A SUBSTITUTE BRIDE

When Lyana heard Vincent’s words, she instantly understood that Vincent was reminding her of her status as Madame Sanchez.

Of course, Lyana and Vincent spoke very quietly, so no one else could hear them.

Lucia walked behind them. Seeing how in love Vincent and Lyana were, she instantly believed in love again.

In the past, she had heard other people say that Vincent was not healthy and was sick. He wouldn’t live long, but looking at Vincent’s current condition, she felt the rumors weren’t believable.

When they arrived in the dining room, Laura and Julie were already waiting for them.

Laura greeted her.

– Grandmother.

Julie asked the servants to serve the last dish. Smiling, she approached Matriarch Sanchez and shielded Laura behind her.

– Grandma, the dishes have been prepared.

– You worked hard.

A soft smile appeared on Julie’s face. Her gaze fell on Liam and she said

– Brother Liam came to play with us as soon as he returned home. Of course, we have to treat it well. How can that be hard work? Brother Liam, don’t you think I’m right?

Without even looking at Julie, Liam said without hurry:

– How can you say I’m a guest when I’m going back to my own house?

Julie smiled and nodded in agreement.

– I was wrong. Pay no attention to me.

The Sanchez matriarch smiled and tried to smooth things over.

– Yes, Liam is also my godson. All right, let’s all relax in our own house. Don’t be so reserved.

Julie still wanted to talk to Liam, but he approached Laura and asked her

– It’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other. You look better and better.

– Thank you for your compliment, brother Liam, but if only I could be as handsome as you.

Laura looked up at Liam with a smile.

Liam reached out and pinched Laura’s nose, saying affectionately,

– That’s nonsense.

Everyone took their places.

Lyana could sense in Liam’s words that he didn’t seem to like Julie. Compared to Julie, Liam seemed to like Laura more.

In fact, Lyana preferred Laura. She was more easy-going and more lively.

Of course, Lucia could feel it too.

She greatly admired the child of the Matriarch Sanchez. She was very adaptable.

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After Lyana sat down, it took a long time for the excitement of seeing her idol for the first time to subside.

Lyana looked at Mr. Timothy, who was sitting across from her. She still felt like she was dreaming.

She remembers that when she was ten years old, her aunt grew medicinal herbs in her house. Her aunt came out of the house with her phone and told her she was talking to Olga.

At that time, she thought only of her mother, and so she was especially happy when she picked up the phone. However, when she picked up the phone, she felt like she was struck by lightning.

Olga had told her that she would never take her back.

Previously, when she was in the countryside, she wondered when her parents could pick her up. So she could live alongside her parents, have their love and live a happy life.

The little fantasy she had of being pampered by her parents vanished in an instant.

After hanging up, she ran back to her grandfather’s house with her head down. When she felt lost and didn’t know where to go, she heard Mr. Timothee playing a song on the radio.

That lazy, satisfied, positive look instantly lit up her whole world like a ray of light.

From then on, there was no gloom in his world. There was only a colorful world bathed in sunlight.

At that time, she had despised kinship, but now she yearned for her future.

From then on, Mr. Timothy became his only idol.

At that time, Lyana had always thought that the person who could play such a soothing song must be an old man who had experienced the ups and downs of life.

But she had never thought that Mr. Timothy was a young man in his twenties.

When she was ten years old, Mr. Timothy was already famous throughout the world. In other words, he was just a teenager at the time.

He was a genius in the music industry.

Lucia was seriously eating her ribs when she suddenly felt a cold gaze on her. The pressure of that gaze was so strong that his hand shook in fear, and the ribs in his chopsticks fell into his bowl.

She unconsciously looked up and saw Vincent’s dark expression and cold gaze.

She was slightly stunned. She suddenly realized he wasn’t looking at her. Instead, he was looking at Lyana, who was staring at Mr. Timothy in a daze. She was just a pitiful soul that had been affected.

Lucia’s eyes rolled to the side. She picked up a piece of meat and placed it in Lyana’s bowl, saying:

– Lyana, you will have to work hard to teach me the violin later. You have to eat more.

When she heard Lucia’s voice, she immediately looked back. It was only then that she realized she had lost her temper again.

Julie had already seen everything. His gaze fell on Lyana and Liam, and a sly look flashed in his eyes. She lowered her gaze thoughtfully.

When Lyana came to her senses, she realized that Vincent was looking at her with a slightly unfriendly expression.

After all, she was Vincent’s wife by name.

As a wife, it was her fault if she stared at another man in front of him.

However, she was really depressed. If only Mr. Timothy was an old man. So Vincent wouldn’t look at her like that. She would have been able to look at Mr. Timothy openly.

It was a shame he was such a handsome young man.

Smiling, Lyana took a piece of shrimp and placed it in Vincent’s bowl. Her eyebrows relaxed and she said softly:

– This shrimp is particularly good. They are sweet and delicious. They are also nutritious. You can eat more.

Julie, who was sitting off to the side, looked at Lyana anxiously.

When she saw this, a trace of joy flashed in her heart. She pretended to be amazed.

– Second sister-in-law, Brother Vincent…

She meant that Vincent had never eaten seafood.

However, she saw that he had already calmly placed the shrimp in his mouth. He took his time biting it, and savoring it carefully.

Oh my god, since when does Vincent eat shrimp?

Julie and Laura weren’t the only ones shocked. Even Butler Caron and Matriarch Sanchez were stunned.

Vincent had never eaten seafood.

When did he start eating seafood? Why didn’t they know?

Butler Caron looked confused. He tried to remember Vincent’s diet.

Matriarch Sanchez glanced at Lyana, then at Vincent. She understood now. Smiling, she said,

– Today’s food is not bad.

Julie rolled her eyes and quickly nodded. She picked up another shrimp and placed it in the bowl of vinc5, saying with ingratitude:

– Brother Vincent, the second sister-in-law is right. Shrimp are very nutritious. I didn’t know you liked that…

– Butler Caron.

Vincent interrupted Julie, frowning slightly.

Butler Caron approached Vincent and asked softly

– Second young master, what’s wrong?

He put the chopsticks in his hand, glanced at his bowl and said,

– Ask the kitchen staff to help me change the cutlery.

Julie was left speechless.

His face turned pale. Clumsily, she tried to find a place to hide.

Lyana had also collected shrimp for him. Why wasn’t he ready to eat the shrimp she had picked up?

Can a marriage certificate be so special?

At that moment, she finally understood that Vincent didn’t want to eat seafood. He just didn’t want to dismiss Lyana’s good intentions.

But why would Vincent reject her?

How was she inferior to Lyana?

Vincent had double standards.

During this period, she was particularly obedient. Usually she was filial to her grandmother at home.

The governess of the house had found no one to replace her. Now she had to help manage the servants every day.

She had already made great efforts to make up for her previous mistakes.

But why was Vincent still treating her like that?

Now that there were strangers in the family, Vincent didn’t give her a face at all.