Oliver's Substitute Bride (Oliver and Jessica) novel Chapter 1

Love made people hurt.

At No.27 Hotel in Amsterdam, Jessica lay on the bed. Seeing the man through the glass of the washroom, she was a little shy.

She just had a glass of wine at the bar downstairs and felt tipsy.

In a few moments, the man came out, topless. She couldn't see his face clearly, but she believed that it was her boyfriend, Vincent.

His strong chest muscles were reflected by the light and his lower body was wrapped in a white bath towel. Jessica could smell the fragrance of shampoo.

The man's body came up directly before she could react.

When Jessica woke up, there was still a charming smell in the room. Their clothes were scattered on the ground, and there were many spots on the white sheet.

Jessica opened her eyes but didn't see the man. When she was ready to get up, she found her whole body in pain. It was so painful that she couldn't even walk.

Today was the day of her engagement to Vincent.

Vincent had specially arranged for this engagement to be held in a castle in Amsterdam.

Jessica turned on her phone and checked the time. It was almost nine o'clock, and the engagement ceremony was about to begin at ten o'clock. She immediately called Vincent, but he didn't answer.

'That's weird. Why didn't he wake me up?'

Jessica quickly got up and tidied herself up. Then she took a taxi to the castle, but she didn't expect that the bodyguards at the door didn't let her in since she was the heroine today. Jessica had a bad feeling. She called her father, Jason.

Just as Jessica was about to hang up, Jason picked up.

"Jessica, you can stay in the hotel. Vincent and Tina are about to get engaged. Don't come and cause any trouble. "

After saying that, Jason hung up the phone. Jessica's mood seemed to have fallen to the bottom of the valley, and the light in her eyes instantly disappeared.

'What the fu... Am I still in my dream? Did I hear it wrong? Why is my fiancé getting engaged to my sister? I just slept with him yesterday!'

'It is impossible.'

The cheerful music started playing from the castle. It was as if everything was telling her that it was true.

Jessica fell onto the steps at the entrance of the castle. Suddenly, it was raining heavily outside. Jessica was still confused. She even couldn't figure out what was going on, like she had skipped some years of her life.

She stared blankly at the entrance of the castle and suddenly realized that the bodyguards at the entrance were gone.

She then stood up and quickly walked into the castle.

Vincent was giving a speech on stage now. In front of everyone, he was talking about the love story between him and Tina.

Jessica slowly approached. She felt that the words spoken by Vincent were like sharp blades that kept stabbing into her chest.

Tina caught a glimpse of Jessica who was getting closer from the corner of her eye. She became nervous, and her eyes began to show panic.

"Tina, being with you is the most correct decision in my life. " Vincent slightly tilted his head, looking at Tina with deep affection.

The guests below the stage were all waiting to hear their vows, but Tina did not notice that Vincent was waiting for her reply.

When Vincent's heated gaze was fixed on Tina, he happened to notice Jessica behind her.

The fire in his eyes slowly faded, and he tried to use a sharp gaze to warn Jessica not to get close.

On the stage, other than the couple-to-be, Jessica, who was completely drenched, was walking up the stage, and the crowd below began to whisper.

"Who is she? Why is she here?"

"That's so rude. "

Jessica stared at the two people on the stage coldly. She deliberately said loudly, "Vincent, I thought we hadn't broken up, right? So, could you please tell me why the hell are you standing here and saying those stupid and disgusting words to my dear sister?"

Vincent said, "It's. . . "

She then turned to ask Tina, "Tina, my dear sister, you even invited me to drink last night. You wished me and Vincent happiness. How come after I woke up, you stole my boyfriend?"

Tina looked terrible, and her mouth twitched. She didn't know what to say.

There was a commotion below the stage.

Jason rushed up to the stage and picked up the microphone, saying, "I'm sorry everyone, Jessica is drunk. " After saying that, he tried to pull Jessica away.

How could Jessica be willing to leave? She tried to break away from Jason's hand. However, at this moment, Jason used a voice that only the two of them could hear and said, "Think of your grandmother. "

Unexpectedly, Jason used her grandmother to threaten her, who was her only beloved family.

Staring at Jason, Jessica really felt that it was funny. But she had no choice, she had to save her grandmother.

"I'm not done with you!" After saying that, Jessica strode out.

The engagement scene once again returned to peace.

Jessica was wandering around for more than an hour before returning to the hotel.

She still couldn't figure out why Vincent would trick her to Europe if he was going to be engaged to Tina.

'How could he sleep with me last night and leave peacefully to engage my sister? That's really ridiculous.'

Sitting on the carpet, Jessica felt like she was drained of her strength. However, she couldn't go back yet, because she told her grandma before that Vincent would take her to Europe for a few more days.

In the afternoon, she decided to leave the hotel, this horrible place.

At the entrance to the hotel on the first floor, Vincent and Tina just got out of the black Bentley.

The moment they saw Jessica, both of them were stunned as if they had been caught having an affair.

Seeing them, Jessica walked up to Vincent and slapped him in the face.

"Jessica, are you insane? He's my fiancé now. How dare you slap him! "

Jessica sneered and said, "I really underestimated your shamelessness, both of you."

She had lost everything. If she just let them go easily, she would feel bad. She accumulated all the strength and wanted to slap Tina, but her wrist was grabbed by Vincent and stopped in mid-air, "Jessica, don't make a fool of yourself here."

With a sneer, she looked at Vincent angrily, "Let go of your dirty hand!"

She shook his hand off and left.

Jessica walked down the unfamiliar streets of Amsterdam with her suitcase. She was so angry that she couldn't breathe.

At that time, her phone kept ringing.

"Hello. " Jessica answered the phone weakly.

"Is this Jessica? This is the hospital."

The person on the phone told her that her grandma was in the hospital. Anxiously, Jessica rushed to the airport.

Only a first-class ticket was available for the latest flight back home. Although it was very expensive for her, she still bought one.

She didn't expect that her grandma would suddenly fall ill. She was supposed to bring her here to the engagement ceremony, but her grandmother didn't want any trouble.

The plane finally took off.

She leaned back in the comfortable chair and fell asleep.

She had a terrible dream. She dreamed that her grandmother told her to take care of herself and that she was leaving.

Jessica called out to grandma and suddenly got up to chase after her. However, she accidentally spilled a glass of juice on the person beside her. It seemed that the man sitting next to her was a disabled person.

The man's expression was cold. He was obviously infuriated by the sudden accident. Jessica quickly apologized, picked up a tissue, and wiped his shirt.

When her hand just touched his white shirt, she was pushed back to her seat.

For the next few hours, she was very careful, afraid of angering the man beside her.

In Williams Corporation.

Simon took a stack of documents into the president's office.

"Sir, Master has issued an ultimatum. Within this month, you must marry White's second daughter, Tina White."

Simon took out a photo and put it on the desk. Without looking at it, Oliver threw it into the trash can.

Williams was the richest family in Birmingham and controlled the economic lifeline of the city. However, the upper class had always said that because of the car accident, Oliver Williams had been suffering from a hidden disease and was unable to sleep with a woman.

There had never been a woman around him, and it just so happened to confirm that rumor. Otherwise, for someone as rich as him, there would be many women wanting to date him.

The girls of the other great families in Birmingham were naturally unwilling to marry him.

"How was the investigation of what happened in Holland?" Oliver glanced at the background investigation of Tina and asked.

Simon stuttered a little, "Sir, the wine you drank that night was drugged, and we couldn't take you to the hospital, so that's why that happened. "

Oliver interrupted him, "That woman, do you find out who she is?"

"The surveillance camera on that day was destroyed. This should have been done by someone. There's no way to recover it now. It's very difficult to find her with just a tulip earring. "

That earring was picked up by Oliver by mistake before he left, which was his only lead.

In Holland, tulips were so common that finding them was like finding a needle in a haystack.

That day in order to help him find a clean girl, they spent 500,000 euros in cash through the local agency, because there was a confidentiality clause that the girl's information couldn't be exposed at all.

The situation in Armstrong was different from Birmingham, and it was very difficult for Oliver to investigate this matter. It was because of this that others seized the opportunity to drug him.

"Keep checking. She is important."