The Substitute Bride: Idiot Or Not? novel Chapter 15

“What? Xavier is awake?”

The news caused an uproar among the Garlands.

“Mom! If I knew he was going to wake up so soon, I'd have married him! What should we do now? Can we get that dumb*ss back?” Kylie lamented ruefully.

“I'll check with your dad. We can't possibly let that dumb*ss get lucky!” Yara said.

Yara and Kylie were about to head to the study when Hamish came up to them and chided, “Are you crazy? Don't even entertain that thought. Rather, we should keep our fingers crossed and pray that Xavier doesn't return her and come after us for what we did!”

Yara panicked upon hearing that. Indeed, no one in Avenport would want to offend the Fairchild family and suffer the dire consequences!

“I think that's unlikely, right? The trolls are already having a field day attacking him for being mean and thinking of abandoning his dumb wife! He has just taken over Fairchild Corporation, so I think he won't be so stupid as to make such a controversial move now,” Yara said.

“We have to face up to it sooner or later. One of these days, we'll have to pay him a visit, sincerely apologize to him, and ask for forgiveness. Until then, the two of you lie low and don't get into any mischief!” Hamish warned.

Then he turned to Kylie and solemnly added, “Especially you, Kylie! Don't come up with any funny ideas unless you wish to see the whole Garland family go down with you!”

“What do you mean by going down with me? Do you think I'm stupid? I'm—” Kylie started talking back to her father, but Yara quickly stepped in to stop her.

“That's enough, my dear. Be a good girl and stop arguing with your dad.” Yara led Kylie back to the room as she tried to coax her angry daughter.

“Why is Dad picking on me? I'm much better than he gave me credit for! Do you know why Xavier chose me to be his fiancée, Mom?” Kylie fumed.

“Because of your eyes?”

“Yes! He fell for me because my eyes reminded him of his deceased first crush! At the masquerade ball, I had my mask on, so he didn't see my face. He took one look at my eyes and instantly decided I was the one for him! It was unfortunate that he soon met with the accident...” Kylie recalled.

“If he wasn't in a coma, he would never have agreed to take that dumb*ss as his wife! Winnie's eyes are totally different from mine. Mom, he fell off with his brother over his first crush, so you can imagine how much he loved her! That woman is dead, but I can take her place! If given a chance to spend time with him, I'm sure he'll fall in love with me!” she continued.

“You're right!” Yara nodded in agreement. “No one is irreplaceable. You resemble his first crush, so that's already half the battle won!”

“Oh Mom! So you're behind me, right?” Kylie excitedly asked.

“Of course! Your dad was in love with another woman back in those days too, but look at us now! Your mom is the one who has the last laugh! Go ahead and work your magic on Xavier. I'll distract your dad so he won't know about it,” Yara promised.

“That's wonderful, Mom! I knew you'd be on my side. I'll definitely prove Dad wrong!” Kylie cooed.

“I'm sure you will. I have exactly what you need. Just give me a minute!” Yara walked off but came back with a small bottle in her hand shortly.

“There are some pills in here.” She handed the bottle to Kylie and said, “Just make the man take one pill, and he will...”

Kylie blushed and said, “Oh, Mom! I didn't know you have access to such stuff! But it's just what I need! With this, I'm sure I'll have Xavier eating out of my hand in no time!”

Over the next few days, Kylie was on the lookout for opportunities to meet Xavier at his office. However, she couldn't even get past the security at Fairchild Corporation.

After a few failed attempts, she changed her plans and decided to make use of Winnie. Since she could not get close to Xavier while he was at work, she thought she could try meeting him at his home instead.