Substitute Wife, Genius CEO novel Chapter 293

Lily felt as if everything before this had been a beautiful dream.

It had been so perfect.

Once the wedding ended, she was supposed to be the envy of every woman alive.

She would have basked in countless admiring stares, gained legions of followers, and been worshipped by the masses. She was supposed to become an unattainable goddess that other women could only look up to.

She was supposed to be the much-envied Mrs. Sterling, the wife of Empire City's richest man.

Everywhere she went, she would be respected, honored, and shamelessly flattered.

Now, it was all ruined. Everything.

It had all vanished like a mirage.

A suffocating wave of despair ripped through Lily's chest. The hushed, judgmental whispers of the wealthy socialites filled her ears.

Their mocking whispers surrounded her, and their judgmental gazes felt like physical blows, tearing down every ounce of her pride.

The humiliation was so crushing she couldn't even lift her head or stand up straight.

Perhaps the emotional whiplash was too severe, because a sudden, violent cramp seized Lily's stomach.

“Blood!” Lydia shrieked in horror. “Xavier, Lily is bleeding!”

Crimson stained the pristine white wedding dress. Lily clutched her stomach, looking at Xavier with pure terror.

They couldn't lose this baby.

If this child was gone, she would never be allowed to enter the Sterling family.

The venue plunged into even deeper chaos.

Not bad. It was a spectacular show.

Having seen enough, Summer smiled, turned on her heel, and walked away, leaving the carnage behind.

With the Sterling family frantically dealing with multiple crises, no one noticed her departure.

Summer was scrolling through her phone as she walked out of the hall when someone suddenly seized her wrist.

She looked up, met by a face twisted in fury.

Miles gripped her wrist with such brutal force it felt like he was trying to snap her bones.

Summer let out a grunt of pain and frowned. “What are you doing? Let go!”

Miles's expression was downright murderous. He gritted his teeth. “I know it was you, Summer. How dare you!”

“Let go of Ms. Vance!” Gillian immediately stepped forward.

Simultaneously, several of Miles's bodyguards rushed out, completely surrounding Gillian.

“Miles,” Summer said coolly, pointing a finger at the security camera pointing right at them. “If you lay a hand on me, I have no problem sending you on a nice vacation to prison.”

Miles glanced up at the camera, completely unfazed. Then, he leaned in and hissed in her ear, “Don't worry, Summer. I won't do anything here. But I'll make you pay for hurting my sister and ruining her wedding. Mark my words.”

With that, he roughly shoved her arm away, turned, and stormed off.

Gillian caught Summer. “Ms. Vance, are you alright?”

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