The CEO’s Substitute Wife

That night, Evelyn Carter was lost in a drunken haze, surrendering to the relentless passion of a man whose identity remained a mystery—was it the familiar touch of someone she knew, or the intoxicating embrace of a stranger? A misplaced birthday confession led her to the wrong room, where she spent the night entangled with Damien Blackwood, a man as dangerous as he was seductive.

But the real storm came when Alexander Thorne, the ruthless billionaire CEO, discovered her. Determined to reclaim her, he took drastic measures—plastering her semi-nude image across the city in a scandalous ad campaign that left no corner untouched. Bound by a contract, Evelyn became his, drawn into a world of luxury, power, and desire.

Just as she began to lower her guard and fall for him, the devastating truth emerged—she was nothing more than a substitute, a temporary replacement for the woman who still held his heart. And when his true love returned, Evelyn made the only choice she could—she walked away, refusing to be anyone’s second choice.

"The greatest fortune of my life was meeting you that year, that day, that moment. My greatest misfortune was ever hurting you. My joy and sorrow are both tied to you, just as my life is. Will you forgive my mistakes?" — Alexander Thorne