Substitute Wife, Genius CEO novel Chapter 290

Because of this, Miles had mistaken the fake Lily for her, showering her with double the affection and protection.

But even so, the fact remained that he had helped a murderer hurt her. It happened, and she couldn't erase it.

She wasn't magnanimous enough to pretend it never occurred.

And she couldn't forgive him.

Miles narrowed his eyes, staring at Summer with intense suspicion. His tone carried a harsh warning. "Summer, if you're here to give my sister your blessings, I welcome you. But if you're here to cause a scene, don't blame me for not holding back."

Summer let out a dark chuckle. "Miles, just make sure you don't live to regret this."

Miles frowned deeply. "What do I have to regret?"

He had already lived a lifetime of regret after letting his little sister get hurt and abducted by traffickers all those years ago.

The moment she was found, he had sworn an oath: he would spend the rest of his life protecting her.

The only thing he would ever regret was failing to protect her, letting her get hurt or cry.

"Is that right?" Summer leaned in, keeping her voice low so only the two of them could hear. "Miles, your first night at the Suttons, you had a nightmare and wet the bed. You tried to sneak out in the middle of the night to wash the sheets, but your little sister caught you when she went to the bathroom. And then, she helped you wash those sheets, didn't she."

With that, Summer pulled back, flashing him a smile that Miles couldn't read, but one that chilled him to the bone.

Because no one knew about that.

Not even Lily knew. She claimed the kidnappers had hit her over the head, causing her to lose most of her childhood memories.

Since Lily forgot, he certainly wasn't going to bring it up.

After all, who goes around bragging about wetting the bed?

If they reminisced, it was only about the happy, funny memories.

So how on earth did Summer know?

Before he could demand answers, Summer snatched her invitation back from Julian's grip. "Whether it's fake or not, we'll know once security scans it."

The invitation sailed through the security scanner without a hitch. Slipping on her sunglasses, Summer strolled right into the venue.

Julian raised an eyebrow. "It's actually real. Why the hell would Lily invite her?"

Getting no response, Julian turned to Miles, only to find him staring after Summer with an incredibly heavy expression.

Julian raised an eyebrow in confusion and nudged him with an elbow. "What's wrong with you?"

Miles suppressed his roaring doubts. He'd find time later to corner Summer and demand the truth.

Right now, the only thing that mattered was his sister's wedding.

This was the wedding his sister had looked forward to for over a decade. It had to be absolutely flawless!

Miles pulled himself together and clapped Julian on the shoulder. "I'm going to check on Lily in the bridal suite. Hold down the fort out here."

"Got it. Go on."

Before the wedding officially began, it was best the Suttons stayed out of sight, lest the Sterling family catch wind of the swap.

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