The Substitute Bride

Rex had heard the rumors about the woman called Holley before, so he responded, "I know this thing. What's wrong? Does this have anything to do with you? What do you want me to help you with?"

He wondered why his son suddenly cared so much about Tarsan Corporation's issues now. If his memory served him right, Black didn't care about the companies where he had shares in. He only cared about their family's company, the Hu Group.

"Dad, I'm serious this time. I want you to support Holley as a shareholder." Black finally stated his request. When Rex heard his son's words, he suddenly looked meaningfully at his son.

He knew that Black almost never pleaded for anyone. Who was this Holley? How did she make Black help her?

"Holley? Who is she? Is it worth your pleading for her? You should know the rules of our family. I only help our own family members and Holley isn't one of them. She doesn't deserve my help," Rex said with contempt. It was clear that Rex hated Holley with the way he spoke.

When Black heard his father's words, his face turned cold and he looked seriously at Rex. He originally didn't want to reveal his relationship with Holley in such a sudden situation. He wanted to formally introduce her to his father, but now it looked like he had to break his plan.

Rex glanced at his son, and realized that he wanted to tell him something serious. His eyebrows shot up and curiosity got the better of him.

"Dad, Holley… She is my girlfriend. She's also the only woman I want to marry in my life. I don't want her to be sad, so Dad, please help her," Black claimed. His voice was quite firm, and his eyes shone with love for Holley.

Truly, Rex was amazed. This was the first time he had seen his son speak so solemnly about a woman. He knew that his son was deeply in love with this lady.

Before, Black used to be surrounded by many women but he never cared much about them. Falling in love was rare for him. But as Black's father, he was still worried if the woman his son met really loved him.

If this Holley was honest and decent, Rex would

d that. Thank you, Black. And please extend my deepest thanks to your dad. I really don't know what to do without you," she said.

However, this was all a pretense. In fact, Holley had already guessed that Black would willingly help her to solve the problem. She just didn't expect that the good news came so fast.

"It's just a small thing. As long as you're happy, I'm happy," Black said earnestly. He really felt proud when he thought that he helped and protected Holley.

"Thank you so much, Black. I love you." Holley showed her love directly. "I love you too. Let's rest early. As for the shareholders' meeting tomorrow, we'll see," Black responded.

They chatted for a bit and said more affectionate words to each other for a while, before they reluctantly hung up the phone.

When the call was done, Holley's eyes sparkled under the light. She couldn't wait for tomorrow's meeting.

At the Tarsan Corporation

The next morning, Holley felt light and worry-free. She happily applied on the perfect makeup look, changed into a formal dress, and arrived at the Tarsan Corporation conference room early.

She knew that many shareholders had waited for her to make a joke out of herself in the meeting in a few minutes, but she believed that today would be different. She was confident that they'll be blown away in surprise, and her lips curved into a contented smile.