The Substitute Bride

"Of course I will support you," Holley replied and gave Sue a determined look. "I know exactly how you feel, so I'll stick up for you." She walked over to Sue and patted her hand reassuringly.

Sue was overjoyed at her words, and felt her confidence rise. Then, it occurred to her that Holley and Sheryl had always seemed close. "But Miss Ye, why are you willing to help me?" she asked suspiciously.

"If I remember correctly, you have a good relationship with Sheryl," Sue said. "I don't understand why you..."

Sue was not a fool, and she had already found Holley a little strange.

"That's easy. I can explain," Holley answered with a smile. "I would like to see the lovers unite. Sheryl obviously has fallen in love with Charles. I can help her as well as you. I want her to acknowledge her feelings for Charles. This way, you can also get together with Anthony. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?" she explained. It all sounded so reasonable.

"Well, you mustn't think too much now. Love will take its course. Take your time. If Anthony's heart has been broken by Sheryl, console him. Even if you just be by his side and not do anything else, eventually, in time, he will see you in a different light. He will soon realize that you are a beautiful and caring woman," Holley patiently advised Sue.

"Is that all I need to do?" Although Holley's words made sense, Sue was still worried.

"The most important thing is..." Holley paused for a second before continuing with a serious look,"Don't let this affect your work. If all this crap is going to affect you on the catwalk again, I'm not going to come to your rescue any more."

Awkwardly, Sue looked at Holley. She assured her,"You may rest assured that this will never happen again, Miss Ye. I will work harder. I promise you."

Holley's face cleared and she smiled at Sue. Just as she was about to tell Sue something more, her phone rang. It was George. She quickly snatched up the phone and said to Sue,"Sorry, give me a minute. I have to take this call."

"Fine, no problem." Sue nodded understandingly.

Holley then answered the phone,"Hi, George, what's up?"

They both worked in the same company and as such did not really need

d ten models. In fact, in addition to Sheryl, he just randomly selected nine other models. Sheryl frowned when Holley announced that she was amongst the selected models.

When she saw Charles come out of the meeting room, she knew her hunch had come true. This was all planned by Charles.

There were many models who were hostile to her. Now she felt even more resentful eyes upon her. "Miss Ye." She came up to Holley and asked,"Can I refuse to participate in this show?"

"What?" Holley cried out, puzzled. She didn't expect that anyone would turn down such a good opportunity. "Why?" Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Charles' face darken at Sheryl's words. She hastily pulled Sheryl aside. "Sheryl, do you know how much you can get paid for this show? At least ten thousand. How can you say no to this job? If you have any respect for me as a superior you will listen to me," she reprimanded Sheryl.

"You know, I asked you to come here to make money, not to make such stupid requests. Mr. Lu is one of the richest persons in Y City. Do you know how many people want to be chosen to work for him? How can you turn down such a great opportunity?" She then gave Sheryl a stern warning,"I'm telling you, you are not allowed to say no to this show."

Sheryl winced a little. "I don't want to be on this show. Give this job to a younger model who wants to work for him," she again stated.

She wanted to avoid any interaction with Charles, both in life and at work.