CEO's Substitute Bride

CHAPTER 1

Paige sat in front of the vanity mirror and waited for the artist to apply her makeup. Her eyes was lifeless, and mind was blank.

suddenly, the door opened, and her mother, Alyssa, hurried in. She saw Paige's messy hair and her long grey jacket that went with the grey look on her face. 

She instantly got angry. "The Dawson's are here. Why have you not changed your clothes?"

Paige pushed the black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose and looked dumbfounded. "Mom, do you really want me to marry my sister's fiancé?". Alyssa thought she was making a big mistake by doing this, and her face turned white with anxiety. The Dawsons were waiting outside, and a simple mistake could destroy her whole family. 

She knelt in front of Paige and anxiously said," Paige, I beg you. Your sister deserves better, why don't you just help her!"

Paige's hopeless eyes gradually became cold. Although Alyssa was her biological mother, she had favored the children of her father's decreased ex-wife. Alyssa knew that Paige sister's fiancé was ugly and impotent, but she wanted Paige to marry him anyway.

The servant's pleading could be heard outside the door. "Madam, the Dawsons are upstairs. Paige didn't reach out to help Alyssa, and indifferently said, "get up. I'll go." This time, she really has lost her all hopes to this family. Opening the door, she saw a group of strange bodyguards standing outside the door. These were the people the Dawsons sent to pick her up. She is marrying someone today that's also without a wedding or a groom. It's just a formality.

The Dawsons were the richest family in the Newyork city. Their only heir, Joseph Dawson, was disfigured and was impotent after he was kidnapped more than ten years ago. Since then, he had not appeared in public. He was rumored to be brutal and ugly, and no woman sent into his house came out alive.

There is no greater sorrow than heartbreak caused by the betrayal of your family. even if he was a devil, it did not matter. Her mother had abandoned her to this monster. Paige was completely alone in this world.

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Arriving at Josephs villa, the bodyguard took her into the room, and then they all left.

It wasn't until the sky outside the window was getting dark that the door was opened again. Paige turned her head and saw a tall and strong man walk in from the door. He closed the door and turned on the lights. Paige outstretched her hands to block the blinding light, then she raised head to see the man in front of her.

At a glance, she froze.

It wasn't because the man was ugly and terrifying, but because he was incredibly handsome. A dark suit wrapped around his tall, muscular body. His pair of long legs strode towards her confidently. His facial contour was deep and perfect, like an exquisite work of art.                                Joseph looks at Paige for a few seconds, his eyebrow twisted slightly." Very ugly." He said this with a calm tone, no extra emotions could be discerned from his voice.

Paige looked back in shock. She didn't care much about him saying she was ugly. she only looked at him with a look of defense and said, "who are you?" His ink-colored pupils radiated a harsh light, and his voice was deep. "You don't know whom you're married to?" As he gets close, his brisk breath sent a shiver down Paige spine. His powerful aura stifled her slightly, but she still straightened her back. 

"Of course, I know the person I'm married to. His name is Joseph Dawson!"

Joseph heard the words. The sharpness in his eyes gradually converged, and then flashed a trace of clarity. Another woman who believed the rumors, destined to marry an 'ugly and impotent' man. But compared to other woman, her expression seemed to be calm. This made Joseph interested in her.