A SUBSTITUTE BRIDE

Lyana walked over and headed for the stairs. Just as she reached the stairs, she saw Lan flying towards Ines from Vincent’s feet.

Lyana stopped in her tracks and looked at Vincent with interest. She was curious to know what he was going to do.

– Ah!

The moment Lan approached Ines, her face turned pale and she screamed.

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At Vincent’s command, Lan snuck over to him smugly.

Lyana gave Vincent a meaningful look. He was testing her and Ines on purpose. Lyana was curious to know why Vincent was testing them.

– Honey, did I bother you?

Vincent stood by the stairs and looked at Lyana, asking softly.

She had a sweet smile on her face. She slowly descended the stairs in a beige dress, step by step. When she reached Vincent, she said:

– Good morning.

– I asked the servants to prepare breakfast.

Vincent raised his arm slightly.

Lyana gave Vincent’s arm a weird look. She looked up and met his smiling eyes, then took his arm hesitantly.

What exactly did this man want to do?

was he doing a show for Ines?

He completely ignored Ines and headed for the dining room with Lyana on his arm.

Lyana had never been on good terms with Ines to begin with, so she didn’t even think of inviting her to have breakfast with them.

Ines looked at the coiled snake resting on Vincent’s leg and couldn’t help but tremble. However, remembering that she intended to get closer to Vincent, she got up and gathered her courage to follow the couple into the dining room.

In the dining room, Ines sat down next to Lyana. Looking at the snake on the other side of the table, she trembled with fear. She turned to Lyana and asked in a low voice,

– Sister, aren’t you afraid?

– Afraid of what?

Lyana asked nonchalantly.

– That snake!

Ines found herself shaking uncontrollably. This morning, when she learned from her mother that someone from the Sanchez family had arrived to pick her up, she was delighted. If she had known there would be a python in the Sanchez family home, she would have refused to come.

– What to be afraid of?

Lyana stared unblinkingly at Ines, her expression calm. She spoke without haste.

– It’s just a snake. Don’t you think that’s cute?

– …

Ines was left speechless.

Lyana added that the net worth of

– Lan is much higher than you. How dare you look down?

Ines’ whole face darkened.

She was a human! How could she be put on par with a beast?

No.

Lyana seemed to indicate that she was worth even less than a beast!

Ines looked down. At this moment, she was eager to meet the owner of the jade pendant. If it was an old man, she would just date Lyana as the girl from years ago. If it was Vincent, or a young, handsome, wealthy friend of Vincent’s, she would just pretend to be the real owner of the jade pendant!

Ines got excited just thinking about it. Whoever the man turned out to be, she would benefit from the situation. If Lyana wanted to move on when Ines claimed the pendant was hers, then Vincent would surely realize that Lyana wasn’t as pure or chaste as she seemed!

When this happened, Lyana might even be fed to this snake!

Suppressing her laughter, Ines lowered her head.

Vincent, who was sitting directly across from Lyana, had already glimpsed the smug look on Ines’ face. He frowned.

After breakfast, Ines wiped her mouth with a handkerchief. She looked up at Vincent, donning a soft facade.

– Brother-in-law, when will this person arrive?

Lyana also wiped her mouth. At the words of Ines, she stopped slightly, then continued to wipe her mouth as if nothing had happened.

– He had just arrived this morning by plane,

Vincent said indifferently. Seeing a flash of disappointment in Ines’ eyes, he continued,

– Wait a minute!

With that, Vincent got up and left. However, Lan did not leave. Instead, he slid to Lyana’s side and clung charmingly to her wrist, acting like a spoiled brat.

– Okay, brother-in-law!

Ines answered obediently, her air as pure as a white lotus.

Lyana silently rolled her eyes.

– Sister! Ah!

Earlier, Ines’ attention was on Vincent. She absolutely didn’t notice the snake crawling on Lyana’s wrist. Completely terrified, she stood up quickly and took two steps back, but she tripped over the chair and fell to the ground.

– Ouch.

Lyana stood up too, her gaze falling on Ines’ face. With an unconcerned expression, she asked,

– have you become paralyzed?

Ines’ eyes were filled with tears from the pain of the fall, but in Lyana’s words, her expression turned to shock. She looked at her sister in disbelief.

His sister seemed to have become a completely different person than she had been in the past. Gazing into Lyana’s impassive eyes, Ines forcibly held back her resentment. She stood up and said coldly,

– Sorry to disappoint you, sister. Unfortunately, it’s okay.

– I am indeed a little disappointed,

Lyana said indifferently. His gaze fell on the jade pendant around Ines’ neck.

“Since you’re willing to help me find that man from five years ago, I’m going to give you some satisfaction. You want to guess what will become of your life if I expose your disgusting deeds to the public?”