Chapter 2The Substitute Wife's Revenge

Only then did I realize I was someone else's wife.

It was just too sudden; I hadn't adapted to this identity yet.

But when answering Noah's call, I felt more relaxed than ever before.

"Who was that?"

When Liam opened the car door, I had just hung up.

He looked at me suspiciously.

"A friend."

I don't know why, but I just didn't want to tell him about getting the license with Noah yet.

Bella also got in the car carrying the gift.

Putting down the gift, she kept rubbing her hands and blowing on them.

"So cold."

Liam immediately wrapped her hands in his: "I'll warm them for you."

As if I wasn't in the car.

Suddenly glad he abandoned me at the City Hall this time.

If we had really gotten the license, could I stand their ambiguity for the next few decades?

I shook my head gently.

"Liam, it was too cold outside just now. Is the baby okay?"

Hearing her words, Liam looked nervous.

He quickly took off the Bodhi bracelet on his wrist and put it on Bella's.

Bella smiled smugly at me through the rearview mirror.

That bracelet was something I prayed for at a mountaintop temple during my period, climbing 999 steps for Liam.

I got caught in a rainstorm on the way down and was almost washed away.

When I gave it to him two years ago, he was moved to tears.

He said he would never take it off in his life.

Now, only two years later, he gave it away so casually.

The past flashed by like a meteor. I desperately held back the tears.

I grabbed Bella's hand, snatched the bracelet, and threw it out the window.

A flash of anger crossed Bella's face, then she looked like she was about to cry:

"Liam, why is Chloe angry? Is she blaming you for giving me the bracelet? Even if she's angry, she shouldn't throw it away, right? After all, it's something you wore. She cares about you too little."

Liam's face was livid: "Chloe, what are you fussing about now? Just a broken bracelet, not something precious. What's wrong with me giving it to Aunt Bella? If you keep being so willful, I can't marry you."

I said disdainfully: "Don't marry then. What's the big deal?"

Hearing my words, Liam was even angrier.

I should be the one angry about this, shouldn't I?

But he pursed his lips tightly and drove fast.

Even running two red lights.

As soon as we arrived, Bella was taken to a room by Grandfather.

"Whose child are you carrying? If you can't get engaged, get rid of it immediately."

"Girls of our Sterling family are not allowed to have children out of wedlock."

Even from far away, Grandfather's roar could be heard.

And Bella's sobbing.

Liam looked worried.

He pulled me over, looking serious, and persuaded me again:

"Chloe, you see how hard it is for Aunt Bella."

"Go tell Grandpa that you can't have children, and Aunt Bella is the surrogate carrying the child for you."

"You're afraid of pain anyway. With this child, you won't have to give birth yourself."

I slapped his hand away:

"For your aunt, I have to say I'm infertile? Are you sick? Is this child yours?"

Liam's face darkened, obviously displeased:

"Chloe!" He said heavily.

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I do such a thing?"

"Didn't you agree in the car just now?"

I sneered:

"The things you've done, I'm afraid we couldn't finish listing them in a day."

Liam grabbed my wrist:

"Chloe, if you still want to marry me, accept this child and stop spreading rumors about me and Aunt Bella. Otherwise, we break up."

"Think about it."

Before I could answer, he pushed me and turned to leave.

When the banquet was about to end, I wanted to say goodbye to Grandfather.

At the corner, I was suddenly dragged to the terrace by Liam.