A SUBSTITUTE BRIDE

Lyana felt that something was wrong. Shouldn’t Vincent be eager to divorce her?

At that moment, Davy came with a folder in his hand. He greeted politely,

– Second young master, second young lady.

– Secretary Muller.

Seeing that Davy was reluctant to speak, Lyana prepared to find an excuse to leave.

– Say it here!

Vincent gave Lyana a meaningful look, then looked at Davy calmly.

– She’s no stranger.

She looked at Vincent with a complicated expression, frowning slightly. She stood there with her head down, trying to minimize her presence.

– I withdrew the investment in Charles Durand’s company. Second young master, I also bought this new medical business. Renovations will start tomorrow,

Davy said respectfully.

At Davy’s words, Vincent nodded with satisfaction. He turned to Lyana and said:

– Would you like to visit the research society tomorrow?

She nodded blankly. The more time she spent with Vincent, the more puzzled she found herself in front of him.

When they returned home at night, he didn’t ask Lyana to go to bed in his bedroom. She privately breathed a sigh of relief and hurried back to her room.

She lazily lolled on the bed after taking a shower. When she thought of Vincent’s odd behavior tonight, she couldn’t help but frown. She knew that no matter what she asked, Vincent wouldn’t say anything if he didn’t want to.

The next day, Lyana was reading a book about medicine at home. When she heard Butler Meyer that Matriarch Sanchez had returned, she closed the book and went downstairs.

– Honey, you’re finally here.

Matriarch Sanchez smiled at Lyana and said softly,

– I have something to tell you.

Lyana smiled and nodded.

– Today is Madame Duval’s 70th birthday. Come with me to his birthday banquet. I have already prepared the birthday present for you! Matriarch Sanchez smiled at Lyana. In a tone that left no room for argument, she said:

– I will first take you to select a dress, then take you to the stylist. Then you can visit the Duval family tonight.

The Duval family?

Lyana looked down. Could it be Francoise Duval’s family?

That night, five years ago, when she was stunned, the person supporting her seemed to have met Francoise Duval along the way.

Lyana had asked someone to contact Francoise in the past, but she seemed to have disappeared into thin air, leaving no trace behind.

It’s strange.

Martin Rousseau and Francoise Duval had both disappeared after this incident five years ago.

Martin came from an ordinary family. The Dubois family would only have to lift a finger and he would naturally be unable to retaliate.

But Francoise was different. She was the eldest daughter of the Duval family. The Dubois family did not have the capacity to do anything to Francoise. If they had, the Dubois family would have easily been ruined five years ago.

What went wrong?

Lyana’s forehead furrowed slightly.

– My dear?

– Grandmother.

She came to her senses. With a warm smile on her face, she stared unblinkingly at Matriarch Sanchez.

Matriarch Sanchez grabbed Lyana’s hand and patted it gently. She said softly,

– I know you’ve never witnessed such an event before. You must be afraid. But do not worry. With Grandma around, no one can intimidate you!

– Thank you, Grandma.

Lyana smiles.

She left home with Matriarch Sanchez. In the car, she secretly texted Old A, asking him to continue investigating Francoise Duval.

In the past, she had attended several banquets with Olga. At that time, she was still young and had grown up in the countryside. Every time Olga threw a dress at her, she changed into it, and that would be it!

After that, she was locked up in the mental hospital and rarely appeared at social events.

Last night was the first time she attended a school banquet. This banquet was primarily a networking event, so it had high makeup or styling standards.

However, the Duval family’s birthday banquet was different.

Matriarch Sanchez drove Lyana to the store and asked the service staff to help Lyana choose a dress.

Lyana had always been the kind of person who preferred to stay home most of the time. After choosing a dress, she would try it on and buy it if there was no problem.

But today she couldn’t.

When she came out of the dressing room with the twentieth dress, she was so exhausted that she could have collapsed. She stood in front of the dressing room mirror and stared at herself, not understanding the differences between each of the dresses.

– This one looks good!

Matriarch Sanchez, who was sitting on the couch, saw that Lyana was wearing a light blue dress that hugged her waist. The back of the dress extended to her ankles and the front to her knees. It was breathtakingly beautiful. She told the service staff,

– This one will do!

Lyana secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She had already chosen a dress for two hours. The morning was almost over.

Smiling service staff gave Lyana a few compliments and didn’t forget to post the bill.

Matriarch Sanchez walked in a circle around Lyana. This dress made her even more elegant and perfectly suited to her aura. Matriarch Sanchez said admiringly,

– This dress seems to be tailor-made for you.

Lyana smiled slightly. Looking down, she said,

– Grandma, can I change now?

– Very well, you can!

Matriarch Sanchez nodded in satisfaction.

Lyana breathed a sigh of relief and

quickly changed her dress.

Initially, she had thought this would be the end. However, as the afternoon rolled around, she realized that this morning was just the beginning of her preparations for the banquet. Matriarch Sanchez had hired a makeup artist to help her with her makeup.

Four hours later, Lyana dressed in a dress, her makeup pristine, and appeared at the Sanchez family villa.

Matriarch Sanchez’s gaze fell on Lyana’s face. Lyana’s beautiful eyes were clear and bright, like those of a deer in the forest, making it impossible for anyone to look away.

When she appeared at the Duval family banquet, everyone was amazed.

She looked like a fairy maiden from the celestial realm, pure and flawless. She was so perfect that no one really dared to touch her.

Ines stood next to Olga, her hands clenched into fists. Her fingernails dug into her palms as she glared at Lyana with hatred.

She longed for Lyana to disappear from this world.

Five years ago, she managed to destroy Lyana after a lot of effort. She didn’t expect her to bounce back.

However, she was going to hit Lyana tonight. When Lyana goes to reunite with other men at Madame Duval’s birthday banquet, she wanted to see if Vincent would still want her!Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

Ines looked down, fearing others would see the hate in her eyes. She initially wanted Eva to do it, but Vincent had sent her to the psychiatric hospital, so Ines could only ask others to help her.

Matriarch Sanchez had brought Lyana to the banquet today to let everyone know that she was now the second young Madame of the Sanchez family. It was also a show of support for Lyana. Matriarch Sanchez wanted everyone to forget about Lyana’s past!

Laura wore a white dress. When she went to pick up a dress today, she saw her great aunt walking out of the clothing store with Lyana.

She recalled her great aunt accompanying her to choose dresses in the past. Today, she not only didn’t, but she also didn’t bring her to the banquet.