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.

want to run away. She had been staying with Garrett for nearly half a month and was bored out of her

Laney looked so confident, no one tried to talk her into running away anymore.

she did whatever she’d normally do, but no one

was confused. Did the

That wasn’t like them…

began to look for a place to stay near

the hit men when she visited a housing rental agency. It was their

pockets. He seemed to be wandering the street aimlessly. When he saw that Laney was staring straight at him, he stopped and greeted her casually, “Oh,

as wide as

shrugged and walked past her,

a mission?” Laney followed him and

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