Substitute Bride: Utterly Pampered by Her Billionaire Husband

Chapter 1439: Please Save Me

After being deceived by Celeste Linden, it was hard for Dominic’s parents to trust her again. Plus, with Flora Thatcher’s baby in her belly, they quickly chose a side. "Flora, don’t get worked up, don’t hurt the baby in your belly, we believe you."

"angel, you’ve already lied to us once. Do you still want to lie to us a second time? We’re not monkeys for you to toy with. Don’t just dump something like kidnapping on other people at random. We’ll sue you for slander."

"Exactly. You say Flora planned this whole scheme—do you have proof? What is your proof?"

Celeste Linden looked at Dominic’s parents, then fixed her gaze on Dominic Reynolds’ face. "Dominic, what about you? You don’t believe me either?"

Dominic was shocked as well, but he didn’t think Flora had the ability to plan all this. It sounded utterly absurd.

"I don’t believe anyone. You’re accusing Flora, then please bring out your evidence." Dominic said.

Flora had been panicking inside, but now that the whole Reynolds family was standing on her side, it instantly gave her confidence.

Even though she didn’t know how Celeste had been rescued, she was sure her brother wouldn’t have left any loose ends. That meant there was no evidence, so she could say whatever she wanted.

"angel, I know you hate me. You hate that President Reynolds and I couldn’t control our feelings, you hate that I’m carrying President Reynolds’ child. It’s all my fault. I’ll kneel and admit my mistakes to you, okay?" Flora immediately tried to kneel to Celeste.

Dominic’s parents grabbed Flora at once to stop her. "Don’t kneel. You haven’t done anything wrong."

"Uncle, Auntie, I know you care about me, but if this can ease the resentment in angel’s heart, I’m willing to do anything."

As she spoke, Flora’s tears were already flowing. She continued, "Even though angel doesn’t love President Reynolds and already has her own true love, President Reynolds is still her husband after all. She definitely has resentment in her heart. I was wrong, I..."

These words instantly jabbed right into Dominic’s parents’ sore spot. Their faces flushed red on the spot and they started condemning Celeste. "angel, how did we never notice before that you’re this vicious and selfish? We regret ever knowing you!"

Celeste had kept quiet the whole time. They say the greatest test of human nature comes in times of hardship. She had now been completely abandoned by the Reynolds family.

Of course, that was also partly her own doing. But from now on, she owed this family nothing. They’d be even.

At this moment, a trusted subordinate walked over and bent down to whisper a few words into Ethan Barnes’ ear.

What were they talking about?

Flora kept her eyes locked on the commotion around Celeste. Seeing someone walk over and whisper God knows what, Flora suddenly had a bad feeling. But her specialty was self-delusion. She took a look at Ethan and didn’t think he was anyone important, at most just a boy toy Celeste was keeping. He shouldn’t be able to stir up much trouble.

"President Reynolds, Uncle, Auntie, you have to believe me." Flora said in a coquettish tone.

Ethan looked at Flora’s affected manner and said faintly, "Miss Thatcher, looks like you already have one foot across the Reynolds family’s threshold. Congratulations, congratulations."

Flora felt a little embarrassed.

"It’s just, have you told the Reynolds family about your family situation? Your parents are deadbeats. The moment they saw their business failing, they ran off with all the workers’ hard-earned wages and fled. They’ve long since been blacklisted. You also have an older brother named Warren Thatcher. Now your brother is much more interesting. He’s been robbing and thieving since he was a kid, and he once raped a girl and went to prison for it. Now he runs with a gang on the streets, and there’s no bad deed he won’t do. Have you told anyone any of this?"

What?

Hearing this, Dominic’s parents’ expressions changed dramatically. The Reynolds family had always been a scholarly household. Their basic requirement for a daughter-in-law was a clean family background. Flora was in her early twenties, looking simple and neat, like a freshly graduated college girl just stepping into the workplace. They had never imagined any of this.

"Flora, is... is what he said true?" Dominic’s parents asked.

Flora’s head exploded with a bang. She never expected the family background she had desperately hidden to be dragged out into the open one by one by Ethan. She denied it at once. "No, it’s not like that."

"Then what are the facts?" Ethan watched Flora’s panicked denial with a half-smile.

"My parents’ situation is complicated. I was still young back then and I don’t really know the specific details. But I don’t have a brother named Warren. I’m an only child. President Reynolds, Uncle, Auntie, you have to believe me. He’s framing me."

Flora insisted she didn’t have a brother. Her brother absolutely could not be exposed. That wouldn’t just become a stain on her; it would also drag out the truth about Celeste’s kidnapping.

Heh.

A low chuckle slipped from Ethan’s throat, and then he waved his hand. His men immediately forced someone over.

That person was Warren Thatcher.

Warren had already taken a beating. His nose was swollen, his face bruised, and he looked utterly miserable. He knelt in front of Ethan, begging for mercy. "King Hayden, I’m begging you, please spare me, please."

Ethan looked down at Warren from on high. "You shouldn’t be begging me right now. You should be begging your sister. Look, your sister is right over there. She just refused to recognize you. She said she doesn’t have a brother, that she’s an only child."

Warren turned to Flora. "Faye, I’m your brother. Why won’t you acknowledge me? Hurry and beg King Hayden, ask King Hayden to let me go."

Flora’s heart had sunk to rock bottom. Her brother had been caught, so it looked like the kidnapping had already been exposed. But she couldn’t admit it. If she admitted it, it would all be over.

"Who are you? I don’t know you. My stomach doesn’t feel well. Uncle, Auntie, let’s go. Who knows what kind of play they’re putting on here. We shouldn’t waste any more time." Flora tried to pull Dominic’s parents away.

Now Warren panicked. "Faye, you can’t leave. Are you really going to watch me die and do nothing? I’m your blood brother!"

"You started dating early in high school and got together with a senior. In college, you seduced a professor to win a scholarship and stayed with him for more than a year. After that you met a rich second-generation heir and followed him around eating, drinking, and having fun."

"This President Reynolds is your latest target. You wanted to marry into a rich family and become a young madam, so you took advantage of President Reynolds being drunk to have a one-night stand with him. Don’t you remember? It was me who helped you contact the hospital to get your hymen repaired."

"My dear baby sister, my real sister, drop the act already. Do you think I don’t know exactly what kind of person you are? Hurry up and save me. I don’t want to die!"

When these words landed, the scene fell utterly silent.

Flora’s face was ashen. She clenched her fists, wishing she could strangle that idiot Warren. He had ruined her.

"Uncle, Auntie, none of this is true. Listen to me..." Flora was still struggling on her last breath.

Dominic’s parents were shaking with rage. "Flora, so this is what kind of person you are!"

"Warren Thatcher, if you want to live, then tell everyone who worked with you to kidnap me." Celeste said at this moment.