The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

“Wait, don’t leave yet—” Garrett reached for her hand and tried to stop her.

Laney shook off his hand and shouted, “Get away from me!”

Before Garrett could respond, she ran out the door with her luggage. “If they want me, then they’ll have to come and get me!”

Garrett rubbed his temples. He knew he couldn’t stop her.

Laney went straight to the Pole Shadow.

The people there hadn’t seen her in weeks, so they all thought that something bad had happened to her. After all, the news that the Burke family wanted her dead had spread some time ago.

“Laney, I think you should leave the country and go into hiding for a while,” someone suggested, their voice riddled with worry.

run away. She had been staying with Garrett for nearly half a month and

one tried to talk her into running away anymore. They all knew she

for a few days. During this period, she did whatever she’d normally do, but no one tried to

Did the Burkes

That wasn’t like them…

eerily quiet, Laney began to

she saw one of the hit men when she visited

pockets. He seemed to be wandering the street aimlessly. When he saw that Laney

as wide

man shrugged and walked past her, showing no

you on a mission?” Laney followed him and asked curiously. “Don’t

called off. Your boyfriend talked to the Burke family himself and asked them to let you go, so they did. Didn’t you