Chapter 2 A Substitute If they thought she was worthless , fine .
Shed leave them to it .
Five years of trying to make this marriage work , all that love and effort shed put in … what a waste .
Later , Arthurs assistant came to handle her discharge paperwork .
Keeping up her act of memory loss , Charlotte looked at the assistant .
Who are you ? Grace Johnson hesitated briefly .
Im Mr.

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Harrisons assistant .
Im here to take home .
you Mr.
Harrison ? The man who was just here .
Your husband .
2/6 Charlotte let out a silent , bitter laugh while keeping her expression neutral and puzzled .
So why would he tell me were just friends ? I honestly dont know , Grace sighed .
She couldnt understand her bosss thinking .
His wife had lost her memory in a car crash , and he chose to call her just a friend .
Was this an arranged marriage ? Charlotte mused , keeping up her act .
Is that why hes saying were just friends ? Grace stayed quiet , leaving Charlottes question unanswered .
3/6 The car rolled to a stop outside Rose Villa .
Charlottes chest tightened at the sight of the familiar house .
Unbidden , the image from that photo flooded her mind Arthur holding Sarah , their bodies close , his eyes soft with a tenderness shed never seen directed at her .
The pain hit her like a physical blow .
These feelings for him , she realized , werent going to fade easily .
This was the house they had shared , the place where theyd built their life together .
Five years ago , he had been drugged , and shed woken up in his bed .
Their families quickly arranged the marriage , and everything had been set in motion .
On their wedding night , hed been blunt : 4/6 I dont have feelings for you , but I wont betray you .
Lets just be a marriage of convenience .
A marriage of convenience meant no love , just business .
Shed agreed .
But gradually , Arthur started controlling every part of her life , telling her what to wear and how to look .
For a while , Charlotte fooled herself into thinking he was starting to care .
She felt hopeful and tried harder to be the perfect wife he seemed to want .
Six months after they married , she got pregnant with Julius , and she started dreaming of a happy family .
5/6 But Arthur never changed .
He stayed cold , only showing passion in bed .
And she always fell for it .
Five years later , when she found Sarahs photo , reality hit her like a splash of cold water .
Everything about her her clothes , her hair , her makeup was copying Sarah ! Now it all made sense .
Hed been so involved because he was trying to turn her into Sarah .
She was just a replacement .
After five years together , she finally saw the truth .
Her life had been nothing but a cruel joke .
TA 6/6 The tears came without warning .
Are you okay ? Grace asked , concerned .