A SUBSTITUTE BRIDE

Lyana pursed her lips, vaguely sensing the answer.

– Brother, you mean that at the time, Grand-mere Dubois wanted me to marry Nathan Dubois when I grew up? But after Grandma Dubois left, everything was out of Grandma Dubois’ control. The Dubois couple didn’t like me, so they sent me to the mountains.

William looked at Lyana. His sister was indeed smart.

– I think that it is possible. There may be another possibility. The Dubois matriarch thought you were really the granddaughter of the Dubois family. It’s just that she saw that the Dubois couple treated you badly, so she pampered you a little more.

Lyana’s eyes were filled with confusion.

Now that Matriarch Dubois was gone, if he wanted to investigate, he could only start with the Dubois couple.

He thought there was a reason for this arrangement.

– Brother, don’t think about that right now. Rest early. When tomorrow comes…Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Before Lyana could finish speaking, the door to the room suddenly opened, interrupting her.

Lyana thought Vincent was home. She turned around, and the smile on her face gradually froze. She sees Claire sitting in a wheelchair.

Claire frowns and looks at Lyana resentfully.

Lyana’s expression darkened instantly. She asked sternly,

– What are you doing here ?

Afraid of being chased away by Lyana, Claire hastened to say:

– Lyana, you’re not Brother William’s sister at all. What are you trying to do pretending to be Brother William’s sister?

William looked at Claire coldly. His face instantly went cold, and his eyes narrowed dangerously.

Just looking at Claire, he felt like he had got his eyes dirty. At that moment, he wanted Claire to disappear from his sight immediately.

However, seeing that William wasn’t talking, Claire felt a little uneasy, but she soon calmed down.

Lyana was just a wild country girl. She was vicious.

If Lyana were to become the eldest daughter of the Royer family that everyone envied, she wouldn’t be able to face Lyana in the future.

By then, Lyana would be close to William. Even if it were discovered that Lyana is not the eldest daughter of the Royer family, she would become the first madam of the Royer family.

The more Claire thought about it, the angrier she got. She clenched her fists and mustered up her courage to push the wheelchair into William’s room.

Seeing Claire enter, Lyana unknowingly protected William behind her. She looked at Claire with a somber expression and asked sadly,

– Claire, doesn’t your face hurt you enough?

At this mention, Claire was furious. She was the daughter of the Silva family, and yet she had been beaten by wild girl Lyana Dubois.

If this were known, she would be humiliated.

Claire said with a somber expression:

“Do you still have the nerve to mention that?”

Lyana said disapprovingly:

– Why can’t I mention it? You’re just a cripple now. I can easily defeat you.

Disabled…

When Claire heard that word, the scar on her heart seemed to have been cut open mercilessly. It was so painful that she had trouble breathing.

If it wasn’t for Lyana, how could her uterus have been removed?

It’s all thanks to Lyana.

Claire bit her lip and said angrily:

– Lyana, you really pretended to be Brother William’s sister. You are too sinister. You’re just a wild country girl. How can you be Brother William’s sister?

Before Lyana could speak, Claire asked:

– Why did you approach Brother William? What do you want to do to the Royer family?

Lyana’s gaze grew colder and colder. She had just told her brother not to let anyone else know what was going on.

She hadn’t expected Claire to take the initiative to jump up and hit the gun.

However, there was also a benefit to this. She wouldn’t have to worry about being framed by Claire in the future.

Claire met Lyana’s gaze. Lyana looked at her like she was looking at a dead person.

Claire felt a shiver down her spine and her surroundings were cold.

She was a little scared of the current Lyana.

Claire suppressed her fear. She would never allow a lout like Lyana to walk over her head.

She was a great and powerful heiress.

She was the most suitable woman for Brother William.

Claire asked:

– Lyana, don’t change the subject. You think I won’t know if you don’t tell me? From the start, I suspected that you were in cahoots with Alexandre Walter. Otherwise, why would he let you go? The facts prove that I was right.

Lyana felt like Claire was getting more and more ridiculous.

She thought her brother would never believe Claire’s nonsense.

Lyana asked:

– Aren’t you the one who cooperated with Alexander Walter and told his men to take my life? It hasn’t even been a week. Does Miss Silva have amnesia? Did you forget all that? You said I’m not my brother’s sister. Do you have proof?

Towards the end, Lyana’s voice grew colder and colder. She was about to lose patience.

Lyana looked menacingly at Claire, as if to warn her not to talk nonsense.

Hearing Lyana’s words, Claire chuckled coldly and said dismissively:

– You won’t give up until you’ve seen death.

After Claire finished speaking, her gaze landed on William’s face. She says to him in an ingenious tone:

– Brother William, when you were in the operating room, Lyana gave you 500 milliliters of blood because you had lost too much blood. If she was close to you, the doctor wouldn’t have used her blood. It can only mean one thing. She just has the same blood type as you. You are not related by blood.

William did not speak. His gaze grew colder and colder.

Lyana frowned. She didn’t expect Claire to know about her blood donation. Additionally, Claire had used this case to prove that she was not William’s biological sister.

Seeing that Lyana was silent, Claire thought that she had touched Lyana’s sore spot and became even more arrogant.

– Lyana, you are really vicious. Your blood has been transfused into Brother William’s body. When you both take a paternity test, the results will definitely show that you are not related by blood. You are really intriguing. You’ve done so many things just to get closer to Brother William and the Royer family. Tell me, what exactly do you want to do?

When Lyana heard Claire’s question, she wished she could give her a thumbs up. She looked at Claire with disdain and scoffed:

– Your imagination is overflowing. You described it so vividly. If you’re so good at making things up, why don’t you become a screenwriter?

William sat down by the bed and looked at Claire quietly. Claire’s face was full of seriousness, as if she wasn’t lying.

Even though Claire seemed serious and flawless, William still believed that Lyana was Sugar.

William didn’t know why he believed so unconditionally that Sugar was her.

Claire saw that Lyana was silent. Like a judge in court, she said with righteousness,

– Lyana, the evidence is in front of you now. I exposed all your lies. What else do you have to say? I advise you to tell the truth quickly.

Lyana smiled coldly and asked:

“Who told you I donated blood?”

When Claire heard Lyana’s words, she laughed maniacally and said sarcastically:

– Lyana, I think you have Alzheimer’s disease. You are already talking nonsense. All the doctors and nurses know that you gave your blood to Brother William. Plus, Katie even said you gave 500 milliliters.

Lyana frowned slightly. She didn’t want her brother to resent her because of Claire.