessly pinned the untouchable billionaire to the floor, pulled out her silver needles, and saved his life. Looking down at the shocked monster of New York, she offered a cold smirk. "I can fix your dead legs, but you work for me now."”