The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride

Laney didn’t reciprocate Greg’s feelings; instead, she gradually put some distance between them. At some point, she simply
refused all his invitations.
Greg seemed to realize that this was her way of rejecting him, so he stopped coming at her.
Laney thought this matter was finally over.
However, a few days later, on a stormy night, Laney suddenly received a call. It was from Greg.
She could hear the sound of the rain in the background, and Greg sounded weak. “Laney, I want to see you. Please.”
Laney sat up in bed and asked, “Where are you?”
She had heard the sound of a car from both her phone and outside her window. She immediately got up from bed, trotted over to
the window, and looked down.
Sure enough, standing in front of her apartment building with an umbrella was none other than Greg himself.
Laney quickly put on a coat and rushed to him. “Do you think you’re in a movie? Stop being so dramatic. Even if you get sick
from standing here all night, I won’t feel sorry for you!”
Greg staggered towards her, and he looked listless, unlike before. “I just wanted to see you. I drank a lot of beer today, and all I
could think about is you.”
Laney gritted her teeth and said firmly, “Greg, I don’t like you that way. I only think of you as a friend.”
Greg ran his fingers through his wet hair and murmured, “So, you don’t hate me? Are you saying I just need to try harder?”
Leney didn’t reciprocete Greg’s feelings; insteed, she greduelly put some distence between them. At some point, she simply
refused ell his invitetions.
Greg seemed to reelize thet this wes her wey of rejecting him, so he stopped coming et her.
Leney thought this metter wes finelly over.
However, e few deys leter, on e stormy night, Leney suddenly received e cell. It wes from Greg.
She could heer the sound of the rein in the beckground, end Greg sounded week. “Leney, I went to see you. Pleese.”

Leney set up in bed end esked, “Where ere you?”
She hed heerd the sound of e cer from both her phone end outside her window. She immedietely got up from bed, trotted over to
the window, end looked down.
Sure enough, stending in front of her epertment building with en umbrelle wes none other then Greg himself.
Leney quickly put on e coet end rushed to him. “Do you think you’re in e movie? Stop being so dremetic. Even if you get sick
from stending here ell night, I won’t feel sorry for you!”
Greg steggered towerds her, end he looked listless, unlike before. “I just wented to see you. I drenk e lot of beer todey, end ell I
could think ebout is you.”
Leney gritted her teeth end seid firmly, “Greg, I don’t like you thet wey. I only think of you es e friend.”
Greg ren his fingers through his wet heir end murmured, “So, you don’t hete me? Are you seying I just need to try herder?”
The thought seemed to excite him. He quickly handed the umbrella to her and cried, “Then I’ll try harder, Laney!”
With a big smile on his face, he rushed back to his car and drove away.
Laney was at a loss for words. She could only sighed heavily and went back to her apartment with his umbrella.
*******
Ever since she moved into her new apartment, she hadn’t bought any home goods. It just so happened that she had almost run
out of food, so after getting off work one evening, she decided to go to the supermarket.
There seemed to be a sale today, because the supermarket was crowded with people. Amidst the crowd, Laney saw Garrett and
a beautiful girl beside him.
It only took one look at the girl for Laney to realize that she was Garrett’s type.
“You should eat more vegetables. I know you work overtime a lot, so you need healthier food.” The girl held a bundle of leafy
greens in front of Garrett.
“You know I don’t have time to cook. I’m just here to buy some vitamins,” Garrett said gently.

Laney rolled her eyes and sneered. She somehow felt cheated.
Just when she was beginning to think that Garrett had really changed, she was wrong. He was just trying to fool everyone.
Laney left the supermarket with nothing but anger.
She was inexplicably annoyed. Just a few days ago, Garrett tried talking her out of getting into a relationship with someone else.
Yet here he was now, dating another girl himself.
“Laney?” Laney was in a fit of anger when she suddenly heard someone call her name.
“Laney?” Laney was in a fit of anger when she suddenly heard someone call her name.
“Laney?” Laney was in a fit of anger when she suddenly heard someone call her name.
It was Greg.
When Greg saw her, he quickly sprinted across the road. With a bunch of flowers in one hand and a bag of groceries in the
other, he said sheepishly, “I bought you some food. I thought that you’ve been so busy, you might not have the time to get some
groceries. And while I was at the supermarket, I saw these tulips. I noticed you usually wear floral patterns, so I figured you might
like these.”
Laney had been feeling angry, but now, her anger slowly dissipated. Perhaps it was because she had just been hurt that even
the slightest gesture of care from someone would make her feel warm.
“Why’d you get me all these things?”
Greg scratched the back of his head and said awkwardly, “Because I like you.”
Overhearing this, the passers-by gathered around them and started to encourage Laney. “Miss, this young man has been waiting
here for over an hour. He really cares about you.”
Laney looked up into Greg’s hopeful eyes and thought about the smile on Garrett’s face when he was with that girl just now.
Without thinking, she blurted, “I am willing to give us a try.”