Substitute Wife, Genius CEO novel Chapter 321

A collective wave of absolute shock swept through the audience.

Lilith dug her nails into her palms so hard she left red crescent indents in her skin, desperately fighting to keep the malicious grin off her face.

She turned to Xavier, her expression the picture of frantic panic. "Oh my god, Xavier, she's completely ruined! How could she do this? Does she honestly think she can just pretend to be Pax because no one has seen her face?"

Xavier didn't respond. His deep, calculating eyes were locked on Summer as she stood under the spotlight.

Summer wore a perfectly composed smile, her posture radiating natural, unshakable confidence. She didn't look like someone pulling a desperate stunt.

Besides, Summer wasn't an idiot.

There was no way Harrison Banks and Wesley Whitmore would stand by and let an imposter claim the identity of Pax right next to them.

Not to mention the scale of the event.

This was the National Innovation & Tech Awards, not some irrelevant local ceremony.

But he and Lilith had both met Pax in person. Pax had emerald-green eyes.

Julian, ever the blundering idiot, made zero effort to control his reaction. He burst into loud, obnoxious laughter right in the front row, mocking Summer to the executives sitting next to him.

"Has Summer completely lost her mind? If she's Pax, then I'm Professor Banks! She's a total fraud! Don't let her scam you."

Julian had no idea what was waiting for him later that night. His arrogant, unrestrained laughter was only setting him up for an infinitely steeper fall.

The executive beside him looked hesitant and deeply confused. "Are you serious?"

"Guaranteed. I think she's genuinely unstable. Her mother is in a psych ward, you know. They say that kind of lunacy runs in the family."

"So you're saying she just marched up there because she's having a psychotic break?"

"Exactly."

"But she was sitting front row, right next to Professor Banks!"

Julian hesitated for a split second before scoffing. "Who knows who she manipulated to get that seat? Look at her—she doesn't belong anywhere near him."

The live broadcast cut to a close-up of Julian, capturing his loud mockery crystal clear for the millions of viewers online.

Miles was also in the audience, an earpiece tucked in his ear and the live stream running on his phone.

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