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Bound By Lies: The Substitute Wife

Chapter 9 

Word Count: 792    |    Released on: 14/07/2026

bracelet onto Chloe's wrist, and he also saw the genuine, unfeigned shock on her face, along with her instinctive attempt to pull her hand away. That was not

from the hallway outside. The cold and malicious e

tigate Ava Caldwell thoroughly. School records, financial status, social con

impostor was gradually becoming a

of it resting against her wrist made it difficult for her to breathe. She wrapped

remaining as quiet as a shadow. During the day, she spent nearly all of her tim

ld often say with a smile as she patted her hand. "Now al

a smile. Those words landed in her heart only t

to the Montgomery Estate, what awai

ld be "forgotten." The hot water in her bathroom would mysteriously "malfunction." Even the fe

ed all of i

ry bread and some cheese from the pantry to fill her stomach. On cold nights, she wou

eyes, her silence meant

r who remained hidden behind the surveillanc

nitor. Beside the enormous island counter, she sat quietly eating a slice of cold toas

ight caused a tightnes

one inside a palace that rejected

sorrowful girl-so completely different from the image of a villain he had formed in his m

till wear an expression like that

eanor's patience was

t left. It was as if no amount of torment could force h

. Create a small accident, or perhaps a fright. Something like falling down the stairs.

cious understanding flickering within

, knew nothing a

he estate. The long hours of traveling back and forth and the exhaustion left every pa

on memory, she pushed open

d, she stopped de

anding in front of the master b

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Bound By Lies: The Substitute Wife
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“To get the $500,000 needed to save my dying grandmother, I agreed to take my best friend's place in an arranged marriage to Julian Montgomery, a man rumored to be a disfigured, impotent monster. But on my first night at the estate, the "monster" walked into my room. He was flawlessly handsome, but his eyes were filled with pure disgust as he threw a pregnancy test at my feet. It was a test I had taken out of fear after a recent parking lot attack, and it was negative. But Julian didn't care. He accused me of being a shameless gold-digger trying to pass off another man's bastard as a Montgomery. He declared I would be a wife in name only, a ghost in his house. Following his lead, his aunt and the head maid made my life a living hell, "forgetting" my dinners and cutting off my hot water. I endured the daily humiliations silently because my grandmother's life depended on that money. But my patience snapped when he cornered me in the hallway, threatening to expose my "secret" to his grandmother unless I traded my body for his silence. He thought I was just a greedy fake who would do anything for wealth. "I am not for sale." Looking straight into his mocking eyes, I raised my hand and slapped the untouchable billionaire right across his perfectly carved face.”