The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

Raising his eyebrows, Ethan turned around and stood facing Patrick. The light from outside the door illuminated his profile, but his face was against the light, making it difficult for Patrick to see his expression clearly.

“In a word, yes. Although all the evidence that you raped my mom has been erased, do you honestly believe you can also erase all the crimes you’ve committed? The truth should be—and will be—revealed. My mother is innocent. It’s time for you to take the fall for your sins. We’ve been waiting for this day for a long time.”

Then, the young man turned around and left. Patrick watched him walk away in silence.

When Ethan was gone, Patrick raised his head, stared at the ceiling with his turbid eyes, and suddenly burst into manic laughter.

In the end, he lost. Ethan had won.

The following day, Patrick went to the cemetery to see Sylvia.

He had never been there before.

plot of land covered in daisies, and the cemetery was surrounded by

was not difficult to see why Ethan chosen this spot

of lilies in front of her grave. Looking at the black and white photograph on the tombstone, he suddenly felt that time had slipped away from him. In the photo, Sylvia’s beautiful and

of what had happened in the past, Patrick suddenly found himself unable to look at her photograph. He lowered his head, wrought

my mother needs is your apology.” Patrick

he squeezed his

over twenty years,

Sylvia. I made a terrible mistake. I, Patrick Lester, hereby apologize to you.” Patrick had to kneel

an hour before Ethan finally allowed him to stand

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to the police department and turned himself in. He admitted to his crime of rape from thirty years

the media to report this matter to the public. Thirty years ago, Patrick slandered Sylvia, claiming that she had seduced a married man to sleep with her. Ever since then, the public had thought lowly of her. Now, her name was finally