Chapter 126 Stand-in
Beta sat in the single armchair opposite her, his back straight as a blade.
The light sliced across his profile, carving out the sharp planes of his face.
In that moment, the resemblance to Charles was uncanny—especially the high, patrician nose and the clean, defined line of his jaw.
Yet Beta...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 Release and Revelry
2. Chapter 2 Just a Bastard
3. Chapter 3 Nothing Stays the Same
4. Chapter 4 This Time, She Stumbles
5. Chapter 5 Bring Her Back Yourself
6. Chapter 6 Mysterious Classmate
7. Chapter 7 I Must Go Back
8. Chapter 8 I Am Your Legal Wife
9. Chapter 9 I Should Have Been Here
10. Chapter 10 The Child's Surname is York
11. Chapter 11 Do I Have to Show You?
12. Chapter 12 Starting Work at the Lancaster Group
13. Chapter 13 I Suggest You Close Your Eyes
14. Chapter 14 Is Your Husband Coming to Pick You Up?
15. Chapter 15 My Husband Is Dead
16. Chapter 16 Watching Her Go, Again
17. Chapter 17 Rachel's Mystery Ride
18. Chapter 18 The Paternity Report Is In
19. Chapter 19 Rachel's Secret Identity
20. Chapter 20 Waiting for Her to Come Home
21. Chapter 21 You Are Not Arthur's Biological Father
22. Chapter 22 I Want Laura to Move Out
23. Chapter 23 See How Long You Last
24. Chapter 24 Ms. York, You're Being Disrespectful
25. Chapter 25 Rachel, It's Me
26. Chapter 26 Miss Smith, Mind Your Own Business
27. Chapter 27 She Must Get a Divorce
28. Chapter 28 Is the Man from Three Years Ago Charles?
29. Chapter 29 Signing
30. Chapter 30 I Only Need One Drop of Sebastian's Blood
31. Chapter 31 True Paternity Test Result
32. Chapter 32 Seeking Help
33. Chapter 33 Revealing the Truth
34. Chapter 34 Rescue Charles
35. Chapter 35 Laura's Madness
36. Chapter 36 How is Sebastian Here?
37. Chapter 37 His Betrayal
38. Chapter 38 Were You the Woman That Night?
39. Chapter 39 An Apology Too Late
40. Chapter 40 Laura and Her Lover
41. Chapter 41 I Am Pregnant
42. Chapter 42 That Man
43. Chapter 43 A Dirty Mind Finds Dirt Everywhere
44. Chapter 44 You Suspect Me?
45. Chapter 45 Plan Failed
46. Chapter 46 The Accusation
47. Chapter 47 Nothing but a Joke
48. Chapter 48 Before My Very Eyes
49. Chapter 49 He Still Believes in Her
50. Chapter 50 Why Did You Push Me?
51. Chapter 51 I'll Pretend I Don't Know
52. Chapter 52 Bastard
53. Chapter 53 You Have Been Wronged
54. Chapter 54 The Superstar?
55. Chapter 55 The Lancaster Connection
56. Chapter 56 Taking in Brandon
57. Chapter 57 Nowhere to Go
58. Chapter 58 Staying for Love
59. Chapter 59 Jessica's Scandal
60. Chapter 60 Ted's Pressure
61. Chapter 61 Sending Her Home
62. Chapter 62 Cyberbullying
63. Chapter 63 Rachel, Do You Dare to Hit Me?
64. Chapter 64 Attack
65. Chapter 65 Seeing Charles Again
66. Chapter 66 Brandon is Missing
67. Chapter 67 The Death of Jessica
68. Chapter 68 I Did It
69. Chapter 69 Leave My Home
70. Chapter 70 Played by Sebastian
71. Chapter 71 Laura's Downfall
72. Chapter 72 First Come, First Served
73. Chapter 73 When Did Sebastian Have a Child?
74. Chapter 74 He Regretted
75. Chapter 75 The New Spokesperson
76. Chapter 76 Strategic Withdrawal
77. Chapter 77 The New Neighbor
78. Chapter 78 Attending the Banquet
79. Chapter 79 They Are Already Divorced
80. Chapter 80 The Father She Denied
81. Chapter 81 Stay for a Night
82. Chapter 82 His Vulnerability
83. Chapter 83 She Belonged to Another
84. Chapter 84 Auction
85. Chapter 85 He Wants Nothing
86. Chapter 86 Resignation
87. Chapter 87 The South
88. Chapter 88 Moving
89. Chapter 89 Will You Do It for Me
90. Chapter 90 Threat
91. Chapter 91 Brandon Is Our Boss
92. Chapter 92 Stay for One Night
93. Chapter 93 Original Aspiration Belongs to Brandon
94. Chapter 94 The True Savior
95. Chapter 95 Let Her Go
96. Chapter 96 Selman is My Hometown
97. Chapter 97 Kassy's Brother
98. Chapter 98 Arrival at Selman
99. Chapter 99 The Past
100. Chapter 100 Rose
101. Chapter 101 Don't Trust Easily
102. Chapter 102 Taken Away by Rose
103. Chapter 103 His Fear
104. Chapter 104 Elodie's Former Lover
105. Chapter 105 Reunion
106. Chapter 106 Bound by Her Will
107. Chapter 107 Conflict
108. Chapter 108 Escape
109. Chapter 109 Memorial Service
110. Chapter 110 Past Events
111. Chapter 111 Dangerous to Get Close
112. Chapter 112 How Could Rachel Ever Know?
113. Chapter 113 Zenith Global Enterprises
114. Chapter 114 A Scum Like You
115. Chapter 115 A Face-to-Face Confrontation
116. Chapter 116 Rejecting Sebastian's Funding
117. Chapter 117 Robbery In Broad Daylight
118. Chapter 118 Auction
119. Chapter 119 The Shocking Truth: The Auction Item Was Fake
120. Chapter 120 Weekend at the Hot Springs
121. Chapter 121 Joy's Unexpected "Gift"
122. Chapter 122 Are We Lovers?
123. Chapter 123 Unexpected Embrace
124. Chapter 124 Watch Out for Chloe
125. Chapter 125 Grudge
126. Chapter 126 Stand-in
127. Chapter 127 Unremarkable Kassy
128. Chapter 128 Meeting Charles
129. Chapter 129 Counterattack
130. Chapter 130 Charles, Do You Have a Heart
131. Chapter 131 Father
132. Chapter 132 Shifting Tides
133. Chapter 133 I Am Your Fiancée
134. Chapter 134 A Public Claim
135. Chapter 135 Helping Him Remember
136. Chapter 136 Dripping Desire
137. Chapter 137 Why Are You Two Sleeping Together Like That?
138. Chapter 138 The Only One I Can Trust Is You
139. Chapter 139 How Can You Be So Cheap?
140. Chapter 140 Lest You Become Her
141. Chapter 141 I Am Willing to Apologize to Rachel
142. Chapter 142 Rachel's Incorrigible Flirting Nature
143. Chapter 143 Shadowing Rachel
144. Chapter 144 Clark's Downfall
145. Chapter 145 Arthur is Kidnapped
146. Chapter 146 A Prison of Shadows
147. Chapter 147 Taking Back What Was Stolen
148. Chapter 148 Not Meeting Competition Standards
149. Chapter 149 The Other Way Forward
150. Chapter 150 Public Apology
151. Chapter 151 Amy
152. Chapter 152 Perhaps a Scam
153. Chapter 153 Encounter with Rose
154. Chapter 154 The Final Design Leaked
155. Chapter 155 Similar Design
156. Chapter 156 Building Her Own Brand
157. Chapter 157 Grooming Your Own Rival
158. Chapter 158 Graham's Assassination
159. Chapter 159 Shelter from the Rain
160. Chapter 160 The Tracker Beneath Her Skin
161. Chapter 161 She Already Knew Rose
162. Chapter 162 Birthday Banquet
163. Chapter 163 Jessa
164. Chapter 164 It Concerns My Fiancée
165. Chapter 165 I Failed to Respect Your Wishes
166. Chapter 166 Resign from Original Aspiration
167. Chapter 167 Reaching an Agreement
168. Chapter 168 Arthur in Trouble
169. Chapter 169 Arrogant Emily
170. Chapter 170 She Was Never Enough for Him
171. Chapter 171 She Wasn't What He Heard
172. Chapter 172 Regaining Custody
173. Chapter 173 I Made Her Apologize
174. Chapter 174 I Am Old
175. Chapter 175 Was He Really So Wrong?
176. Chapter 176 Only a Divorced Woman with a Child
177. Chapter 177 It Was Her Mistake
178. Chapter 178 Brandon Won't Stand Up for You
179. Chapter 179 My Son's Life Is Not Yours to Touch
180. Chapter 180 Formal Farewell
181. Chapter 181 Better Call the Police
182. Chapter 182 Searching for Brandon
183. Chapter 183 Found Brandon
184. Chapter 184 The Flood in Her Eyes
185. Chapter 185 Kiss
186. Chapter 186 All Night
187. Chapter 187 Can't Wait
188. Chapter 188 Lick Him
189. Chapter 189 Perfect Desire
190. Chapter 190 Return Journey
191. Chapter 191 The Partnership Continues
192. Chapter 192 Crazy for You
193. Chapter 193 The Invitation
194. Chapter 194 Eavesdropping
195. Chapter 195 Want Her
196. Chapter 196 Provocation
197. Chapter 197 Preparing for the Competition
198. Chapter 198 The Enemy You See in Me
199. Chapter 199 The Recordings I Should Have Leaked
200. Chapter 200 Richard
201. Chapter 201 Rose's Whereabouts
202. Chapter 202 Making Love with Him in the Car
203. Chapter 203 Love in the Car, Eyes Passing By
204. Chapter 204 Will Handle It Fairly
205. Chapter 205 The Test Must Fail
206. Chapter 206 Unable to Punish Her
207. Chapter 207 Alliance by Marriage
208. Chapter 208 A Lady Awaits You
209. Chapter 209 A Grand Wedding Prepared for Her
210. Chapter 210 Marrying No One but Him
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