The CEO’s Substitute Lover

Many years later, she was sponsored by her school to study at one of Japan’s most prestigious comic art schools for her excellent grades.

Lilian Drye vividly remembered the day when Octavia Gills’ mother, Auntie Elda, held up Octavia Gills’ award-winning artwork and bragged to her mother, “My daughter… my daughter has won the most popular comic book art award in the world. Look, this is my daughter’s pen name, Octavia Chihiro!” Auntie Elda burst into tears of joy as she said this, taking her mother’s hand and saying, “You are a blessing to our family! Thank you for taking us into your home in the first place.”C0pyright © 2024 Nôv)(elDrama.Org.

Lilian Drye knows exactly what her mother said to them at the time: “Elda, you don’t have to thank me that way, it’s all Octavia Gills’ own efforts, and Octavia Gills deserves what she got today, I envy you for having such a filial daughter compared to my Lilian Drye.

Lilian Drye, who was sitting next to her mother, looked at Elda Block with disgust when she said that. And what’s more, it’s just a lousy award? What’s the point of showing it off in front of her family? And Octavia Chihiro, that’s not nice! Octavia Gills should really be thanking Lilian Drye for this!

You’re a very ungrateful bitch! The more Lilian Drye thought about it, the angrier she became. Lilian Drye is getting more and more enraged and wants to go and skin Octavia Gills right now.

Lilian Drye thought about it, and before Tredan woke up, she put the comic book back in its box and left with it!

After leaving the house, she called one of her father’s right-hand men and ordered him to send her all the information about Octavia’s family, Auntie Elda, including, and especially everything about Octavia Gills. This had to be investigated in as much detail as possible!

Lately, Tredan kept mentioning about those two years to her, had Octavia Gills, that bitch, broken her contract and told Tredan the truth? No, if Tredan knew the truth, he wouldn’t have let her stay last night, and tell her that he will always love her. So, that bitch Octavia Gills hadn’t told Tredan what had happened. The Drye Family had signed a non-disclosure agreement with Octavia Gills to keep this a secret forever. With her? She’s not even worthy of Lilian Drye’s shiny shoes!

When she received an email from her assistant, Lilian Drye first clicked on it to read it. She didn’t realize that Octavia Gills was now a famous comic book artist of some sort, and instead of being a comic book artist, she was working for Group Davi doing financial management, which she was not good at! Oh… Lilian Drye, she seems to have figured out how to deal with Octavia Gills and punched Octavia Gills’ mobile number to call her.

“Octavia, it’s Lilian Drye, I’ve got something for you, are you free for lunch today? Let’s sit at Tom’s Cafe for a bit?”

“… Ms. Lilian! Oh, yes!” Why was Lilian Drye suddenly looking for her. She was usually the last person she’d liked to see? Octavia Gills was at a loss. Well, what was coming would come!

Slap! As Octavia Gills saw Lilian Drye and was about to greet her, without a word Lilian Drye got up and slapped Octavia Gills on the face with such force that the sound of the slap resonated throughout Tom’s Cafe. Octavia Gills’ face was instantly branded with a red and swollen mark, and Octavia Gills looked at Lilian Drye in shock and surprise.

“Octavia Gills, I tell you; do you think you’re worthy enough to steal my man?” Lilian Drye leaned toward Octavia Gills’ and spoke to her ear with a sinister tone.

“I… I… Ms. Lilian, I never meant to steal Tredan from you.” Hearing Octavia Gills say Tredan’s name intimately, a grim Lilian Drye’s anger shone through, and with churning rage, she cut across and coldly pushed the otherwise standing Octavia Gills to the ground.

“Tredan? Octavia Gills, please know your place. Should you should be calling him by ‘Tredan’ yourself?” Lilian Drye knelt down and grabbed Octavia Gills’ hand, who was not fighting back at the moment. And in a stern whisper she asked, “Tell me, how long have you been hooking up with Tredan? When did it start? How many times have you slept together?” Looking at Lilian Drye, whose face was now a little frenzied, Octavia Gills actually found herself speechless. She didn’t know how to answer every question that Lilian Drye’s threw at her. She could only wait for Lilian Drye’s scolding and insults meekly, like one with a death sentence. Only indisputable tears fell from her face, and where she had no right to be even crying.

“Don’t think you can say anything and pretend it didn’t happen, Octavia, you’re a white wolf, but I’m warning you, Tredan and I will be engaged and married soon, I don’t see you as a so-called love interest, I’m here today to remind you of the contract that Auntie Elda signed back then, and if Tredan has any?? if Tredan finds out anything about it, don’t blame me for being cruel! I think that if Auntie Elda knew what you did, she might be willing to die to atone for your sins to the Drye Family! Don’t you think so?” A smiling Lilian Drye slapped Octavia Gills grimly on the cheek once more and stormed out. The seemingly calm Octavia Gills was in a dark and confused state.

She never thought she could grow old with Tredan, and from the moment she gave herself to him at the hotel, she couldn’t help but fall in love deeper! Even though she knew it was wrong. What was she to do?

“Domino, do you think I’m wrong?” Octavia Gills wandered down the road for a very long time, afraid to go back to her dormitory, afraid that being there by herself would make her dwell on her thoughts incessantly, she did not want to be alone, and before she knew it, she was at Domino’s flat.

Domino, who was studying how to make a cake, was shocked at the haggard face of Octavia Gills.

“What’s wrong with you Octavia, why are your eyes so red and swollen? Tell me, did Tredan bully you? Come in, tell me what’s wrong, I’ll help you out, don’t be sad!” Domino took Octavia Gills inside and brought a hot towel to put on Octavia Gills’ eyes.

One look at the Octavia’s red, swollen eyes. Domino thought Tredan had done it, but as she looked closely, the finger marks were so thin they looked like a woman’s. What was this?

“Octavia, who did… hit you on the face?”

“Domino, Lilian met with me today.” Octavia hugged Domino, like a magistrate waiting to tell her if what she had done was right or wrong?

“Domino, do you think I should leave him? But, Domino, I can’t let go, I really can’t, what do I do?”

“Octavia, are you saying that Lilian hit you? Is this crazy bitch sick? Why would she hit you?” Looking at the red and swollen finger marks on Octavia Gills’ tender white face, Domino said to Octavia Gills in pain, “Octavia, there are many things in this world that can be clearly distinguished, many things that can be clearly defined as right and wrong, but there is only this thing called emotion, which is indefinable. There is no formula to define what is right and what is wrong. You are too kind.” Domino held Octavia Gills’ slightly cold hands.

“Octavia, you’re too kind, it’s not like it’s on a first come, first served basis. I can see that Tredan is very attracted to you, especially when it comes to the way he helped your brother. If he’s in love with you, why don’t you hold on to that hard-won bond?”

“Domino, can I really, can Tredan have me in mind?” But he had clearly told her to please keep in mind that she was only his lover. “Domino, I’m so tired and exhausted, I’m afraid, he’s world is so different from mine, that even when we are with each other, he’ll still be out of my reach.”

“Fool, don’t think too much about it, get a good night’s sleep first, will you? Don’t stand around stupidly and let others whip you in the future, don’t be that stupid?”

“Well, it’s nothing, it’s what I owe the Drye Family??to Lilian! It makes me feel better about myself!” At Octavia Gills’ comment, Domino pointed at Octavia Gills in anger. Domino wanted to say something, but she didn’t even know how to scold the obtuse Octavia Gills to wake her up.

As Lilian Drye contemplated on the dark blue gift box, it made it more difficult to look at it, but she was able to see that Tredan’s heart was not in it. Lilian Drye was relieved that she had not heard Tredan mention it or ask about it since she took it from his office.

Octavia Gills, just you wait, I will never let you off lightly with this thing with just a slap on the wrist.

“Darling, what are you doing? Did you miss me?” Lilian Drye called Tredan disturbingly late at night. Deeply afraid that if she wasn’t careful, Octavia Gills might sneak up on him. No, she had to speed up the political union of the two families of Drye and Davi before Octavia could do so. She had been pretending to be Octavia Gills all these years to bind Tredan’s heart, and she feared and hated Octavia Gills because Lilian Drye had known Tredan’s temperament and obsessions for so many years.

“You missed me? Then let’s have dinner tomorrow?” Tredan was in his study, working on a project where some shareholder had gotten a kickback for working with someone else on a project that had been paralyzed by poor quality materials, and he wanted to concentrate on the project, so he didn’t want to talk to Lilian Drye.

“I’m dealing with a very important matter right now, see you tomorrow!”

“Hey Tredan wait…” Lilian Drye had barely finished her sentence when she heard the beep of the phone being hung up by the other party!

Damn it, Tredan, he never treated her this coldly, even on the phone. Tredan would always hang up only after she did, why? Why was he so cold today?

Could it be that Octavia Gills had approached him? Could that bitch be badmouthing her with Tredan?

No, she cannot just sit on this, she had to make the first move, before Octavia Gills could tell Tredan the truth about what had happened years ago. She should make Tredan hate Octavia Gills??for Tredan to disliked Octavia forever.

Alone with her thoughts, Lilian Drye put on her coat, and without a moment’s hesitation, she took the dark blue gift box and went out. Yes, Lilian Drye went in search of Tredan.

Lilian Drye arrived at Group Davi’s old house in a frenzy, rings the doorbell repeatedly and finally sees Tredan in his nightgown come out and open the door for her. Suspicious, Lilian Drye saw Tredan in his robe, his hair a little disheveled, and envisioning images of Tredan and Octavia Gills having an affair, and she suddenly rushed in, searching every corner of Tredan’s house, especially the bedroom.