My Substitute CEO Bride

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Less than a minute passed before Eva’s phone rang. Eva handed the phone to Hera, saying, ” Edward Hicks is calling!”

Hera had just ended the call when it rang again. She hung up once more. The next moment, Eugene’s phone rang. With trembling hands, he took out his phone and answered, only to hear hysterical shouting.

“You bastard, give the phone to Ms. Lewis!” It was followed by heavy breathing.

The old man’s blood pressure was rising, and he seemed to be wheezing.

Eugene forced out a stiff smile and handed the phone to Hera, “M–Ms. Lewis…”

Hera shook her head. “I dare not answer. Your family head is too fierce. If he scares my baby, his father will definitely get angry!”

Hearing Hera’s voice, Edward roared, “Eugene, turn on the speaker!”

Eugene complied.

Edward took several blood pressure pills and then lowered his voice, “M–Ms. Lewis, I’ll compensate you ten billion. I hope you can calm down now!”

might not be enough now. I want 20 billion,”

blatant extortion.

of potent blood pressure medication. Then, trembling, he spoke up, “How about 15

“18 billion.”

“16 billion.”

“Deal!”

satisfaction. A smile from a beauty could charm many, but to Eugene, that was simply

to Edward. In less

Hera said, “Mr. Eugene, you should get up

not want to get up. All he wanted now was to kneel to death here. 16 billion would take the Xanthalos branch several years to earn back. At the latest tomorrow, he and his father would be expelled from the family and ruthlessly ostracized.

the Hickses‘ household, Edward convened a family

Everyone looked puzzled.

day is it today? The patriarch hasn’t convened an A–level meeting in a long time.”

I

isn’t good,